The Gap, Inc. is a leading retailer of clothing, accessories and personal care products for adults, kids and babies through 3,117 stores in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Japan, Germany and France. Gap sells its products under the Gap brand, which includes GapKids, babyGap, GapBody and Gap Outlet, as well as the Banana Republic and Old Navy brands. Gap stores typically embrace all Gap-branded units, such as Gap, babyGap and GapKids, under one roof but segregate them into different areas, each with its own street/mall entrance. All Gap clothing is purchased from vendors in approximately 50 countries and is private-label, designed by and made specifically for the firm. Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy all have their own online stores that sell items comparable to or exceeding the selection at store locations. Gap stores sell classically styled, high-quality casual apparel. Old Navy operates stores in the U.S and Canada and offers a broad selection of apparel, shoes and accessories for adults, children and infants. Subsidiary Banana Republic also has U.S. and Canada locations, and sells men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, accessories, personal care products, intimate apparel, jewelry and home accessories to a higher price-point market than traditional Gap stores. The company has launched a new store concept aimed at baby boomer women who are seeking stylish, comfortable fitting clothes. Named Forth & Towne, the concept opened in the fall of 2005 with four stores in Chicago and New York State. Each store features a comfortable fitting salon in an effort to keep customers in the store longer. If successful, the firm envisions opening hundreds of these stores nationwide.

Gap offers eligible employees relocation assistance, BabyLine pre-natal risk assessment services, LifeWorks resource and referral services, tuition reimbursement, BabyGap gifts for newborn and newly adopted children, adoption assistance, flexible spending accounts, home loans, travel assistance, a 401(k) savings plan and NurseLine, which allows employees to speak to a registered nurse 24/7. The corporate offices also feature on-site cafes and an inter-office shuttle service.