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3 unusual facts about Gap Inc.


Aziz Akhannouch

He is married to Salwa Idrissi, a businesswoman who owns a company active in malls and holds the Moroccan franchises for brands such as Gap, Zara and Galeries Lafayette.

Cynthia Harriss

Cynthia Harriss is an American retail and tourism industry executive, most notable for her senior roles with Gap Inc. and The Walt Disney Company.

Peter Himmelman

In 2011 Himmelman began working with organizations and brands such as McDonalds, Gap Inc., and Banana Republic to help them achieve better communication, innovative and leadership skills with a company he started called Big Muse.


Arbor Lakes

In keeping with the lifestyle center tradition, the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is made up of mainly upscale national chains such as Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Brooks Brothers, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Coldwater Creek, Talbots, Express, Lane Bryant, Victoria's Secret, The Gap, J.Crew, and American Eagle.

Exploitation

Critics of foreign companies allege, for instance, that firms such as Nike and Gap Inc. resort to child labor and sweatshops in developing nations, paying their workers wages far lower than those that prevail in developed nations (where the products are sold).


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Cynthia Harriss

In this role, Harriss had oversight of Gap Inc.'s three outlet chains: Banana Republic Factory Stores, Gap Outlet and Old Navy Outlet.

Marka Hansen, former president of Gap Inc.'s Banana Republic brand, succeeded Harriss as president of Gap brand.