The Gap, Inc.

About The Gap, Inc.

The Gap, Inc., commonly known as Gap Inc., is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company designs, markets, and sells apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children through a portfolio of specialty brands including Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta. The first Gap store was opened in 1969 in San Francisco by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher to sell Levi's jeans and recorded music. The company expanded into apparel of its own design, went public in 1976, and built one of the largest specialty-apparel chains in North America. Gap acquired Banana Republic in 1983, launched Old Navy in 1994, and acquired Athleta in 2008. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GAP. Gap Inc.'s brands cater to different price points and customer segments: Gap targets accessible American casual style, Old Navy is positioned as a value-oriented family brand, Banana Republic is positioned as an aspirational lifestyle brand, and Athleta focuses on women's performance and lifestyle apparel. The company operates company-owned stores, franchise stores, e-commerce sites, and wholesale and licensing arrangements across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Gap Inc. operates a Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru, India, known as Gap Inc. India, that supports the company's technology, data, finance, supply-chain, and corporate functions. The India centre has grown into one of the company's largest technology and analytics hubs outside the United States. Indian fresher and early-career hiring at Gap Inc. typically targets software-engineering, data-engineering, analytics, finance, and supply-chain roles, with applications routed through the Gap Inc. careers portal at gapinc.com/careers.

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