All The Gap articles
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News briefsAthleta reset will take time, promotional comparisons to ease in H2
Athleta parent The Gap says it’s “on the right track” to resetting the business of its specialty retailer. This includes putting the brand “back at the center of the cultural wellness conversation while re-engaging the brand’s performance roots.” But the overall resetting of the business, which is described as an ...
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News briefsAthleta’s new President & CEO takes helm as Q2 sales dip
The Gap-owned specialty retailer suffered a 1 percent drop in Q2 sales to $341 million for the period ended July 29, a week before Chris Blakeslee became Athleta’s new president and CEO. Comparable store sales declined 7 percent in the period, an improved trend from Q1, as sales of core ...
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News briefsAthleta Q1 sales fall by 11 percent
Athleta, the Gap-owned retailer, which continued to face consumer pushback to certain products during the period, reported an 11 percent year-over-year decline in Q1 sales to $321 million. However, revenues were 45 percent higher than in Q1/19 before the pandemic commenced. Comparable store sales fell by 13 percent. Athleta ...
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News briefsAthleta experiences near-term softness on consumer shift
Athleta, The Gap, Inc.-owned women’s active and wellness brand, generated a 1 percent increase in second-quarter sales to $344 million, with year-over-year comparable store sales declining 8 percent for the six months ended June 30. Period revenues were 37 percent higher than in Q2/2019. Despite a modest slowdown in the ...
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Yeezy is valued at over $3.2 bn
Sales of sneakers resulting from Yeezy’s collaboration with Adidas grew by 31 percent to nearly $1.7 billion in 2020, according to a document compiled by UBS, details of which were reported by Bloomberg. According to the Swiss bank, the partnership generated $191 million in royalties for Yeezy, the sneaker and ...
