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Simon Property Group Hits Gap With Lawsuit To Recoup Back Rent
Legal // June 04, 2020

All eyes in the retail sector are now on Simon Property Group, as the mall giant hauls The Gap into court for failing to pay rent amid the coronavirus shutdown. In the first major retail rent showdown of the pandemic, Simon has filed a complaint...

The Gap Beats Earnings Estimates Amid Strong Digital Presence
Retail // November 21, 2018

With a strong digital platform supporting its brands, The Gap, Inc. had slightly better-than-expected results for the third quarter. The retailer reported earnings per share of 69 cents and revenues of $4.1 billion compared to analysts’ estimates of 68 cents and $4 billion. In an...

The Retail Pulse: ‘Eat Fresh’ Goes Stale
Retail // April 30, 2018

It appears that “Eat Fresh” has gone stale. Last week, Subway — the world’s largest restaurant chain — announced it would be closing roughly 500 of its nearly 26,000 U.S. stores. That’s after closing 800 stores in 2017. But according to the company, these moves...

The Gap’s Winning Weekend
Retail // November 28, 2017

In somewhat surprising news, given the retail brand’s struggles over the years, the Gap has been crowned the “winner” of the Black Friday shopping weekend, according to Wall Street. While mall and department store shopping in general was more robust that analysts were expecting, the...

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Simon Property Group Hits Gap With Lawsuit To Recoup Back Rent

June 04, 2020
All eyes in the retail sector are now on Simon Property Group, as the mall giant hauls The Gap into court for failing to pay rent amid the coronavirus shutdown. In the first major retail rent showdown of the pandemic, Simon has filed a complaint in state court in Delaware seeking $66 million in back […]

The Gap’s Winning Weekend

November 28, 2017
In somewhat surprising news, given the retail brand’s struggles over the years, the Gap has been crowned the “winner” of the Black Friday shopping weekend, according to Wall Street. While...