Hello.
A large amount of information about the history of The Gap and its
subsidiary companies is available on the internet:
See:
The Gap History, hosted by scu.edu, cached by Google:
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:DLMgcYcMwNgJ:www.scu.edu/csl/docs/globalization-gap.pdf+%22the+gap%22+history+1969&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Or PDF version:
http://www.scu.edu/csl/docs/globalization-gap.pdf
[Note that this is a student-written paper that quotes extensively from the book:
International Directory of Company Histories. Volume 18. Jay P.
Pederson (editor). (Detroit: St. James Press], pp. 191-195. You might
look for that book at your nearest university library for additional
information]
Also see:
Gap Inc, hosted by oregon.edu, cached by Google:
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:Gjxxb-vcFzoJ:www.uoregon.edu/~uoig/reports/00spring/GPS_04072000.pdf+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Or PDF version:
http://www.uoregon.edu/~uoig/reports/00spring/GPS_04072000.pdf
Gap Inc, Milestones, hosted by gapinc.com
http://www.gapinc.com/about/ataglance/milestones.htm
"Gap, Banana Republic time line," hosted by Savannahnow.com
http://www.savannahnow.com/exchange/stories/060800/PULstores.shtml
"Sample Page: Hoover´s Handbook of American Business," hosted by birzava.go.ro:
[scroll down to the bottom of: ]
http://www.birzava.go.ro/ch2-Hoover's-Handbook-sp.html
"A Closer Look: The Gap," hosted by Fool.com
http://www.fool.com/Features/1998/sp980312GapCloserLook.htm
There's also quite a bit of historical information about the Gap and
its founders in this article:
"The Fisher King: How did a Republican apparel magnate become the most
powerful unelected person in San Francisco?" hosted by sfbg.com
http://www.sfbg.com/News/32/45/Features/fisher.html
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search strategy:
"the gap", fisher, "ocean avenue"
"the gap", history, 1969
"banana republic", 1978, 1983, gap
I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please use the "request
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