Gap’s results beat outshines bleak holiday-quarter sales forecast – ET Retail

GAP Gap on Thursday forecast holiday-quarter sales below estimates, but posted better-than-expected results for the third quarter thanks to easing supply expenses and cost-control efforts, sending its shares up 11% in extended trading. Major retailers like Walmart and Target have struck a cautious tone heading into the all-important shopping season, with consumers cutting back on…

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Global fashion brands say to raise purchase prices for Bangladesh-made clothes – ET Retail

NEW DELHI: Global fashion retailers including H&M and Gap are committed to raising purchase prices for Bangladesh-made clothing to help factories there offset higher workers’ wages, a U.S.-based association representing more than 1,000 brands said. Bangladesh is the world’s biggest garments exporter after China. This week, after deadly protests between police and factory workers, the…

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