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Stifel reiterated its Hold rating on the shares of Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS), as it anticipated continued challenges at its Gap and Banana divisions in the near term. Commenting on Old Navy's fall product as appealing and well assorted, the firm said results at Old Navy were encouraging. Analyst Richard...

Wedbush said in a research note released Friday it believes trends improved modestly versus August due to strength over the Labor Day weekend. Reviewing the September sales data of soft-line retailers, analyst Morry Brown noted that L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) reported results mostly above the...

UBS maintains its Sell rating on Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS), despite the second-quarter beat, on reduced cost cutting opportunity and low same-store sales visibility. Gap reported second-quarter EPS of $0.60, better than the consensus view of $0.59, driven by better-than-expected gross margin and...

Randal J. Konik of Jefferies believes retailers benefited over the Fourth of July weekend from a combination of weather, promotions and healthy traffic. In a research report published Tuesday, Konik offered a deep dive into the retailing sector and included first hand observations. Overall, most...

Although Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) reported its 1Q EPS in line with expectations, the company withdrew its FY16 EPS guidance. UBS’s Michael Binetti maintains a Sell rating on the company, while lowering the price target from $18 to $16. 1Q And Updates Binetti mentioned that Gap reported its 1Q EPS...

Credit Suisse maintains its Underperform rating on Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS), saying structural challenges continue to offset any product and design enhancement. The retailer, which was expecting the Spring collection to boost the results, reported 7 percent fall in April comps down versus CS expectation...

RBC Capital Markets analysts Brian Tunick and Kate Fitzsimons said Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) shares dropped more than 12 percent as traffic volatility has kept the issue "on defense." While the analyst said it is too soon to call a bottom, the brokerage maintains its Sector Perform rating, with a reduced...

In a report issued Friday, Wedbush analysts Morry Brown and Taryn Kuida shared a recap of August retail sales, which came in mixed, but largely in line with expectations. “Labor Day shift more than offsets [the] early month tax holiday benefit,” the report stated. Same store sales...

Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) reported a decline in its earnings for the first quarter on Thursday. Here is how some of Wall Street's top retail analysts responded. Topeka: Q1 As Expected In a brief note, Dorothy Lakner said Gap's first quarter print came in as expected, with reaffirmed...

Banana Republic, a subsidiary of Gap (NYSE: GPS), sent out an email last month with a look labeled as the “Startup Guy.” The outfit in question features a half-tucked button down, rolled-up khakis and (what appear to be) suede Oxford-style shoes. It's part of Banana Republic...

First lady, Michelle Obama is a big fan of clothing retailer, J. Crew. The company will need to pick up quite a few more supporters if it decides to go public later this year, as reported by Bloomberg. While nobody is talking on the record, including TPG spokesman Owen Blicksilver and Margot...