SF News Alameda Police Retail-Theft Bust Nets $75,000 In Stolen Merchandise At Oakland Home The February 9 mass robbery of an Old Navy in Alameda was tracked to a house in Oakland, which Alameda police raided, and found $75,000 in merchandise — with the tags still on all of the items.
Arts & Entertainment Gap Inc. Hires Star Designer Zac Posen to Chief Creative Role to Revamp Old Navy, Other Brands High-profile fashion designer Zac Posen, known for designing red carpet looks and showing at New York Fashion Week, is taking on a new corporate role as executive vice president and creative director at Gap Inc., and CCO (Chief Creative Officer) of Old Navy.
SF News Old Navy Flagship Store on Market Street Joins SF Retail Exodus The Old Navy flagship store on Market Street at Fourth, which has been in that location since the 1990s, will close on July 1, adding to the deepening retail exodus crisis on mid-Market and in Union Square.
SF News The Gap Is Opening Four New Retail Stores at Its Rincon Hill Headquarters It’s encouraging news for retail that Gap is opening four new storefronts downtown, but they’re all in office space that Gap Inc. already owns, so this won’t put a dent in any retail vacancies.
SF News Gap To Replace 200 Underperforming Stores With Old Navy And Athleta Locations Gap Inc. is making bold moves to address declining retail sales in their longstanding stalwart brands, Gap and Banana Republic, announcing Wednesday that they're closing 200 underperforming stores and will then open 270
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Market Street Trader Joe's Promises March Opening After a bout of delays put the kibosh on Trader Joe's plans to open a location at Fourth and Market Streets this October, the company appears to be back on track and set
misc Mid-Market Beautification Continues with Removal of Old Navy "Supermodelquins" Good news for those of us creeped out by the horrifying, contorted faces of Old Navy's plasticene spokespeople: the boardwalk-themed clothing store has announced they're moving on to a more live person-focused ad
SF News Old Navy Sued Over Pine Tree-Shaped Air Freshener Shirt Design The maker of those little tree-shaped air fresheners you find dangling from rear view mirrors have sued Gap Inc. over Old Navy's use of the iconic image in a t-shirt, emblazoned with the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews... Ingrid Michaelson & Melee Michaelson breezed through "The Way I Am" (the Old Navy sweater commercial) with audience participation. After a few tries, the audience finally clapped correctly (I don't think we impressed Ms. Michaelson with our
misc SFist Whines & Dines: Kilowatt Old Navy has finally realized the errors of its ways and is hoping to find a new dog mascot to fill Magic’s sizeable paws. If your mutt (pure breeds need not apply)
SF News So Long Rusty Just wondering, but how long will it be before we start seeing a "Rehab Rusty" movement? Also changing at Whatever The Hell It's Named Now Park is that Splash Landing will no longer
SF News Who Reads Yesterday's Posts So what happened with all those stories we've been telling you about all week? Fret no more! Here's your answers! *Madison Nguyen beat Linda Nguyen, 62% to 37%, for the District 7 San
Arts & Entertainment Move Over Milan! Make sure to check out collections by Colleen Quen, Hieros, and SFist favorite, Fornarina. You can start hitting Fashion Week related events beginning tonight, but things kick into high gear tomorrow at the
SF News How Swede It Is Kind of old news, but H&M, the budget Swedish clothier, recently announced that it will be bringing its Eurotrashy-trendy styles to San Francisco early next year. H&M does brisk