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Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

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Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

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post #14

For tall guys, Gap is one of the few places you can buy 36" leg trousers and jeans. I wouldn't consider buying them anywhere else and the quality is pretty good too. I wonder if they even realise they almost have a monopoly on that.

God, i need to lose weight

Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

#42
post #10

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Idk if that's really a big deal, they already compete at other prices with old navy and banana republic. Unless those are struggling brands too, that would be news to me.

Neither Old Navy nor Banana Republic really exist as brands in the UK.

Gap closed all the Banana Republic stores in the UK in 2016.

Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

#44
post #36

Gap's problems for me: 1) Sticking Gap on everything. That kind-of logo/advertisement in huge lettering is great on the way up, but not on the way down. Superdry take note. You could not pay me to wear either. 2) Pricing and price point. It's frankly been bizarre for years. Overpriced when compared to new competitors, such as Uniqlo. Not quite good enough to compete with other stores, such as Levi's or more designer…

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Tommy Hilfiger and Guess are doing the same and it's obnoxious.

Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

#47
post #45

My dream is not paying 100-200 EUR for clothing which cost 1-10 EUR to produce. Don't care about your lifestyle, philosophy, trends, influencers, brand and logo. I want it vulgar - cash for good quality clothes.

What's stopping you?

Most new jeans, jackets, sweaters, chinos, trouses, etc below 50-60 EUR per item look and wear like rags.

Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

#48
post #36

Gap's problems for me: 1) Sticking Gap on everything. That kind-of logo/advertisement in huge lettering is great on the way up, but not on the way down. Superdry take note. You could not pay me to wear either. 2) Pricing and price point. It's frankly been bizarre for years. Overpriced when compared to new competitors, such as Uniqlo. Not quite good enough to compete with other stores, such as Levi's or more designer…

> 1) Tommy Hilfiger and Guess are doing the same and it's obnoxious.

Agreed, although they're not at the same price point in the market and haven't run into problems yet, at least not here in the UK. There was a period in time where Gap rapidly expanded and had stores almost everywhere. Once the shoppers deserted the brand, the logos themselves became a problem itself, at least for those of us that were bothered by it :) The logos/branding can be good, but also a massive negative once its no longer a desirable brand.

Re: Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

#49
post #29
post #26

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Much less toxic than most landfill though

In what sense? Clothes contain tonnes of a chemicals which break down when left in the ground and the rate which we are dumping them is disgusting.

A cotton t-shitt doesn't contain 'chemicals', but a synthetic one is obviously made of microplastic, and it's manufacturing process might produce them and release them .
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