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Gap expands in China with 50 new stores and Hong Kong return

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Gap is expanding significantly in China by opening 50 new stores this year and re-entering the Hong Kong market, defying broader retail slowdowns. This strategy, implemented after Baozun took over Gap's China, Hong Kong, and Macau operations in early 2023, focuses on localization to better attract Chinese consumers. The brand has seen a 20% same-store sales growth in China for the first quarter, marking its first profit in the region since the takeover. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhu Wenqian ·

    Gap bucks retail headwinds with massive China expansion amid localisation drive

    Amid widespread store closures by foreign fast-fashion players in China, US apparel brand Gap is defying industry headwinds. It plans to open 50 new stores in mainland China this year and return to Hong Kong by year’s end, following a localisation overhaul that has attracted more…

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