070期|GAP是如何迷失自己的(中)
日期:2023-06-27 08:00

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Influencers were making Gap hoodies the focal point of their outfits, elevating them from an everyday default to a fashion statement.

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网红正在将Gap卫衣变成她们穿搭的焦点,将这些卫衣从日常普通服饰提升为一种时尚宣言qo3|Xkj.9;LMtUh=

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Last summer, hoping to capitalise on this flurry of interest, Gap released a limited edition version of the brown logo hoodie and asked TikTok users to vote for the next colour.

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去年夏天,Gap希望利用这股热潮,趁势发布了限量版的棕色带logo的卫衣,并邀请TikTok用户为下一种颜色投票Xiiqx5aDFF7bDSC

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Influencers like Kristoffersen started featuring the hoodie in Instagram posts sponsored by Gap; Langhorne has received several sweatshirts as a gift from the brand. Gap needed the buzz.

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像克里斯托弗森这样的网红开始在Gap赞助的Ins帖子中展示这件卫衣;朗霍恩也收到了品牌方赠送的几件卫衣VyF|RE6P6R.~)-kNcD。Gap需要这种热度KI454Jaf4#R^E6qAX%Gs

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Once one of the biggest names in retail, the San Francisco-based chain has been struggling for the better part of two decades, as shoppers have migrated toward more stylish and less expensive brands.

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这家总部位于旧金山的连锁店曾是零售业中最大的品牌之一,但随着消费者转向更时尚、更便宜的品牌,近二十年来,Gap大部分时间一直在苦苦挣扎drQ4l]QyvK,+O4;edch

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Its position has slipped within its parent company, Gap Inc, which also owns Old Navy (budget-conscious clothes for the family), Athleta (workout gear for women), and Banana Republic (office wear for young people).

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它在母公司盖璞公司的地位有所下滑,盖璞公司还拥有Old Navy(注重预算的家庭服装)、Athleta(女性运动装备)和Banana Republic(年轻人穿的办公服装)等品牌#4B)t_Ney=6MnVPJNm;.

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As its original brand, Gap may still be the corporation's spiritual foundation, but it is no longer central to its financial success.

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作为其最初品牌,Gap可能仍然是该公司的精神基础,但它不再是其财务成功的核心|_B.[Qc3*0&[KWkDpz]

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In 2021, Old Navy, with its cheerful, family-friendly basics (matching patterned pyjamas for the holidays, and so on), brought in more than $9 bn of revenue--more than twice as much as Gap itself.

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2021年,Old Navy凭借其风格欢快、适合家庭的基本款服装(图案配套的假日睡衣等等)带来了超过90亿美元的收入,是Gap本身收入的两倍多EDIg08#w6#j2

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Gap is now in the midst of a three-year turnaround plan, unveiled in 2020 by its CEO Sonia Syngal. By 2023, Syngal hopes that Gap will represent a smaller portion of Gap Inc's overall business but will be profitable.

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Gap目前正在进行一项为期三年的扭亏为盈计划,该计划由Gap首席执行官索尼娅·辛格尔于2020年公布V2LrdOfnB7*dqqC~i。辛格尔希望,到2023年,Gap在盖璞公司的整体业务中所占比例将下降,但会实现盈利kWmA^ukiz4BBZcCqEQ

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That has meant cost-cutting: closing stores, moving out of malls and shifting to a franchise business in the UK and Europe. It has also involved design changes.

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这意味着削减成本:关闭门店,搬离商场,在英国和欧洲转向特许经营模式T+wZ~J783&q~733H(w@7。此外还涉及设计上的改变^InKU~]ew&(piO7@Ue%

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While Gap is focusing on its most successful categories--denim, activewear, fleeces and knitwear--it grabbed headlines in June 2020 when it announced a 10-year collaboration deal with Yeezy, the influential fashion brand run by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, who recently changed his name to Ye.

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虽然Gap还是专注其最成功的品类----牛仔、休闲运动服、羊毛和针织品----但它在2020年6月宣布与Yeezy签订了为期10年的合作协议时,这一消息登上了新闻头条ELOHNbw1+D*Z2bq。Yeezy是一个有影响力的时尚品牌,由艺术家坎耶·维斯特经营,他最近改名为Ye]h]n5ZMntS64&[LrC

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There are some signs that Gap is moving in the right direction.

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有一些迹象表明,Gap正在朝着正确的方向发展(6rk7lX+1Z5q

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Sales in North America were up in 2021, prompting Gap Inc, in its most recent annual report, to declare its namesake brand "cool and relevant again".

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2021年,Gap在北美的销售额有所上升,促使盖璞公司在最新的年报中宣布,其同名品牌Gap"再次变得酷炫且有影响力"|IsjM8^)BE=Fr&

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