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Gap Inc., Partners With Harlem’s Fashion Row For Virtual Designer Retreat 2020

While 2020 has proven to be a year of unprecedented change and opportunity, one thing remains clear for Harlem's Fashion Row and Gap Inc., their shared commitment to help scale the businesses and work of designers of color in the fashion industry.Continue reading

125th Street BID Continues Its “Harlem Canvas For Change” Project On 125th Street In Harlem

125th Street BID continues its "Harlem Canvas For Change" project based on the protest regarding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Philando Castile and sadly many others. Continue reading

Gap To Separate From Old Navy To Create A Bigger Gap Between The Public Companies

Gap revealed on Thursday that it plans to split into two public companies with the goal of enabling its Old Navy brand with stores from Harlem to Hollywood to expand on its own reports Consumer Affairs.Continue reading

Banana Republic Employee From Harlem Told Braids Violated Dress Code

ABC news reports that a young employee at a Banana Republic store in Westchester County braided her hair.Continue reading

Blick Art Materials Coming To 125th Street In Harlem

The growing retail landscape on 125th Street will house yet another high-profile tenant.Continue reading

Gap Trims Old Navy And Banana Republic In Brand Overhaul In Harlem And Other Locales

Gap Inc. reported quarterly earnings on Thursday with bad news for fans of two of its brands. The apparel giant announced it’s closing 75 Old Navy and Banana Republic stores outside North America, including closing all its Old Navy stores in Japan, as part of an organizational right-sizing that CEO Art Peck hopes will reverse its fortunes.Continue reading