Americana

The term Americana may refer also to any of the following:. Recently, Gap has begun to use celebrity spokesmodels in their television advertisements, including Daft Punk, Madonna, JC Chasez, Missy Elliot, Lenny Kravitz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tweet, Mary J Blige, and Joss Stone. magazine, No Depression. Phantom Planet frontman Alex Greenwald became the popular face of many television commercials for Gap. Americana music is the focus of the bi-monthly U.S. In addition to the unique visual elements and the use of popular music, the commercials are also notable for introducing the American public to time slice photography, more commonly known as "bullet-time" in their commercial "Khakis Swing" (a year before the technology would become popularized by The Matrix). It includes other genres such as bluegrass, alternative country, blues, zydeco, and other native forms. They introduced the white letterbox format that has become the signature style of their commercials to date.

In music, Americana (music) is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from patriotic songs like "The Star-Spangled Banner," to well-known American children's folk songs such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt". In 1998, Gap commissioned music video director Mike Mills to make a set of visually striking ads to promote their khakis. Examples of this culture include baseball, apple pie, the Diner, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and American Folk Art, such as that of Norman Rockwell. GapMen. Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States. The Gap Warehouse (forerunner to Old Navy, which opened in 1994). Americana Roots - Americana Music News & Resources. GapAccessories.

The Danans - UK based Americana band. Gapmaternity. Americana UK - world's biggest alt-country website. GapBody. Americana Music Association (Nashville). babyGap. A chocolate trademark. GapKids.

Americana - the name of a character in the TV series GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, portrayed by Cindy Maranne. Gap. Encyclopedia Americana. See also: statements on social responsibility from Gap. Americana, São Paulo, Brazil. A settlement of 20 million dollars was reached, but Gap contends that the allegations were without merit, saying that lumping the companies together in one lawsuit was unfair. "Americana," 1988 single by Moe Bandy (his last top 10 country hit). The allegations included "off the clock" hours, where workers were not paid for working overtime, unsafe working conditions, and forced abortion policies.

Americana - a 1997 album by Starflyer 59. During the spring of 2003 Gap, along with 21 other companies, was involved in a class action lawsuit filed by sweatshop workers in Saipan. Americana - a 1998 album by The Offspring. Gap has received mounting criticism over working conditions in its factories. Martin, Jorge Montoya, Paul Pressler, James Schneider, Mayo Shattuck, and Margaret Whitman. Fisher, Penelope Hughes, Bob L.

Fisher, Robert J. are: Howard Behar, Adrian Bellamy, Domenico De Sole, Donald Fisher, Doris F. Current members of the board of directors of Gap Inc. (More Information).

The chain's selection will be targeted at women older than 35. In September 2004, Gap announced the launch of a new chain called Forth & Towne; its first location opened on August 24, 2005, in the Palisades Center in West Nyack, New York. In 2004, Gap sold all of its German operations to the Swedish H&M, its main competitor in Europe. In the United States the campaign was coordinated by the National Labor Committee.

This acceptance came after an international campaign of media criticism and consumer pressure that was organized in Canada by the Maquila Solidarity Network and the Ontario District Council of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE). In December of 1995 Gap became the first major North American retailer to accept independent monitoring of the working conditions in a contract factory producing its garments. Old Navy was launched in 1994, as a value chain with a specialty flair. Banana Republic, formerly a catalog retailer selling safari themed clothing, was purchased by the company in 1983, and eventually was rebranded as an upscale clothing retailer.

The current CEO of Gap is Paul Pressler, who previously ran the Disney theme parks. The Fisher family collectively owns about 25% of the company. Donald Fisher retired as Chairman of the Board in 2004 and was replaced by his son, Robert Fisher. had approximately 150,000 employees and operated 3,005 stores worldwide.

As of April 2, 2005, Gap Inc. [4]. One of the original mottos of the company was "Levi's for Guys and Gals." Around 1982 Gap began focusing on its own private label clothing and by 1991–1992 the company had stopped carrying Levi's. (The notion that Gap is an acronym for "Gay And Proud" is an urban myth.) [3]) The Fishers had been frustrated with the lack of decent customer service and fashionable styles at other retailers.

The name came from the growing differences between children and adults, called "the generation gap", which reached its peak with the hippie movement. Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. . also owns and runs the Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Forth & Towne clothing store chains.

Gap Inc. as well as in Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Japan. Its namesake chain, Gap (originally The Gap), operates in the U.S. Their headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.

Gap Inc. NYSE: GPS is the largest specialty retailer in the United States.