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Business Wars Daily

The Gap Kicks Out CEO Art Peck

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today is Thursday, November 21, and we’re looking at The Gap vs. Zara.


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I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Thursday, November 21st.

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Three years ago, Art Peck told investors that The Gap, once an icon of American fashion, needed to, quote, be remade in a way that's relevant.

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At the time, Peck was CEO of the multi-billion dollar company, which had long been faltering.

1:26.7

Today, Art Peck has found himself to be irrelevant.

1:29.1

Early this month, the company asked Peck to step down after yet another quarter of declining sales and profits. In his place,

1:35.0

steps Robert Fisher, son of the company's founders as interim CEO. CNN's headline said it all.

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The Gap's CEO is leaving. The company's stock lost more than half its

1:45.5

value since he started. Indeed, analysts said Peck's ouster was long in coming, according to Daphne

1:51.8

Howland, a journalist with the trade publication retail dive. The Gap needs big bold changes,

1:57.3

Ray Hartgen of Retail Analytics Company Retail Next told Howland,

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