The Gap Inc. (GPS) Set to Lose in 2013

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To conclude, Gap’s international expansion plans face numerous challenges and certain costs that I believe will undermine Gap’s revenue and share price performance in 2013 and quite possibly longer. Furthermore, Gap’s declining international sales trends in 2011 and 2012 do not bode well for sales numbers in 2013. These trends are especially worrying for the larger markets that Gap is targeting, like Brazil, India, and China, where 2013 GDP growth is expected to be similar to 2012 growth and lower than 2011 rates. For these reasons, I have predicted that Gap will underperform the market in 2013 on my CAPS page.

The article Gap Set to Lose in 2013 originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Calla Hummel.

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