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The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Snap the Gap Trap If you were fooled once by whispers that specialty retailer The Gap was back in fashion, don't make the mistake of falling for that again.
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The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Mind the Ever-Widening Gap Gap may have done better than analysts expected with its fourth-quarter results, but let's face it: Gap's just not a very strong retailer in these tough economic times.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Gap Presses Pressler's Luck The specialty retailer may finally have an exit strategy. Investors, take note.
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