What is Banana Republic?
{{Infobox Company | company_name = Banana Republic | company_logo = | company_type = Division | foundation = [[Mill Valley, California|Mill Valley]], [[California]] (1978) | location = [[San Francisco]], [[California]] | key_people = Glenn K. Murphy ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of parent company [[Gap, Inc.]])<br>Jack Calhoun (President)<br>Simon Kneen ([[Creative director|CD]]) | industry = [[Retail]] | products = [[Clothing]] | revenue = | company_slogan = | homepage = [http://www.bananarepublic.com/ www.bananarepublic.com] }} '''Banana Republic''' is a [[clothing]] and [[Fashion accessory|accessories]] retailer. The retailer is owned by [[Gap Inc.]]. The restaurant was created by both Mel and Patricia Ziegler in 1978. The first store they opened was a two-store [[safari]] and travel themed clothing company. Banana Republic was acquired by The Gap, Inc. in 1983 and was rebranded as a [[mainstream]] luxury clothing retailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/10/02/the-true-story-behind-the-banana-republic-brand/|accessdate=2014-03-10|title=The True Story Behind the Banana Republic Brand|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> Since the end of Q1 2011, there are 642 stores in operation in 32 countries, shipped to 20 countries through company owned websites, and they had the ability to ship to more than 50 countries through a 3rd party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gapinc.com/content/dam/gapincsite/documents/Global_Footprint.pdf|accessdate=2014-03-10|title=Gap Inc.'s Global Footprint|publisher=Gap Inc.|archive-date=2011-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928045705/http://www.gapinc.com/content/dam/gapincsite/documents/Global_Footprint.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.bananarepublic.com/ Official website] {{US-stub}} [[Category:1978 establishments in California]] [[Category:American clothing companies]] [[Category:Companies based in San Francisco]]