The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) revealed today in a
Form 4 filing with the SEC that Chairman Robert Fisher sold one million shares on October 19th and 20th at prices averaging $19.45. Although the majority of this sale was by trusts, Fisher did personally sell over 250,000 shares. This sale comes as Gap recently moved higher after it announced that it would launch on online shoe store to compete with Zappos.com, called Piperlime.
Many insist that Piperlime does not have a chance at competing with Zappos or other online shoe stores, and will actually lose money as a result of their liberal shipping and return policies. Whether the sale of shares is simply a diversification move or a hint to future problems with Piperlime or other areas of the company remains to be seen.
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