From: Chivonne Parker and Vonique Booze, Gap Inc. representatives

Regarding: Proposal for an international business venture

The business venture that we propose is to set up a chain of our stores, the Gap Inc. We are a global company with three exciting divisions- Banana Republic, The Gap, and Old Navy. Our performance begins and ends with our customers. We never forget that. Everyday we try to listen more to what customers are telling us, and work harder to exceed their expectations. Our ability to continually change and evolve our brands is what drives our long-term success, and our passion for innovation is what keeps Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy exciting. From product design and distribution, to marketing, merchandising, and shopping environments, we control our brands and what our customers touch, see and feel. We believe that's a competitive advantage as the retail world today moves at Internet speed. We feel that the Japanese can help us to expand our company. We would like to work with you and your country to help us get our products into the hands of Japanese consumers. Th!

Service Industries is a general name for a large, varied category of economic activities. All together, these industries account for 61% of Japans GPA, and employs 56% of the country's workers. The service industries of Japan include hospitals, government agencies, schools, and other institutions that provide important community services. Financial institutions make up make up another major group in service industries, such as banks and insurance companies. Advertising agencies, data-processing services, real estate companies, restaurants, and many other business establishments also supply essential business, community, or personal services. Other service industries include trade, transportation, and communication.

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5. Without proper justification, supplying a commodity or service continuously at a price that is excessively below cost incurred in the said supply, or otherwise unjustly supplying a commodity or service at a low price, thereby tending to cause difficulties to the business activities of other entrepreneurs.

Return on average shareholder equity 59.2%

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The trade area will be located in Tokyo, Japan. The population of Japan as of July 2000 is 126,549,976 people. Between the ages of 0-14 years of age there are 9,575,637 males and 9,105,713 females, which accounts for 15% of the population. Between the ages of 15-64 years of age, there are 43,363,637males and 9,105,713 females. This age group accounts for 68% of the population. The 65 years and older group accounts for 17% of the population (male 9,024,015; female 12,501,304). The population growth rate is 0.18% as of the year 2000.The main nationality is Japanese. Ethnic groups include Japanese which accounts for 99.4% of the population and other is 0.6% which mostly Korean. The religions in Japan consist of Shinto and Buddhist (84%), other (16%); other includes Christian which accounts for 0.7%. The language spoken is Japanese. Japanese people of the ages of 15 and over can read and write. The total population of literate people is 99%(1970 est.). Some of the Japa!

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