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‘You barely knew what we were actually selling’: Gap CEO Richard Dickson on the brand’s heavy discount strategy

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​ ​  ​[[“value”:””People thought when I left: ‘you’re crazy,'” he said of leaving toy company Mattel for Gap in August, during the “Barbie” movie’s blockbuster run.”]] 

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