By ANNE D\u2019INNOCENZIO<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Doris Fisher, who co-founded the iconic clothing chain The Gap Inc. in 1969 with her late husband Don, has died. She was 94.<\/p>\n
Fisher died on Saturday surrounded by her family, a Gap spokesperson confirmed on Monday. The company did not specify a cause of death.<\/p>\n
The couple co-founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience when Don Fisher couldn\u2019t find a pair of jeans that fit, according to the retailer. The Fishers opened one small store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. Initially men\u2019s Levi\u2019s jeans and record tapes were the only items for sale. But the brand became the foundation for a global retail empire and reshaped American fashion with a focus on simple casual looks from khakis and jeans to T-shirts and sweater sets.<\/p>\n
The chain eventually expanded to other nameplates \u2014 Banana Republic and Old Navy \u2014 and now generates more than $15 billion in sales globally.<\/p>\n
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