On Friday, Shares of Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS), lost -4.88% to $25.23.
This holiday season, Gap is joining forces with Bombas, the athletic-leisure sock company with a philanthropic mission, to bring awareness to the most requested clothing item in homeless shelters: socks. The exclusive Gap x Bombas collection will be available in select Gap stores around the world and on Gap.ca. For every pair sold in participating countries, Gap will give a pair of specially-designed Bombas donation socks to someone in need.
The partnership is part of Gap’s ongoing commitment to support local communities and to give back this holiday season. Since its founding in 2013, Bombas has been committed to donating a pair of socks for every pair sold and, to date, has donated more than 500,000 pairs of socks. Inspired by that accomplishment, Gap has committed to bringing awareness of the Bombas mission to a global audience, and together the two brands share a aim to donate one million pairs of socks to homeless shelters in participating Gap markets.
“Gap has always been committed to incorporating a positive social impact into our everyday business,” said Steven Sare , senior vice president of Merchandising for Gap. “We saw a natural partner in Bombas because their giveback component resonates so strongly with our values and those of our customers who are excited about giving back. We were also impressed by the innovative design of the socks that Bombas donates, as they’re specifically crafted to meet the particular needs of the people receiving them.”
The Gap, Inc. operates as an apparel retail company worldwide. It offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Intermix brand names. The company provides apparel, handbags, shoes, jewelry, personal care products, and eyewear for men and women; and performance and lifestyle apparel for use in yoga, strength training, and running, in addition to seasonal sports, counting skiing and tennis.
Shares of Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), declined -5.26% to $60.02, during its last trading session.
Dollar General Corporation, plans to report its financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended October 30, 2015, on Thursday, December 3, 2015. In connection with the declarement, Todd Vasos, chief executive officer, and John Garratt, interim chief financial officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. CT/10:00 a.m. ET.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, mid western, and eastern United States. The company offers consumable products, counting paper and cleaning products comprising paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, and laundry and other home cleaning supplies; packaged food products, such as cereals, canned soups and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; perishables comprising of milk, eggs, bread, frozen meals, beer, and wine; snacks that comprise candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, such as over-the-counter medicines, in addition to soap, body wash, shampoo, dental hygiene, and foot care products; pet products, which comprise pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products.
Finally, Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC), ended its last trade with 0.89% gain, and closed at $31.71.
Conifer Health Solutions, declared that its Care Continuum Solutions group has earned URAC’s Transitions of Care (TOC) designation for “organizational practices designed to manage changes in a patient’s care settings, levels of care, or providers.” URAC promotes health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs that are based on nationally recognized standards.
The TOC designation distinguishes Conifer Health as a leader in care administration and is one of only a handful of certifications recognized by URAC. The designation is awarded as providers make care continuity the focus for quality improvements that will assist them decrease preventable readmissions and avoid penalties under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). A Kaiser Health News analysis of data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicates that nearly half of the nation’s hospitals will lose a combined $420 million due to readmissions as of October 2015.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a healthcare services company, primarily operates acute care hospitals and related healthcare facilities in the United States. It operates through two segments, Hospital Operations and Other, and Conifer.