This branch of the specialty retail chain is located in the Great Mall. What began as a single shop on San Francisco's Ocean Avenue in the summer of 1969 has since grown into a corporation that oversees apparel brands Athleta, Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, and Piperlime, operating 3,100 stores internationally. The Gap Outlet offers the same children's, men's, and women's accessories, apparel, bags, footwear, fragrances, hats, and purses for a fraction of their regular retail store price.