US: Gap lifts outlook as Q3 profit surges 60%

By Leonie Barrie | 16 November 2012

Specialty clothing retailer Gap Inc has raised its full-year earnings guidance after third-quarter profit surged 60% thanks to higher sales of new and revamped product lines.

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