Redmond Yeung

San Francisco -- Gap said Wednesday it has opened an online store on China’s largest retail website. Gap's Taobao Mall store, gap.tmall.com, will offer items from Gap, GapKids and baby gap. "Given China is the cornerstone of Gap's global growth strategy, we believe that partnering with Taobao, with its phenomenal reach all throughout the country, is an important next step as we build on the success we've seen so far with our store openings and e-commerce offering," Redmond Yeung, president of Gap China, said in a statement. Gap has four company-owned Gap stores in Shanghai and Beijing and a