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Online and international will be Gap's main growth channels in coming years, accounting for 25 percent of revenue by 2013. That was the prime message at Gap Inc.'s annual analyst day. International and online sales together comprised just 12 percent of total sales in 2009. Online in particular is poised to explode; the company expects it to double its revenue to $2 billion by 2014. In recent months, Gap has added its first international e-commerce sites. Gap is not neglecting its mature North American market in the meantime, though growth opportunities here are more limited. Primary domestic bricks-and-mortar initiatives

OfficeMax said late Wednesday that Ravi K. Saligram will succeed Sam Duncan as CEO, effective Nov. 8.Saligram, 54, most recently was president of uniform retailer Aramark Corp. He will also hold the title of president and director at OfficeMax.Duncan, who also holds the titles of chairman and president, will step down on Nov. 7, but will remain a special advisor to the company until Feb. 28.

Boating supply retailer West Marine said Thursday that revenue for the quarter ended Oct. 2 rose 2.6% to $172.6 million, compared with revenue of $168.2 million in the year-ago period. The company cited wholesale growth for the improvement.Same-store sales rose 3.7%.West Marine operates 328 company-operated stores in 38 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, and two franchised stores in Turkey.

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eBay launched a new version of its mobile site optimized for smart phones, built in partnership with Netbiscuits. The new eBay mobile site enables rich user experiences and allows buyers to browse categories, save and refine searches, sort results by price, time, and location, and find similar auctions or other items listed by the same seller. The smart phone interface improvements of the new eBay mobile site include auto-complete for search requests, expandable swiping galleries for teaser and item pictures, remote content for galleries that don't require additional download, and a floating menu bar that keeps the most important

Office Depot announced late Tuesday it is in negotiations to sell its 46 stores in Israel to department store operator New Hamashbir Lazarchan Ltd. for $47 million. The amount is minus the outstanding debt at time of closing, and the subsequent licensing of trade names and intellectual property rights, said Boca Raton-based Office Depot (NYSE: ODP). New Hamashbir Lazarchan trades on the stock exchange in Tel Aviv under the symbol MSBZ.

Ikea has conquered the world with its stylish flatpack furniture, cunning store layouts - and the promise of meatballs for the weary shopper.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc expects improved sales in its existing U.S. units in the fourth quarter and will increase building in the country next year, focusing on smaller stores.