namesake

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Gap, which along with Athleta and its namesake stores also owns Old Navy and Banana Republic, described 2026 as a “rebuild year” for Athleta.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Same-store sales declined 2% at American Eagle’s namesake brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Comparable sales—which account for store openings and closings—slipped 1% across the company during the recent quarter, reflecting flat sales across its namesake brand and a 2% decrease across its Hollister brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Yardeni Research namesake Ed Yardeni even has a name for the phenomenon: “In our view, today’s economy is not K-shaped but rather G-shaped,” he writes.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We take long walks on the beach, where she watches those namesake shore-birds, the sanderlings, leaving no stone unturned.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver