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Patrick Robinson, head designer for Gap Inc. , poses with denim jeans in San Francisco, California in this August 5, 2009 file photo. As Gap Inc promotes its new "Gap 1969" jeans with eye-catching window displays, a host of disparate rivals from AnnTaylor Stores Corp to Guess Inc are upping the ante on the $12 billion apparel category that has seen 8 percent sales growth in the 12 months ended June. To match ANALYSIS USA/RETAIL-DENIM.