When Old Navy hit the scene in 1994 it quickly became a hit with millions of customers across the country. A subsidiary of Gap, it was originally a series of Gap warehouses across San Francisco, offering classic Gap style at steep discounts. Now a well-known chain of stores all over North America (and named after a bar in Paris no less), shopping at Old Navy, either in-person or online, can’t be beat.

Standout Features

• Thorough inventory, with a focus on casual clothing
• Large variety of specialty sizes that are only available online
• Several Old Navy cards to choose from
• OldNavyWeekly.com offers weekly deals
• Free shipping on orders over $75
  

Old Navy’s inventory is about perfect (if you don’t count their seasonal-only swimsuit section). They truly stand out in their casual clothing offerings with categories like Graphic Tees and Hoodies. They also offer a complete work wear line. Clicking on their Suit Collections will show you dozens of cleanly-designed blazers, jackets, skirts and button-up shirts. We especially love their “Shop Our Favorites” section, with helpful categories like $5, $10, and $15 Deals, Online-Only Styles and New Arrivals, all of which highlight the many virtues of their well-stocked inventory. Old Navy also has an extensive accessories inventory with categories like Cold Weather, Sunglasses & Belts and Scarves.

An impressive standout feature of Old Navy is their “exclusively online” Women’s Plus, Tall, and Petites sections. Since it’s much more cost-effective for many retailers to offer a wide variety of specialty sizes online, for online shoppers, this means more options for you. Old Navy has put a lot of work into their three specialty size areas, offering hundreds of garments in every section, making women of all sizes very happy campers. Specialty size shoes however are not something they offer.

And we must mention Old Navy’s weekly specials. OldNavyWeekly.com offers a variety of specials and deals, from make-your-own coupons to their popular Item of the Week.

And Old Navy doesn’t shy away from offering financing choices. Customers have two options when it comes to procuring an Old Navy credit card. Their Old Navy Card, their first and most popular card, offers many benefits to its card-holders such as free shipping on all orders over $100, 5 rewards points for every $1 spent and a $10 reward card for every 1,000 points earned. And their Old Navy Visa Card gives all the benefits of a typical Visa card and awards customers with 1 reward point for every $1 spent anywhere.

While searching and narrowing your search on Old Navy’s site, it’s hard not to appreciate their helpful search features. Whether you’re more interested in narrowing your search by size, price, color or type, Old Navy lets you do it. And when shopping their Jeans section, you can even shop by inseam, rise, and overall fit.

Old Navy has an active Twitter account, Facebook page, plenty of contests and sweepstakes and a newsletter, enabling its customers to communicate and stay in touch with the brand anyway they’d like.