[picapp align=”none” wrap=”false” link=”term=banana+republic&iid=7027733″ src=”e/2/c/e/Banana_Republic_Celebrates_e120.jpg?adImageId=10803866&imageId=7027733″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]

As 2010 closes, Gap and Banana Republic will open stores in Milan.

The flagship stores will be located next to each other in Milan’s leading shopping area on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele.

According to Gap, Inc., additional stores will be opened in other Italian cities, including Rome, in 2011.

There are about 3,100 Gap Inc. stores across the world, with more than 170 Gap brand stores in Europe.