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'''Zip''' (also known as '''Gash''' in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]) is a recurring clothing chain first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], serving as a spoof of [[wp:Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]]. Whilst most of its depictions in the series are cosmetic, Zip serves as [[Clothing in GTA San Andreas|an interactive clothing chain]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].

The Zip brand is commonly associated with consumerism in the series, prominently featured in both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] on shopping bags carried by certain [[pedestrian]]s in the commercial districts of [[Newport]] and [[Belleville Park]] in [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]; Zip boxes may also be found in the rear compartment of certain Landstalkers, implying the vehicle is used to transport excessive amount of purchased Zip merchandise.

File:Zip-GTAIII-customer.jpg|A Zip customer roaming the streets of Staunton Island, GTA III.

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=== GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories ===

In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], the Zip brand is replaced by Gash, which shares the same logo design as Zip; however, Zip logos are visible on certain vans and [[Hotring Racer]]s in the game. The game also features a two-storey Gash outlet at the [[North Point Mall]] in [[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], which prominently features a [[Clothing in GTA Vice City|"Casual" clothing pickup]] (a simple outfit consisting of jeans and a T-shirt) in front of the second floor entrance, and is also incorporated into the mission "[[Shakedown (GTA VC)|Shakedown]]" as one of the outlets the player is required to intimidate for protection money; in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], the Gash outlet has yet to open circa 1984 as renovation works on the store is either underway or has yet to begun.

The Gash brand is also promoted on a blimp that floats hundreds of feet above [[Downtown Vice City]].

File:GASH-GTAVC-logos.png|Two differing logos of Gash in GTA Vice City.

File:GASH-GTAVC-ads.png|Three different ads for Gash as seen in the [[North Point Mall]], GTA Vice City.

File:GashBlimp-GTAVC-side.jpg|Side view of the Gash blimp that hovers above [[Downtown Vice City]], GTA Vice City.

File:Benson-GTAVC-ZIP.jpg|A [[Benson]] bearing the Zip logo, GTA Vice City.

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=== GTA San Andreas ===

File:Zip-GTASA-Financial-exterior.jpg|[[Financial]], [[San Fierro]];

File:Zip-GTASA-RedsandsEast-exterior.jpg|The [[Redsands East]] strip mall, [[Las Venturas]]; and

File:ArticulatedTrailer-GTASA-artict1-rear.jpg|A [[Towing|trailer]] with the Zip logo, GTA San Andreas.

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In addition, an eight storey building in [[King's]], San Fierro, features scaffolfing with banners that sport the Zip logo and an announcement that the building would house a Zip outlet ("New Store Open Soon - Six More Floors of Khakis"; the end of "Khakis" is partially obscured by paint, appearing to read "[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Khak Khak]").

Clothing on offer from Zip primarily consist of mid-range casualwear that are not primarily suited for use among gang members, as nearly all of the clothing lack the green gang colors of the [[Grove Street Families]], as opposed to those found in [[Binco]] and [[Sub Urban]]. However, a few generic clothing from Zip (T-shirts and hoodies) are in fact recolors of clothing seen in other stores, and Zip is also the only clothing store that offers rugged street or hiking boots.

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[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]]

[[Category:Clothing Stores]]