Gap apparel and costco wholesale established wholly owned japanese subsidiaries ; metro wholesale and dean deluca gourmet grocery created joint ventures with japanese businesses ; and l . l . bean mail order and timberland apparel formed tie - ups with japanese firms Gap公司服装业务和costco批发业务在日本成立了全资子公司，麦德批发业务和dean deluca杂货业与日本公司成立了合资公司l . l . bean邮购业务和timberland服装业务与日本企业成立了联盟。
