Gymboree - Fashion Company Profile

Gymboree is the children's apparel brand that began in San Francisco - Play & Music in 1976, clothing in 1986, in sizes newborn to 12. The original Gymboree Group closed all its stores after its January 2019 bankruptcy; The Children's Place bought the brand and relaunched it in 2020, and Gymboree clothing is sold today through Gymboree.com and Children's Place stores.

Company Snapshot

Status
Brand operating under a new owner - Gymboree Group filed Chapter 11 on January 16, 2019 and closed all of its stores; The Children's Place bought the Gymboree brand rights in 2019 and relaunched Gymboree in early 2020 online and in shop-in-shop locations, opening a first standalone Gymboree store in 2024
Type
Brand of The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE)
Headquarters
Secaucus, New Jersey, United States (The Children's Place)
Founded
Gymboree Play & Music was founded in 1976 in San Francisco; the apparel business began in 1986
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Company Profile

The store-era record below - the four store brands of 2011 (Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack and Crazy 8, whose rights were split between The Children's Place and Gap Inc. in 2019), the size ranges and the bankruptcy chronology - is kept in full on the history page, written in strictly product terms. Current collections are on Gymboree's own site, linked above; the shop box covers Gymboree products sold through Amazon and eBay.

The corporation behind the stores was a specialty retailer selling apparel and accessories for children under four store brands - Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack and Crazy 8 - as well as play programmes under the Gymboree Play and Music brand. That play business is the origin: the history begins with the founding of Gymboree Play & Music in 1976, making it one of the oldest companies in its field, and in 1986 Gymboree entered the apparel business, designing, manufacturing and retailing merchandise for children ages newborn to nine in the historical record corporate description. The retail brand description that follows gives the wider size range below, and both figures are kept as recorded.

Gymboree History

The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.

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Common Questions

Who owns Gymboree now?

The Children's Place, Inc., which bought the Gymboree and Crazy 8 brand rights in 2019 for about $76 million after Gymboree Group's January 2019 Chapter 11 filing, and relaunched Gymboree in early 2020 online and in shop-in-shop locations.

What sizes did Gymboree clothing come in?

Gymboree retail clothing was available in sizes newborn to 12 years, with colourful, high-quality fabrics and coordinating accessories, per the 2011-framed description in the historical record.

What happened to the historical record Gymboree stores?

Gymboree Group announced on January 16, 2019 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and planned to close all Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores and sell its Janie and Jack stores; the brand later returned under The Children's Place.

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