Gymboree Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
500 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105-3000, United States
(415)278-7000, (415)278-7100 fax, http://www.gymboree.com

Primary SIC: Children's And Infants' Wear Stores, Primary NAICS: Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
Description: Retail: Children's clothing store chain. Finance: Franchiser of parent-child play programs. More

Participation in a playgroup is a milestone in every child's development. In 1976, struggling to locate a fun program for parents to play and exercise with their children, San Francisco mom, Joan Barnes founded Gymboree Play and Music Programs. It promotes interactive play in a parent/child playgroup environment. Building on it's family theme, ten years later, Gymboree opened it's first retail clothing store for children in California in 1986. There are now 409 Gymboree Play and Music Program franchise sites in 10 countries and Gymboree Corp. (NASDAQ: GYMB) designs, manufacturers and retails it's unique clothing for it's 550 child friendly stores throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada and Ireland with Japan not far behind. The highly distinguishable children's apparel is created for children ages 0 to 7 and is characterized by bright colored, fun and durable designs. Headquartered in Burlingame, CA, the company predicts future expansion into the pre-teen market. Competition: The Gap, OshKosh B'Gosh, Wal-Mart. [07/01/01, D.S, Verified contact info, updated officers and finance info.]