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Gymboree headquarters on Howard Street in San Francisco

The Gymboree Corporation is a San Francisco-based corporation that operates a chain of around 900 specialty retail stores of children's apparel in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada. It has nearly 500 Play and Music centers worldwide. Bain Capital acquired the company in 2010.

History[link]

Play centers[link]

Play centers are located across the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada. It has expanded its franchises in 30 countries including Colombia; San Paulo, Brazil; Hangzhou, China; Hyderabad, India, Saudi Arabia. In addition, Gymboree franchises nearly 300 Gymboree Play & Music centers around the globe.

Retail stores[link]

A Gymboree retail store

In 1986, the company opened a chain of clothing stores named Gymboree. Gymboree stores offer coordinating children's clothing. The sizes range from birth to age twelve. Gymboree, in its current incarnation (it has reorganized several times) is incorporated under the Gym-Mark, Inc nameplate. It currently operates 630 Gymboree Retail, 150 Gymboree Outlet, 120 Janie & Jack, and 200 Crazy 8 stores in the United States.

Crazy 8 was started in August, 2007. It features cheaper clothing and is Gymboree's direct competitor for The Children's Place and Old Navy.

Lawsuits[link]

In November, 2005, Gymboree settled a lawsuit relating to overtime compensation in Riverside, California for $2.3 million. The lawsuit alleged that Gymboree did not pay some mandatory overtime or provide required meal breaks.^[4]

References[link]

External links[link]

	San Francisco Bay Area portal
	Companies portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gymboree

• Official website
• New York Times article on the structure of the corporation.
• GymboFriends Gymboree Discussion Forum

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Suzi Shelton^[1] is a children's music recording artist who has been performing music for kids around her home base in New York City for the past 10 years.

Growing up in Chesterland, Ohio, Suzi studied early childhood education and dance.

Shelton's first CD, Simply Suzi, featured original songs about animals, dreams and dessert, and received a positive review from Children’s Music Web,^[2] Parents’ Choice ^[3] and the iParenting Media Awards.^[4] Shelton was the featured artist and host of a DVD series from Gymboree Play & Music.^[5][6]

References[link]

1. ^ Suzi Shelton : Music For Kids
2. ^ The Children's Music Web
3. ^ Parents' Choice Foundation: Reviewing Children's Media Since 1978
4. ^ iParenting Media: Online and Print communities and resources for parents, by parents
5. ^ http://www.gymboree.com
6. ^ New York Daily News feature: Mom's music grows on you