Type: Private
On the web: http://www.gymboree.com
Employees: 12,400
Employee growth: 7.8%

Despite being more than a quarter-of-a-century old, The Gymboree Corporation is still a retail toddler, stumbling periodically, learning quickly, and growing fast. The company sells clothes and accessories for kids in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, and now Australia at about 635 Gymboree stores that carry colorful, fashionable playsuits and rompers for kids up to 12 years old. It also operates 120 Janie and Jack (better newborn and toddler apparel) and about 150 Gymboree Outlet stores and corresponding e-commerce sites. The firm also provides parent-child play programs (designed to enhance child development). Gymboree is owned by Bain Capital, which acquired the company in 2010 for about $1.8 billion.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending January, 2011:
Sales: $1,100.0M
One year growth: 8.4%
Net income: $101.9M
Income growth: 9.0%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Matthew K. (Matt) McCauley
President: Kip M. Garcia
CFO: Jeffrey P. Harris

Competitors:
The Children's Place
The Gap
Target Corporation

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