Good news for NJ retail – Gymboree is back

Even if you never bought one item at Gymboree, the idea of Gymboree, the beloved children’s brand with its ubiquitous Gymbo clown logo shuttering its stores was a sad one for parents here in New Jersey. Because not only did it represent the end of an era, but the slow decline of the retail industry in the state and in the country.

In January 2019, Gymboree filed for bankruptcy and closed all its stores. What’s interesting is that it’s competitor actually bought it with the intent of bringing it back, according to an article in Chain Store Age.

It’s been only a year, and now the children’s place is announcing that it is going to re-open in February. According to an article in patch.com, its brand will be re-launched in more than 200 Children’s Place locations across the country including 15 right here in New Jersey. If you are a parent who missed the Gymboree brand like I did, here is where you will be able to find the new (old) Gymboree that you knew and loved.