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SAN FRANCISCO — The Gymboree Corporation’s current CEO, Mark Breitbard, will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors, effective Feb. 1, 2017, and will step down as chief executive officer once a successor has been appointed.
The board of directors will initiate a search to identify a CEO to lead the San Francisco-based company.
As of Oct. 29, 2016, The Gymboree Corporation operated a total of 1,300 children’s apparel stores: 591 Gymboree stores (541 in the United States, 49 in Canada and one in Puerto Rico); 174 Gymboree Outlet stores (173 in the United States and one in Puerto Rico); 150 Janie and Jack shops (149 in the United States and one in Puerto Rico); and 385 Crazy 8 stores in the United States.