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Retail Top 100 2012, No. 95: Gymboree

May 6, 2012

Toddler-targeted Gymboree irked parents and made news last fall when the company offered onesies for baby boys emblazoned with the words "Smart Like Daddy," while the corresponding girls' onesie said, "Pretty Like Mommy." The children's clothier announced last February that it would use its $1.8 billion leveraged buyout by Bain Capital LLC to refinance debt. The company replaced an $820 million loan with one that has no financial maintenance covenants. The San Francisco-based retailer's net sales for the 39 weeks ended Oct. 29, 2011, increased to $815.7 million from $745.0 million in the same period the previous year, an increase of $70.7 million, or 9.5 percent.

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