The Gymboree Corporation, a specialty retailer, offers apparel, accessories, and play programs for children in the United States and Canada. It operates through four divisions: Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack, and Gymboree Play and Music. The Gymboree division operates stores, which offers apparel and accessories for children. As of February 3, 2007, it operated 575 Gymboree stores, including 547 stores were in the United States and 28 stores were in Canada, as well as an online store at gymboree.com. The Gymboree Outlet division, through its stores, offers children’s apparel and accessories at outlet prices. This division operated 42 stores, as of the above date. The Janie and Jack division, through its shops, offers crafted clothing and accessories for boys and girls. As of the above date, it operated 81 shops in the United States, as well as an online shop at janieandjack.com. The Gymboree Play and Music division develops parent-child play programs. It also offers classes developed by early childhood experts, as well as birthday parties and developmental toys, books, and music. As of above date, Gymboree Play and Music programs included 3 company-operated play centers in California, as well as 545 franchisee-operated play centers in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The company also offers its products through its online stores, including gymboree.com and janieandjack.com. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.