Gymboree Gift Cards: Redemption Deadline Looms In Florida

ACROSS FLORIDA -- If you have Gymboree gift cards, you only have a few days left to use them at the children’s clothing retailer’s Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores in Florida. The parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month and is in the process of closing all but its upscale Janie and Jack stores.

The deadline to redeem the Gymboree gift cards is Saturday, Feb. 16. The deadline to return merchandise was Feb. 1. The stores are offering deep discounts, so now is a good time to go shopping.

Florida has 38 Gymboree stores:

Central East Coast
The Galleria Fort Lauderdale - Ft Lauderdale
Treasure Coast Square - Jensen Beach
Vero Beach Outlets - Vero Beach
The Mall at Wellington Green - Wellington

Miami area
Aventura Mall - Aventura
Town Center at Boca Raton - Boca Raton
Shops at Merrick Park - Coral Gables
Coral Square - Coral Springs
Florida Keys Outlet Center - Florida City
Dadeland Mall - Miami
Dolphin Mall - Miami
Miami International Mall - Miami
The Falls Shopping Center - Miami
Pembroke Lakes Mall - Pembroke Pines
Westfield Broward Shopping Centre - Plantation
Sawgrass Mills - Sunrise
CityPlace - West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Outlets - West Palm Beach

Northeast and North Central Florida
The Oaks Mall - Gainesville
St. Johns Town Center - Jacksonville
The Avenues - Jacksonville
St Augustine Premium Outlets - St Augustine

Orlando area
Orlando Premium Outlets - International Dr - Orlando
Orlando Premium Outlets - Vineland Ave - Orlando
The Florida Mall - Orlando
Oviedo Mall - Oviedo

Panhandle
Destin Commons - Destin
Silver Sands Premium Outlets - Destin
Cordova Mall - Pensacola
Governor's Square - Tallahassee

Southwest Florida
Coconut Point - Estero
Miramar Outlets Florida - Estero
Sanibel Outlets - Fort Myers

Tampa-St Pete area
Westfield Brandon Shopping Centre - Brandon
Westfield Countryside Shopping Centre - Clearwater
Ellenton Premium Outlets - Ellenton
Tampa Premium Outlets - Lutz
Westfield Citrus Park Shopping Centre - Tampa

In its bankruptcy filing, the Gymboree Group said it was seeking a buyer for its Janie and Jack stores. Gymboree Play & Music, which offers developmental play, music and art classes for young children and separated from the Gymboree Group in 2016 to become a standalone company, isn’t affected by the bankruptcy filing.

In the filing, the retailer said that though it would honor the gift cards, it was halting its GymBucks and Gymboree Rewards programs.

Though “highly disappointed” that it must close its Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores, Gymboree Group CEO Shaz Kahng said in a statement at the time of the bankruptcy filing that “we are focused on using this process to preserve the Janie and Jack business — a strong brand that is poised to grow — by pursuing the sale of the business as a going concern.”

“As we move ahead, we are working to minimize the impact on our employees, customers, vendors and other stakeholders,” he said.

Like many brick-and-mortar stores, Gymboree has struggled to remain afloat against increased online competition.

The company first filed for bankruptcy in July 2017 and closed 350 stores. At the time, the company said in a statement that closing those stores would allow the company to “continue to deliver quality merchandise and superior service to our customers.”

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Gymboree at St. Augustine Premium Outlets is among the 38 Florida stores slated to close.

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