The Children's Place Will Close All NJ Stores, Lay Off 732 Employees

SECAUCUS, NJ — The Children's Place, which is headquartered in Secaucus, will be closing all 24 of its New Jersey stores.

The Children's Place has more than 500 stores across the United States. The fate of those stores is unknown.

On Friday, Nov. 6, The Children's Place issued this Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN) notice, announcing it will be closing all its stores in New Jersey. The Children's Place also owns Gymboree, and those stores will be closing, as well.

The state of New Jersey requires companies to announce 90 days ahead of time before a mass layoff or closure of operations. Not all states in America require companies to do this.

All the New Jersey stores will be closed by Feb. 4, 2027, the company stated. Approximately 732 employees stand to lose their jobs, the WARN notice states.

On Sunday, the Children's Place filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The children's clothing retailer had been in business for 60 years, but in the past 20 years, has struggled with declining birth rates, declining foot traffic and high debt, Bloomberg reported, plus increased competition when other stores, such as Zara and H&M, increased their production of children's clothing.

The corporate headquarters for The Children's Place are 500 Plaza Drive in Secaucus, an office tower owned by Hartz Mountain. That office building is also home to Quest Diagnostics' headquarters and other large companies.

Here are all 24 The Children's Place/Gymboree stores in New Jersey, which will all be closing by early February:

• Jersey Shore Premium Outlets, Tinton Falls
• Bergenline Ave., West New York
• Newport Centre, Jersey City
• Bergen Town Center, Paramus
• Tanger Outlets, Atlantic City
• Paramus Park Mall, Paramus
• Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus (Gymboree store)
• Ferry St., Newark
• The Mills At Jersey Gardens, Elizabeth
• Main Ave, Passaic
• Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold
• Franklin Square Plaza, Bloomfield
• Broad St., Elizabeth
• Center City Mall, Paterson
• Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge
• Jackson Premium Outlets, Jackson
• Menlo Park Mall, Edison
• Willowbrook Mall, Wayne
• Blue Star Shopping Center, Watchung
• Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrenceville
• Rockaway Townsquare Mall, Rockaway
• Gloucester Premium Outlets, Blackwood
• Cherry Hill Mall, Cherry Hill
• Deptford Mall, Deptford