The Children's Place
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The Children’s Place is an American specialty retailer of children’s apparel and accessories founded in 1969. They became publicly traded on the NASDAQ
exchange in 1997 under the ticker symbol PLCE. The Children’s Place is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey
, and currently has 5,000 full-time employees..
Children’s Place stores are divided into five specific size ranges sections: Big Girls and Big Boys (4-14), Baby Girls and Baby Boys (6 months-4T), and Newborn (0–12 months). Most of The Children’s Place stores are located in and around regional malls, but also include some strip centers, outlets, and street stores. The majority of their stores are small, traditional mall stores, although some Children's Place outlets are in a big box format.
The company owns and operates The Children’s Place stores, as well as owning and operating Disney Store
s between 2004 and 2007 through a subsidiary Hoop Holdings/Hoop Retail Stores LLC. Fiscal 2005 marked the first full year The Children's Place had managed the Disney Store. As of June 2007, the company owned and operated 872 The Children's Place stores and previously 328 Disney Stores before Disney Enterprises moved to regain these rights. On March 26, 2008, Hoop Holdings/Hoop Retail Stores LLC and related subsidiaries of TCP that operated Disney Store retail locations filed a voluntarily petition for relief under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The Children's Place stores were not affected in any way by the bankruptcy filing for Hoop Retail. As of December 2009, the company owned and operated 953 TCP stores and an online store at www.childrensplace.com.
On Dec. 11, 2009, The Children's Place Retail Stores announced the appointment of former Lord & Taylor
CEO Jane T. Elfers as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, effective January 4, 2010. She has also been named to the company's Board of Directors.
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
exchange in 1997 under the ticker symbol PLCE. The Children’s Place is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...
, and currently has 5,000 full-time employees..
Children’s Place stores are divided into five specific size ranges sections: Big Girls and Big Boys (4-14), Baby Girls and Baby Boys (6 months-4T), and Newborn (0–12 months). Most of The Children’s Place stores are located in and around regional malls, but also include some strip centers, outlets, and street stores. The majority of their stores are small, traditional mall stores, although some Children's Place outlets are in a big box format.
The company owns and operates The Children’s Place stores, as well as owning and operating Disney Store
Disney Store
Disney Store is an international chain of specialty stores selling only Disney related items, many of them exclusive. Disney Store is a business unit of Disney Consumer Products. James Fielding serves as the President....
s between 2004 and 2007 through a subsidiary Hoop Holdings/Hoop Retail Stores LLC. Fiscal 2005 marked the first full year The Children's Place had managed the Disney Store. As of June 2007, the company owned and operated 872 The Children's Place stores and previously 328 Disney Stores before Disney Enterprises moved to regain these rights. On March 26, 2008, Hoop Holdings/Hoop Retail Stores LLC and related subsidiaries of TCP that operated Disney Store retail locations filed a voluntarily petition for relief under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The Children's Place stores were not affected in any way by the bankruptcy filing for Hoop Retail. As of December 2009, the company owned and operated 953 TCP stores and an online store at www.childrensplace.com.
On Dec. 11, 2009, The Children's Place Retail Stores announced the appointment of former Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
CEO Jane T. Elfers as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, effective January 4, 2010. She has also been named to the company's Board of Directors.