SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq: GYMB) today announced a change in the timing of its preliminary fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 earnings conference call. The conference call will now be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. PT. The call was originally scheduled for March 11, 2009.

The live broadcast of the conference call will be available to interested parties at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. To listen to the live broadcast over the internet, please log on to www.gymboree.com, click on 'Our Company' at the bottom of the page, go to 'Investor and Media Relations' and then 'Conference Calls, Webcasts & Presentations.' A replay of the call will be available two hours after the broadcast through midnight PT, Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 800-642-1687 passcode 85029018.

About The Gymboree Corporation

The Gymboree Corporation's specialty retail brands offer unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service. As of February 28, 2009, the Company operated a total of 890 retail stores: 615 Gymboree(R) stores (584 in the United States, 29 in Canada and 2 in Puerto Rico), 121 Gymboree Outlet stores, 116 Janie and Jack(R) shops and 38 Crazy 8(R) stores in the United States. The Company also operates online stores at www.gymboree.com, www.janieandjack.com and www.crazy8.com, and offers directed parent-child developmental play programs at 615 franchised and Company-operated centers in the United States and 29 other countries.

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