# Professor Allen Adamson shares insights on Gymboree's bankruptcy and the modern retail landscape

1 Faculty News January 17, 2019 ![Today Show logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/today.jpg?itok=lLgvk7Ak)>

Excerpt from [Today](https://www.today.com/style/gymboree-expected-close-all-retail-stores-after-filing-bankruptcy-t146899) -- "He also pointed out that the company sold the playgroup portion of its business, which may have been a bad idea. 'Gymboree used to be connected to an experience,' he said, 'but when they separated the two businesses, what was left was not very distinctive.'"

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