gymboree seemed like a recession proof brand.s need clothes -- fast-forward seven years, it's clear that bain capital made a mistake here on the eve of gymboree's bankruptcy filing. these brick-and-mortar stores have a lot of trouble competing. online players like amazon and bigger brick-and-mortar stores -- there areount other publicly traded companies in this game, too. children's place, carter's -- children's place has done better. it works out better to be a public we traded company among certain elements of the retail sector because you are not loaded up with debt. $1 billion of debt on it. vonnie: is being just throwing in the towel -- bayne just -- bain just throwing in the towel? alex: they don't like giving up on bets. bain capital is buying up gymboree's debt to have a significant stake in the brand. if the brand does in fact emerge, bain could end up being a significant equity shareholder down the road. our thanks to alex sherman, are bloomberg deals reporter. coming up, we will be speaking with jane buchan our thanks

mistaking me for the nanny like the dentist or the dentist would say well with the mom like in the gymboree teacher would say, so moms and nannies let's gather and half circle time and i would look around at all the blonde moms and say this is not going to end well, so she asked if i ever had a birthing experience and i said yes, this is my second one, so it was kind of a cathartic experience to write this. i also wrote an article for the post that they bought, but did not print. is called being a parent isn't always a parent and that article was widely distributed to area preschools to raise consciousness about how parents don't always look like their children and some people have two female parents nowadays or two male parents. my father later in life married a younger woman and people mistook him for the grandfather of my half-brother kirk i have a complicated family. i was dismayed because my half-brother thought my father is so old he will surely die soon, so when people let to their curiosity overwhelmed their manners and say insensitive things especially in the presence of children t

see from apparel, we need to continue to see store closures, whether it's what we're hearing about gymboreer rue 21. it should help l brands, too. >> so if i said give me your best name in the entire -- let's say apparel landscape because that's been obliterated. it's what? >> it's lulu, it's l brands .it's pvh with a 3. i want brands. if i'm going to play apparel, it has to be in the branded area. >> interesting. dana, it's good to talk to you. thanks again. >> thank you. >> dana telsey, you probably now by now, btig is holding its annual retail tail in in, city. bob pisani is there is a special guest. >> btig 15th annual event, raising $45 million for charity in the last 15 years. talk about fashion icons, tommy hilfiger joining us. tell us about the charities that you're representing here the today. >> well, it's -- the charity is called women of tomorrow. we mentor about 4,000 young women per year. mostly high school students and we help them get to a better place in life. we network with them, we give them opportunities, we show them how to look for opportunity. it's a pretty incredibl

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