Secaucus, N.J. Archives

August 7, 2013Children’s Place Drops Girls’ Shirt Belittling Math After Complaints Circulate on Social Media

The Children's Place has stopped selling a T-shirt that sparked complaints of sexism. The girls' shirts said "My best subjects" at the top and had checks in boxes next to shopping, music and dancing. The box next to math was blank. Under, it said, "Well, nobody's perfect." The Secaucus, N.J.-based retailer tweeted Monday evening that it was pulling the shirt from stores and apologized "to anyone we may have offended." In recent days, the company's Facebook page was swamped with criticism of the shirt, saying it perpetuated a

May 23, 2013Children's Place sales, profit down in Q1

Secaucus, N.J. -- The Children's Place Retail Stores...

November 27, 2012Children's Place CFO resigns, replaced by former Talbots COO

Secaucus, N.J. -- The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. reported Monday that its CFO Steven Baginski has resigned the company, effective immediately. According to the retailer, Baginski is leaving to pursue other interests. Former COO and CFO of The...

November 26, 2012The Children's Place Appoints Michael Scarpa as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

_ SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. , the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America, today announced the appointment of Michael Scarpa as Executive Vice President and...

October 15, 2012Children's Place names new board member

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Children's Place Retail Stores has named Tricia Griffith to the company's board of directors. Griffith currently holds the position of claims group president for Progressive Insurance, where she has responsibility for the direct...

August 16, 2012Children's Place delivers sales growth, but income slips

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Children's Place Retail Stores reported that second quarter net sales increased 5% to $360.8 million, compared with $343.5 million in the second quarter of 2011. Comparable-retail sales grew 3.4% in the quarter, driven by increases...

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