the children’s place is the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in north america. the company designs, contracts to manufacture, sells and licenses to sell fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value prices. as of january 28, 2017, the company operated 1,039 stores in the united states, canada and puerto rico, an online store at www.childrensplace.com, and had 150 international points of distribution open and operated by its 6 franchise partners in 17 countries.