I was curious about this, so I asked a few years ago. They told me that Gymboree takes the most popular lines from the previous year and REMAKES it, but changes the color and the quality a little bit. The items won't be an exact match b/c the colors are off. I believe there are some squares or dots on the left side of the word Gymboree on the tag to denote they are outlet items.
Can someone look at an outfit they know came from a Gymbo outlet and clarify what the symbol is?