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March 25, 2013
Ascena names chief merchant for Maurices

Ascena Retail Group, parent to the Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn banners among others, said Monday it has named Erin Stern EVP and chief merchandising officer of its Maurices brand, effective April 15.

March 4, 2013
Ascena profit drops in Q2; to open net 60 stores

Ascena Retail Group reported that adjusted net income for the quarter ended Jan. 26 dropped to $42.9 million, compared with $63.7 million in the year-ago period, due in large part to expenses associated with the company’s acquisition of Charming Shoppes.

February 15, 2013
Ascena Retail names president of global sourcing

Ascena Retail Group announced it has named Ronnie Robinson to the position of president of Ascena Global Sourcing (AGS).

February 14, 2013
Limited CEO named CEO of Lane Bryant

Ascena Retail Group announced that Linda Heasley has accepted the position of president and CEO of Lane Bryant effective Feb. 18.

December 18, 2012
Ascena Retail Group announces DC expansion

Ascena Retail Group, which operates the Maurices and dressbarn banners, said it will launch a 760,000-sq.-ft. distribution center expansion in central Ohio.

November 12, 2012
Ascena Retail Group selects TradeStone PLM

TradeSone Software, provider of merchandise lifecycle management (MLM) solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of retail goods, announced that Ascena Retail Group has gone live with TradeStone’s PLM for Retail and Collaborative Sourcing in 18 weeks at its subsidiary, Tween Brands, which encompasses both the Justice and Brothers retail banners.

July 5, 2012
Ascena CEO: Plan in place to save 7,500 Fashion Bug jobs, 600 Charming HQ jobs

Ascena Retail Group CEO David Jaffe has pledged to preserve the jobs of 7,500 employees at soon-to-be-shuttered Fashion Bug stores, as well as 600 workers at the headquarters of Charming Shoppes, according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

June 15, 2012
Ascena Retail completes purchase of Charming Shoppes; to shutter Fashion Bug

Ascena Retail Group said that it has completed its acquisition of Charming Shoppes.

May 23, 2012
Ascenta Retail Group uses Esri GIS analysis tools

Ascena Retail Group, whose brands include Dressbarn, Maurices, and Justice, is integrating Esri GIS analysis tools, demographic data, and map visualization into its business processes.

March 2, 2012
Ascena Retail Group Q2 profit up 50%; opening 125 stores in fiscal 2012

Ascenta Retail Group Inc., whose brands include Dressbarn, Maurices, and Justice, said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 50% on higher sales.

December 8, 2011
Brand presidents named for Dressbarn and Maurices

Ascena Retail Group said Thursday it has appointed Jeff Gerstel as president of Dressbarn, and named George Goldfarb as president of its Maurices brand, both effective immediately.

November 7, 2011
Ascena appoints executive VP and COO

Ascena Retail Group announced that John Sullivan has been appointed executive VP and COO.

September 15, 2011
Ascena Retail Q4 profit drops on charge, to open 125 to 135 stores

Ascena Retail Group, owner of the Dressbarn, Maurices and Justice chains, reported Wednesday that net income for the quarter ended July 30 fell to $28.2 million, from $42 million in the year-ago period on one-time charges and a shorter quarter for the performance slide.

April 4, 2011
Ascena appoints senior VP

Ascena Retail Group said that Jay S. Levine has been appointed senior VP, chief accounting officer and corporate controller of Ascena Retail Group with responsibilities for SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, internal controls and corporate taxes.

March 7, 2011
Ascena Retail Group names HR head for Dressbarn

Dressbarn parent Ascena Retail Group announced Monday it has named John Pershing as senior VP human resources over Dressbarn, with additional responsibilities for Ascena Retail Group’s compensation, benefits and human resources information system.

March 2, 2011
Ascena Retail Group’s Q2 income nearly doubles

Ascena Retail Group's fiscal second-quarter net income nearly doubled to top expectations, buoyed by solid results at its Justice stores.

January 7, 2011
Ascena Retail Group to roll out Oracle E-Business solution

Ascena, parent company of Dress Barn, Maurices and Justice, said Friday that it has selected Oracle E-Business Suite Financials to streamline financial operations across the company’s growing retail operations.

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