Ann Taylor

The BoF Podcast: Mickey Drexler on How to Make Things People Will Buy

24 January 2020 • By BoF Team

24 January 2020 • By BoF Team

The New York-based ‘merchant prince’ speaks with BoF’s Lauren Sherman about discount culture and how tapping into the zeitgeist helped turn around brands like Gap and J.Crew.

The BoF Podcast: Mickey Drexler on How to Make Things People Will Buy

The New York-based ‘merchant prince’ speaks with BoF’s Lauren Sherman about discount culture and how tapping into the zeitgeist helped turn around brands like Gap and J.Crew.

Op-Ed | Ann Taylor Is Part of a Failed Retail Experiment

4 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

Ascena Retail Group Inc.’s gloomy quarterly results are a reminder not just of why the giant chain feels such enormous pressure to change. They also show the challenges retailers face when they try to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Op-Ed | Ann Taylor Is Part of a Failed Retail Experiment

Ascena Retail Group Inc.’s gloomy quarterly results are a reminder not just of why the giant chain feels such enormous pressure to change. They also show the challenges retailers face when they try to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

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Mall Brands Are Entering the Rental Market. Can the Model Work?

5 October 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Mall Brands Are Entering the Rental Market. Can the Model Work?

Retailers including Ann Taylor and Express are testing monthly subscription services as a complement to their sales model. Is the mass consumer ready for the rental model?

News & Analysis

Western Shoppers Fuel Revival For Made-in-Asia Goods

8 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

8 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

Asia's trade rebound is happening amid worries over rising protectionism and a still fragile outlook for the world economy that raises the question: how long can the good times last?

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Western Shoppers Fuel Revival For Made-in-Asia Goods

Asia's trade rebound is happening amid worries over rising protectionism and a still fragile outlook for the world economy that raises the question: how long can the good times last?

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Ascena Retail Closes on $2 Billion Acquisition of Ann

21 August 2015 • By Associated Press

21 August 2015 • By Associated Press

The Ascena Retail Group on Friday completed its approximately $2 billion acquisition of the owner of Ann Taylor and Loft.

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Ascena Retail Closes on $2 Billion Acquisition of Ann

The Ascena Retail Group on Friday completed its approximately $2 billion acquisition of the owner of Ann Taylor and Loft.

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Ascena Said Offering Loan-Market Premium to Fund Ann Acquisition

16 July 2015 • By Bloomberg

16 July 2015 • By Bloomberg

The $1.8 billion loan that Ascena Retail Group Inc. is seeking to fund its purchase of the company behind Ann Taylor and LOFT is being offered at a market premium after the buyer reduced its profit forecast.

News & Analysis

Ascena Said Offering Loan-Market Premium to Fund Ann Acquisition

The $1.8 billion loan that Ascena Retail Group Inc. is seeking to fund its purchase of the company behind Ann Taylor and LOFT is being offered at a market premium after the buyer reduced its profit forecast.

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Ascena Quietly Built a Fashion Empire for Suburban America

19 May 2015 • By Bloomberg

19 May 2015 • By Bloomberg

Ascena Retail Group built a business on consumers often neglected by the upper reaches of the fashion industry. Now it’s one of the largest and most powerful women’s apparel retailers in America.

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Ascena Quietly Built a Fashion Empire for Suburban America

Ascena Retail Group built a business on consumers often neglected by the upper reaches of the fashion industry. Now it’s one of the largest and most powerful women’s apparel retailers in America.

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Ascena Agrees to Buy Ann Taylor Owner for $2.16 Billion

18 May 2015 • By Bloomberg

18 May 2015 • By Bloomberg

Ascena Retail Group Inc. agreed to buy Ann Inc. for about $2.16 billion, adding the Ann Taylor and Loft chains to its collection of women’s apparel brands.

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Ascena Agrees to Buy Ann Taylor Owner for $2.16 Billion

Ascena Retail Group Inc. agreed to buy Ann Inc. for about $2.16 billion, adding the Ann Taylor and Loft chains to its collection of women’s apparel brands.

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Ann Taylor Parent Said to Be Working on Possible Sale

20 February 2015 • By Bloomberg

20 February 2015 • By Bloomberg

Ann Inc., the $1.6 billion owner of the Ann Taylor and Loft women’s clothing stores, is exploring a sale and has reached out to potential buyers, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Ann Taylor Parent Said to Be Working on Possible Sale

Ann Inc., the $1.6 billion owner of the Ann Taylor and Loft women’s clothing stores, is exploring a sale and has reached out to potential buyers, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Lunch with Marc Jacobs, White hot Givenchy, Coach vs. Chicago, Ann Taylor rebounds, Brand new dandies

24 May 2010 • By BoF Team

24 May 2010 • By BoF Team

Lunch with Marc Jacobs, White hot Givenchy, Coach vs. Chicago, Ann Taylor rebounds, Brand new dandies