Dressbarn

Dressbarn was an American retailer of women's clothing owned by Ascena, a company that also owns the Maurices, Justice, Lane Bryant, and Catherines clothing store brands.
The first Dressbarn was opened in February 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut, by Roslyn Jaffe. Jaffe saw the opportunity to provide wear-to-work dresses and clothing for the working woman during a time when women were entering the workforce in greater numbers.
The company began trading on NASDAQ (symbol DBRN) in 1982. In January 2011, to reflect its broader holdings, the company was reorganized as a Delaware corporation named Ascena Retail Group, Inc. The company's NASDAQ symbol also changed to ASNA in 2011.
On May 21, 2019, Ascena Retail Group announced that all 650 Dressbarn Stores would be closing.
Category:Retailers by type
Category:Retailers
Category:Discount stores
Category:Department stores
Category:Clothing stores
Category:Dress stores
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Category:Defunct