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Lane Bryant and Ann Taylor’s Parent Ascena Reportedly Considers Bankruptcy
Retail // June 08, 2020

With the pandemic putting its business into a state of disorder, Lane Bryant and Ann Taylor owner Ascena Retail Group is reportedly in talks with lenders about a possible bankruptcy filing. A Chapter 11 filing would let the firm maintain the operation of some of...

Tapping The Power In The Plus-Size Apparel Market
Retail // December 01, 2017

The average American woman’s size doesn’t much resemble the average size of a runway model — a fact well-known to any woman who ever stood in a dressing room trying on jeans and wondering what space alien they were cut for. Get the Full Story Complete...

Ann Taylor And Lane Bryant Retail Operator To Close Stores
Retail // June 13, 2017

Brick-and-mortar stores are having a moment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

How Social Media Made Retail Marketing More Inclusive
Retail // February 26, 2016

Generally speaking, it is hard to think of social media as something that is making the world a more inclusive place – given its occasional status as a toxic swamp of intolerance and cruelty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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KnitWell Group Brings Together Ann Taylor, Loft and Talbots

August 31, 2023
Three brands in the specialty apparel retail industry have been brought together in the KnitWell Group, a new holding company formed by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Lane Bryant and Ann Taylor’s Parent Ascena Reportedly Considers Bankruptcy

June 08, 2020
With the pandemic putting its business into a state of disorder, Lane Bryant and Ann Taylor owner Ascena Retail Group is reportedly in talks with lenders about a possible bankruptcy...