| Business Summary | | The
Dress
Barn,
Inc.
operates
a
national
chain
of
specialty
stores
offering
in-season,
moderate
to
better
quality
career
and
casual
fashion
to
the
working
woman
at
value
prices.
The
Company
operates
primarily
combination
Dress
Barn/Dress
Barn
Woman
stores
(Combo
Stores),
which
carry
both
Dress
Barn
and
larger-sized
Dress
Barn
Woman
merchandise,
as
well
as
freestanding
Dress
Barn
and
Dress
Barn
Woman
stores.
As
of
October
28,
2000,
the
Company
operated
715
stores
in
43
states
and
the
District
of
Columbia,
consisting
of
415
Combo
Stores,
241
Dress
Barn
stores
and
59
Dress
Barn
Woman
stores.
The
stores
carries
a
broad
assortment
of
career
wear,
including
dresses,
sweaters
and
other
knitwear,
separates,
suits,
as
well
as
casual
wear
items,
that
are
carefully
edited
to
suit
the
lifestyle
needs
of
its
target
customer.
During
fiscal
2000,
the
Company
launched
both
its
mail-order
catalog
and
its
Internet
site's
e-commerce
capability,
giving
the
Company
multiple
channels
of
distribution. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | The
Dress
Barn,
Inc.
operates
a
national
chain
of
715
women's
value
priced
specialty
apparel
stores
offering
career
and
casual
fashions
to
working
woman.
For
the
39
weeks
ended
4/28/01,
revenues
increased
8%
to
$517.7
million.
Net
income
increased
12%
to
$27.1
million.
Revenues
reflect
an
increase
in
comparable
store
sales.
Earnings
also
reflect
increased
interest
income,
cost
controls,
and
productivity
improvements. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Elliot Jaffe, 74 Chairman,
CEO | $800K | $798K | Kathy Bufano Pres and CMO | -- | -- | Burt Steinberg, 55 Vice
Chairman, COO | 604K | 1.7M | David Jaffe, 41 Vice
Chairman, CAO | 373K | 80K | Armand Correia, 54 CFO,
Sr. VP | 278K | 290K | Dollar amounts are as of 29-July-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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