DressBarn
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| The Dress Barn, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: DBRN) |
| Founded | 1962 (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| Headquarters | Suffern, New York |
| Key people | Roslyn Jaffe, Founder |
| Industry | Retail (Women's clothing) |
| Products | Women's clothing products, with district stores for young women and older women |
Dress Barn is an American retailer of womens clothing products. The first Dress Barn was opened in 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut, by Roslyn Jaffe. The company began trading on NASDAQ (symbol DBRN) in 1982.
The retailer operates about 1,425 stores including about 617 combination Dress Barn/Dress Barn Woman stores and 600-plus Maurices locations in strip malls and outlet centers in 48 states and Washington, DC, to suit the budget-conscious career woman. The retailer's Dress Barn, Dress Barn Woman (larger sizes), and combination stores sell in-season, moderate- to better-quality women's apparel and accessories at discount prices and cater to professional women in their mid 30s to mid 50s. Chairman Elliot Jaffe and his wife and co-founder, Roslyn, own about 25% of The Dress Barn
