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Impatient Landlords Say No Way to Giving Ascena a Break on Rent
The bankrupt owner of the Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant asked for a deferral in July, but a group of landlords argue it isn't reasonable because most of the company’s stores are operating despite the pandemic.

Impatient Landlords Say No Way to Giving Ascena a Break on Rent
The bankrupt owner of the Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant asked for a deferral in July, but a group of landlords argue it isn't reasonable because most of the company’s stores are operating despite the pandemic.

Report: Authentic Brands and Sycamore Partners Weigh Bids for Ann Taylor Owner
Ascena Retail Group had been struggling to contend with dated brands and merchandise and a shift to online shopping despite a string of acquisitions over the years.

Report: Authentic Brands and Sycamore Partners Weigh Bids for Ann Taylor Owner
Ascena Retail Group had been struggling to contend with dated brands and merchandise and a shift to online shopping despite a string of acquisitions over the years.

Ann Taylor Owner Files for Bankruptcy
Ascena Retail Group, which listed about $12.5 billion of debts, has entered into a restructuring support agreement with over 68 percent of its secured term lenders.

Ann Taylor Owner Files for Bankruptcy
Ascena Retail Group, which listed about $12.5 billion of debts, has entered into a restructuring support agreement with over 68 percent of its secured term lenders.

Report: Ann Taylor Owner Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy Filing
Ascena Retail Group could enter Chapter 11 as soon as this week with a creditor agreement in place that eliminates around $700 million of its $1.1 billion debt load.

Report: Ann Taylor Owner Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy Filing
Ascena Retail Group could enter Chapter 11 as soon as this week with a creditor agreement in place that eliminates around $700 million of its $1.1 billion debt load.

Keeping Track of Fashion's Layoffs
From Macy’s to Everlane, the retail industry is bracing for more layoffs as store closures and economic turmoil hurt sales.

Keeping Track of Fashion's Layoffs
From Macy’s to Everlane, the retail industry is bracing for more layoffs as store closures and economic turmoil hurt sales.

Coronavirus Is Already Changing How People Shop. Here's How.
Any disruption to regular consumer habits will exacerbate existing challenges in the retail sector, analysts say.

Coronavirus Is Already Changing How People Shop. Here's How.
Any disruption to regular consumer habits will exacerbate existing challenges in the retail sector, analysts say.

Op-Ed | The Retail Apocalypse Confronts a New Crop of CEOs
Here are predictions for how some of the more high-profile episodes of C-suite musical chairs will play out.

Op-Ed | The Retail Apocalypse Confronts a New Crop of CEOs
Here are predictions for how some of the more high-profile episodes of C-suite musical chairs will play out.

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.

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.

Ascena Is Shutting Down Dressbarn
The retail group announced that it would wind down its women's budget clothing chain, Dressbarn, shutting about 650 stores in the United States, as it sharpens its focus on profitable brands.

Ascena Is Shutting Down Dressbarn
The retail group announced that it would wind down its women's budget clothing chain, Dressbarn, shutting about 650 stores in the United States, as it sharpens its focus on profitable brands.

Op-Ed | What Gap and J. Crew Can Learn From the Grocery Aisle
The giants of the packaged-food sector are adding new concepts to their stables to adapt to today's shoppers — and specialty apparel chains could benefit from the same approach.

Op-Ed | What Gap and J. Crew Can Learn From the Grocery Aisle
The giants of the packaged-food sector are adding new concepts to their stables to adapt to today's shoppers — and specialty apparel chains could benefit from the same approach.