ANN - AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

AnnTaylor Stores Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer of womens apparel, shoes and accessories sold primarily under the Ann Taylor and LOFT brands. Its Ann Taylor and LOFT stores offer a range of career and casual separates, dresses, tops, weekend wear, shoes and accessories. Ann Taylor offers wear-now and wear-to-work fashion, and LOFT offers casual wear for women. As of January 30, 2010, it operated 907 retail stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, of which 291 were Ann Taylor stores, 506 were LOFT stores, 92 were Ann Taylor Factory stores and 18 were LOFT Outlet stores. In May 2010, the Ann Taylor brand closed three Ann Taylor stores and converted five Ann Taylor stores to LOFT stores. At the LOFT brand, the Company closed one LOFT store. As of May 21, 2010, the Company had 903 stores, comprising 283 Ann Taylor stores, 92 Ann Taylor Factory stores, 510 LOFT stores, and 18 LOFT Outlet stores.