Why Did Dress Barn Fail

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Why did dress barn fail. Review in footwear and clothing category from prairieville louisiana. The latest to fall women s clothing chain dressbarn which announced this week that it s closing all 650 of its stores. Clothing shoddy at best.

The segment consisted of the maurice s and dressbarn chains which the company has sold and is closing respectively. As for why the company has decided to shutter dressbarn chief financial officer steven taylor shared some clarity in a press release. The clothes are drab cheap looking and ordinary the old dress barn was unique.

Short review on july 13 2016. Dressbarn s outdated clothing convoluted pricing system and clunky aesthetic gave us a clue as to why the store may have fallen out of style. I am so disappointed in the new dress barn.

With about 840 stores selling casual career and special occasion apparel and accessories at value prices for women ages 35 to 55 dress barn is widely recognized and the business is good. Dressbarn did briefly consider renaming itself. About three years ago we were ready to do it says lori wagner who joined dressbarn as chief marketing officer in 2012 after stints at.

The retail industry suffered another blow monday after dressbarn s parent company announced it was shutting down the clothing chain s operations. The money losing business launched in stamford connecticut in 1962 had. I have been with dressbarn for years.

Visit business insider s homepage for more stories. Maurice s stores offered core and plus size women s casual clothing career wear dressy apparel active wear and accessories.