Dress Barn, Inc. (NASDAQ - DBRN), today announced that it will be hosting an Investor Day on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Grand Hyatt New York. The presentations will begin at 12:00 Noon, Eastern Time and will also be simultaneously webcast. The presenters will include David Jaffe, President and CEO, Michael Rayden, CEO, Justice, and Armand Correia, EVP and CFO. Other senior executives of the three brands will also be present. The presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.

The webcast will be available live to investors and the media on Dress Barn's website, www.dressbarn.com. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately 2 hours following the completion of the event on the Company's website.

ABOUT DRESS BARN, INC.

Dress Barn, Inc. (NASDAQ - DBRN), is a leading national specialty apparel retailer offering quality casual and career women's fashion apparel through its dressbarn and maurices brands and girls' apparel through its Justice brand. As of December 1, 2009, the Company operated 846 dressbarn stores in 47 states, 741 maurices stores in 44 states and 906 Justice stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.dressbarn.com, www.maurices.com and www.shopjustice.com.