ann taylor sales

Retailer Ann Taylor Stores reported second-quarter net income of $18.6 million, or 31 cents per share, after a net loss in the same quarter a year ago. The profits were driven by increased sales at Ann Taylor brand stores and margin growth.

Depending on where you live in the country, chances are the weather has you in a deliriously good mood this week -- after a long few months of blizzards, monsoons and whipping winds, it's finally sunny and light and almost spring. And it's finally time to start shopping for warmer weather. A great...

Ann Taylor pushes clothes with confidence -- sleek, affordable basics for career women -- but its customers seem to have lost some confidence in them. The company posted a 22.5% sales decline today -- its fourth consecutive quarter loss. The bleeding isn't much of a surprise. In fact, it's one of...