The recent news that Dress Barn is acquiring Tween Brands in a $157-million deal left some industry observers scratching their heads. What would a retailer that outfits working women want with a ...

Why Tween Brands? Dress Barn in 2005 acquired fashion merchant Maurice’s which targets women in their 20s, so adding the younger customer will diversify and complement the existing holdings, Jaffe ...

Tween Brands is being acquired by Dress Barn Inc. in a stock-for-stock deal worth $157 million plus the assumption of $165 million worth of debt. Upon completion of the deal, New Albany-based ...

Dress Barn Inc. said Thursday that it will buy Tween Brands Inc., which targets 7 to 14-year-old girls, in a stock deal valued at about $157 million.

Women's retailer Dress Barn Inc. said Thursday it would acquire Tween Brands Inc. in a deal valued at roughly $157 million, in a sign the weak retail market is spurring consolidation. Dress ...

Why Tween Brands? Dress Barn in 2005 acquired fashion merchant Maurice’s, which targets women in their 20s, so it hopes that adding tweens will round out its business. Tween Brand’s first-quarter net ...