DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Staying on track with Ascena Retail Group Inc.'s (NASDAQ - ASNA), expansion plan, subsidiary brand maurices will open sixteen stores in time for the 2014 holiday season.

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These expansions will put maurices at 938 stores, and are steadily advancing toward their goal of having more than 1,300 stores in the United States and Canada. Each new store will house product from the recent activewear launch, maurices inMOTION, as well as fresh, affordable fashions in sizes 1-24.

"We're excited to open these stores in time for busy holiday shoppers," says George Goldfarb, President of maurices. "This season is all about making sure the customer gets what she wants, how she wants it. We're investing in omni-channel marketing with mobile, social commerce and eCommerce initiatives and with the rollout of maurices inMOTION to all stores, we are her one-stop shop for fulfilling her wishlist."

Stores will celebrate opening week by offering guests $25 off any $75 purchase made in store.

Grand Openings:
October 11: Lake Havasu City, AZ
October 17: Germantown, WI
October 24: Turlock, CA
October 31: Tyler, TX
November 7: Goodyear, AZ; Fargo, ND; Murfreesboro, TN; Lake Charles, LA; Lindsay, ON; Mansfield, OH; Wilkes-Barre, PA; St. Albans, VT
November 10: Rocklin, CA

Reopenings:
October 24: Robinson, IL
October 31: Terrell, TX; Alton, IL

about maurices
maurices offers real girls real style that fits their real lives. (sizes 1-24 in-store and online)
We are a subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ - ASNA), which includes maurices (www.maurices.com), Justice, Lane Bryant, dressbarn, and Catherines.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made within this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or review its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that our projected results expressed or implied will not be achieved. Detailed information concerning a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the information contained herein is readily available in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 26, 2014.

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SOURCE Ascena Retail Group, Inc.