Ann Taylor Factory

The president of the Ann Taylor brand, Christine Beauchamp, is leaving to pursue other opportunities. Beauchamp will be replaced by Brian Lynch, who had been president of the Ann Taylor Factory and Loft Outlet divisions as well as leading the website sales for those brands.

NEW YORK — Ann Inc., formerly known as Ann Taylor, reported a 33.4% rise in quarterly net income to $32.3 million, beating analysts’ estimates. The company’s performance was boosted by strong demand for its Loft brand, where same-store sales rose 7.9%. Same-store sales rose 2.5% at Ann Taylor. Comp-sales were up 45.8% in the Ann Taylor ecommerce channel and 1.8% in the Ann Taylor Factory channel. Total same-store sales were up 5.5%. "Compelling product and effective marketing drove significantly higher sales and profitability across all Loft channels," said CEO Kay Krill said in a statement Total net sales for

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ann Taylor Stores Corporation Ron Hovsepian, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, said, "Stacey Rauch is an outstanding addition to Ann Taylor's Board of Directors. She brings an exceptional background in the retail industry including expertise in marketing, merchandising, business strategy and international coupled with broad experience across the sector through her more than 20 years with McKinsey. We are delighted to welcome Stacey and look forward to her insights and contributions." The appointment of Ms. Rauch increases the size of the Ann Taylor Board to nine members, eight of whom are independent.