Poised and classic, Ann Taylor dons ladies fashions for the working woman. Ann has almost 900 shops and is rolling out new lines including maternity and formal wear.
Though there is an increase in the market value of your products, i do value your corporation greatly. Lowing prices will help you come up with a high investment, but it is well known for Ann Taylor to have a high amount of profit to sell products. No matter which way you look at it, Ann Taylor is one of the best corporations out there to me, just depends on how well you invest in it.
Actress Katie Holmes has replaced Heidi Klum as the face of Ann Taylor (ANN). Holmes will be featured in all their ads for their spring 2011 collection and will be in magazines starting March. I think this is a smart match. What do think fashionistas, is this a good match or what?
I think this sums up the way I feel: http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2008/09/28/when-some...buying-ann-taylor-than-google/ "While understanding things like balance sheets, share prices, and dividends matter, it also matters that you understand the company, what their products are, who their customers are, and believe in what they make or do."
nice. comment- about 2 years ago
You know, you really bring up an important point and it's one I've been talking about as I've been commenting in the media on the market crisis. It's amazing how you have all these experts on Wall Street who sometimes never touch, feel or experience a company. They base it all on the numbers. They make Joe and Jane America think they can't make sound investments on their own or that Wall Street has our futures safely in their hands. We've seen it too many times with mutual fund scandals, stock scandals, you name it. Now, if I were to ask you: what would be a better strategy in choosing a stock to buy - would it be by looking at the analyst's numbers or learning about the company directly by going into the store or buying the product, using it, comparing it to its competitors and maybe talking to employees and other customers? I think we know the answer. As for Google (GOOG) and Ann Taylor (ANN), I would ask yourself the following question (and I will tell you that retail clothing is one of the toughest spaces to be in and that Ann Taylor has had its share of tough times)... -- where will the future be? I suspect online advertising will continue; as for clothes, well, there's lots of competition -- are they a market leader or brand? both are but Google is truly a leader in its space -- can they weather this downturn? Google will be hit by advertisers who pull back in this economy and similarly, Ann will see fewer people like us shopping for clothes they don't need. Both are down about 50% from their one-year high - wow -- but I suspect Google is the safer bet. Still, all you need to do is go to the great questions you raised about the product and understanding the company. Just be sure you truly "know what you own."- over 3 years ago
Dear Ann, I'm sorry that it has been so long since we've seen each other, but I think about you all the time. It's just that I've had other things on my mind as well (a down economy and a laundry list of other things). I am saving my pennies for the looming rainy days and need to take an even longer break from you. It's not you, it's me. Really. Hopefully in the spring, I will stop by. Maybe we can repair relationship. Until then I will stay warm with my cashmere sweater that has your name sewn into the silk tab. Warmest Regards, Erica
By: Erica Feldkamp, WeSeed Writer Conservative clothing isn't just for silver-haired matriarchs and library trolls anymore. Fifty years ago, most women didn't hold positions of power (outside of the home, at least) and dressed to fit social roles, not professional ones. Twenty five years ago, many women entered the work force as professionals but were limited by the roles available to them. The trend of the times seemed to be pretty women wearing pretty things and answering phones for not so pretty men. Now, light years of freedoms later, women broke down the corporate doors and took roles of power by force. This, too, was accompanied by a fashion trend that still bears its scars today: women taking roles previously held by men also had to wear suits previously worn by men. Department stores began to carry dreadful suits with chunky, untailored jackets made from bolts and bolts of hideous and poor quality material. Crammed on rows of coat racks in stores that carry other fashionable wares, suits - women's suits - were rarely graced with the names of the fashion Gods. But it's been getting better slowly, with Ann Taylor(ANN), Burberry, and Chanel, helping to take the lead. At this week's fashion gala in New York, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Liz Claiborne(LIZ), and Oscar de la Renta toned down some of the glam and frills to bring out a professional yet eye-catching line for women. What you end up with is sophisticated sauce. This is just the beginning ladies! Now you can be professional without brushing off mothballs. What's next for female fashion? Does the professional woman need to dress conservatively? Can you be pretty in pink and still be taken seriously?
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