UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2010

THE DRESS BARN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

0-11736		06-0812960
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


30 Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, New York		10901
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (845) 369-4500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 18, 2010, The Dress Barn, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing material non-public information regarding its results of operations for its fiscal first quarter ended October 30, 2010. The Company also reaffirms its earnings per share guidance for its full fiscal year ending July 30, 2011. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 18, 2010.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

THE DRESS BARN, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: November 18, 2010

/s/ Armand Correia
Armand Correia
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 18, 2010.

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