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This Sale Depends On What The Meaning Of "Everything" Is
If you see signage in a store that says "40% off everything," what do you assume that might mean? While shopping at Ann Taylor Loft, Mike had this wild idea that such signs mean that everything in the store is marked down 40%. He was wrong. The sale specifically excluded new spring merchandise in one corner of the store...which most of the store signage failed to mention. More »

FTC Keeping Eye On Possible Blog Payola Cases: Ann Taylor Not Punished
A reminder to any bloggers who like free stuff, and companies working on exciting new Internet marketing strategies: the Federal Trade Commission is watching you, so keep to their guidelines that dictate bloggers must disclose any compensation that they receive for posting about or reviewing a product. While they didn't take any action against clothing retailer Ann Taylor for offering gift cards to bloggers who posted about a new collection, the scrutiny was an important message in itself. More »

Ann Taylor will close 46 stores as fewer women are buying "work-friendly clothing." [Reuters]  More »

Ann Taylor Changes Terms Of Sale After Purchase?

—>Update: Several readers have pointed out that Ann Taylor's return policy says items with prices ending in .44 or .88 are automatically deemed "Final Sale" items. Colleen is stuck with four extra dresses because Ann Taylor marked the items "Final Sale." The problem is, they did this after she ordered and paid for them. As she notes in her email below, she has proof on her order confirmation that the dresses were not marked "Final Sale" when she bought them. She also has previous order confirmations where items have been clearly marked "Final Sale." Now she wants to know how to get Ann Taylor to do the right thing.  More »