8-K

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): June 29, 2006

THE DRESS BARN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-11736	06-0812960
Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
Number)	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 (ss General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 29, 2006, The Dress Barn, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Company will be presenting at the CIBC World Markets 6^th Annual Consumer Growth Conference on July 12, 2006. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into Item 8.01.

The information in Item 8.01 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.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release dated June 29, 2006.

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)

BY: /s/ ARMAND CORREIA

Armand Correia

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 30, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release dated June 29, 2006.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

DRESS BARN, INC. TO PRESENT AT CIBC WORLD MARKETS

6^TH ANNUAL CONSUMER GROWTH CONFERENCE

SUFFERN, NY - JUNE 29, 2006 - Dress Barn, Inc. (NASDAQ - DBRN),a leading national specialty apparel retailer offering quality career and casual fashion apparel through its dressbarn and maurices brands, today announced that it will be presenting at the CIBC World Markets 6^th Annual Consumer Growth Conference.

The investor presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Time at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA, and will be webcast live from the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.dressbarn.com.

ABOUT DRESS BARN, INC.

Dress Barn, Inc. (NASDAQ - DBRN), is a leading national specialty apparel retailer offering quality career and casual fashion apparel through its dressbarn and maurices brands. As of May 27, 2006, the Company operated 798 dressbarn stores in 45 states and 530 maurices stores in 40 states. For more information, please visit www.dressbarn.com and www.maurices.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this press release are not historical in nature and are “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 on our most recent report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 30, 2005 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 29, 2006.

CONTACT: The Dress Barn, Inc. Investor Relations (845) 369-4600