Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2014

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Interim Financial Information

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The results of operations for the 2014 interim periods presented in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for Fiscal 2014.

The February 1, 2014 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet has been derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets of ANN INC. (the “Company”) included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014.

The “Recognition of gift card and merchandise credit breakage” line item within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was reclassified to the line item “Non-cash interest and other non-cash items” for the nine months ended November 2, 2013 to conform to the current period presentation. The impact of this reclassification is not material to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As such, the financial information set forth herein should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the interim financial statements from being misleading.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605, “Revenue Recognition,” as well as various other sections of the ASC, such as, but not limited to, ASC 340-20, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs-Capitalized Advertising Costs.” The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also includes a cohesive set of disclosure requirements that would result in an entity providing users of financial statements with comprehensive information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial adoption as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets on the balance sheet). Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating ASU 2014-09, including the choice of retrospective application upon adoption, and does not currently anticipate it will have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.