Nature of Business	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Nature of Operations	1. NATURE OF BUSINESS Destination Maternity Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a specialty designer and retailer of maternity clothing. The Company operated 1,907 retail locations as of September 30, 2013, including 596 stores and 1,311 leased departments, throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, and markets its maternity apparel on the Internet through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites. The Company also markets maternity apparel at Kohl’s® stores throughout the United States under an exclusive product and license agreement. Further the Company has store franchise and product supply relationships in the Middle East, South Korea and India. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1982.

Nature of Business

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS

Destination Maternity Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a specialty designer and retailer of maternity clothing. The Company operated 1,907 retail locations as of September 30, 2013, including 596 stores and 1,311 leased departments, throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, and markets its maternity apparel on the Internet through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites. The Company also markets maternity apparel at Kohl’s® stores throughout the United States under an exclusive product and license agreement. Further the Company has store franchise and product supply relationships in the Middle East, South Korea and India. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1982.