Dress Barn, Inc. Announces Merger Agreement with Tween Brands, Inc.

Business Wire, June 25, 2009

Tween Brands, Inc. Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Certain statements made in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release concerning the expected strength and competitive advantages of the combined company and other activities, events or developments that Tween Brands, Inc. expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements are the following: the failure of Tween Brands, Inc.’s stockholders to adopt the merger agreement, delays in or failure to obtain any required regulatory approvals with respect to the merger, failure to consummate or delay in consummating the merger for other reasons, changes in laws or regulations, changes in general economic conditions and other risks relating to Tween Brands, Inc.’s business set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including Tween Brands, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2009, which are available on the SEC’s Web site maintained at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements made herein are based on information presently available to the management of Tween Brands, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.

Additional Information

In connection with the proposed merger, Dress Barn, Inc. intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus for the stockholders of Tween Brands, Inc. and each of Dress Barn, Inc. and Tween Brands, Inc. plans to file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Tween Brands, Inc. Before making any voting or investment decision, Tween Brands, Inc. stockholders and investors are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. Tween Brands, Inc. stockholders and other investors will be able to obtain copies of these materials (when they become available) without charge from the SEC through the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. These documents (when they are available) can also be obtained free of charge from Dress Barn, Inc. by directing a request to Dress Barn, Inc., 30 Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, NY 10901 Attention: Investor Relations Department (telephone: 845 369 4602) or accessing them on Dress Barn, Inc.’s corporate Web site at www.dressbarn.com, or from Tween Brands, Inc. by directing a request to Tween Brands, Inc. 8323 Walton Parkway, New Albany, OH 43054 Attention: Investor Relations (telephone: 614 775-3739) or accessing them on Tween Brands, Inc.’s corporate Web site at www.tweenbrands.com.