Ascena Retail Group, which owns Ann Taylor, Dress Barn, Loft, Lane Bryant, Justice, Maurices and Catherines stores, plans to close between 250 and 650 locations over the next two years.

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Among those 1,100 stores are 10 Ann Taylor stores, 28 Ann Taylor Factory stores, nine LOFT stores, 21 LOFT Outlet stores, and eight Lou & Grey stores. Keep reading to see which locations are affected.

Ann Inc. (ANN) shareholders will receive $37.34 in cash and 0.68 of a share of Ascena Retail Group Inc. stock in exchange for each of their shares. The companies put the total price at $47 per share.

Ascena Retail Group, the parent company of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and other chains, plans to cut the number of its retail locations by nearly 60%, to about 1,200 from about 2,800.

Holtz, who worked for Ann Taylor from 1997 to 2000 before joining the Limited, Inc., has been serving as a consultant to Loft for about six weeks, sources said.