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The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ann Taylor's Spending Habit Analysts are projecting that the third-quarter will see a near doubling of the company's year-ago profit numbers, resulting in earnings per share of $0.36 on a 14% rise in sales.
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The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Ann Taylor's Disappointing December The retailer reported an increase in same-store sales during holiday-heavy December. Given Ann Taylor's recent struggles, that's an improvement, but it wasn't quite the improvement investors were hoping for.
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