Destination Maternity Inc. Stock Market Information Symbol: DEST

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Destination Maternity

The Destination Maternity Corporation Home Office and Distribution Center is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Oct. 21, 2019 - Destination Maternity Corporation, the premier national retailer for maternity apparel and accessories, on October 21, 2019 announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions to restructure under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Learn more about the Destination Maternity Chapter 11.

Prior to Chapter 11 Announcement: Destination Maternity is the leading designer and omni-channel retailer of maternity apparel in the United States, with the only nationwide chain of maternity apparel specialty stores, as well as a deep and expansive assortment available through multiple online distribution points, including our three brand-specific websites. As of August 3, 2019, we operate 937 retail locations, including 446 stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and 491 leased departments located within department stores and baby specialty stores throughout the United States and Canada. We also sell our merchandise on the Internet, primarily through our Motherhood.com, APeaInThePod.com and DestinationMaternity.com websites. We also sell our merchandise through our Canadian website, MotherhoodCanada.ca, through Amazon.com in the United States, and through websites of certain of our retail partners, including Macys.com. Our 446 stores operate under three retail nameplates: Motherhood Maternity®, A Pea in the Pod® and Destination Maternity®. We also operate 491 leased departments within leading retailers such as Macy's®, buybuy BABY® and Boscov's®. Generally, we are the exclusive maternity apparel provider in our leased department locations.

February 2019 Summary: Destination Maternity Corporation is the world's largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel. As of November 3, 2018, Destination Maternity operates 1,108 retail locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, including 474 stores, predominantly under the trade names Motherhood Maternity®, A Pea in the Pod® and Destination Maternity®, and 634 leased department locations. The Company also sells merchandise on the web primarily through its brand-specific websites, motherhood.com and apeainthepod.com, as well as through its destinationmaternity.com website. Destination Maternity has international store franchise and product supply relationships in the Middle East, South Korea, Mexico, Israel and India. As of November 3, 2018, Destination Maternity has 187 international franchised locations, including 10 standalone stores operated under one of the Company's nameplates and 177 shop-in-shop locations.

October 2013 Summary: Destination Maternity Corporation is the world's leading maternity apparel retailer. Formerly known as Mothers Work, Inc., Destination Maternity Corporation is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: DEST) with over $500 million in annual sales. Destination Maternity Corporation is the world's largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel. In the United States and Canada, as of June 30, 2013, Destination Maternity operates 1,893 retail locations, including 606 stores, predominantly under the tradenames Motherhood Maternity®, A Pea in the Pod®, and Destination Maternity®, and 1,287 leased department locations, and sells on the web through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites. Destination Maternity also distributes its Oh Baby by Motherhood® collection through a licensed arrangement at over 1,100 Kohl's® stores throughout the United States and on Kohls.com. In addition, Destination Maternity is expanding internationally and has exclusive store franchise and product supply relationships in India, the Middle East and South Korea. As of June 30, 2013, Destination Maternity has 141 international franchised locations, including 123 shop-in-shop locations and 18 Destination Maternity branded stores.

2009 Summary : Rebecca Matthias saw a need for fashionable maternity clothing. Her instinct was right on and now her team has revolutionized maternity retail. Humble beginnings have been exchanged for four specialty maternity brands, including A Pea in the Pod, Mimi Maternity, Motherhood Maternity and Destination Maternity and two exclusive brands Two HeartsTM and Oh Baby!TM By Motherhood. We've opened our Destination Maternity flagship in New York City and have gone online with Destinationmaternity.com an expectant mom's one stop shop for the latest fashions from all brands, as well as dot.coms for each brand. And, we've extended our mission of making pregnant women look good to making them feel good with the opening of luxurious EdamameTM Maternity Spas. From humble beginnings to the world's leading authority on maternity fashion, this is a team that understands how to get the mom-to-be what she wants, when she wants it!

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