Charming Shoppes
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Merger with Ascena Retail Group |
| Headquarters | Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Key people | Jim P. Fogarty - President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | Woman's clothing |
| Revenue | $811 Million USD (2008) |
Number of employees | 10,300 (2008) |
| Parent | Ascena Retail Group (2012–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Lane Bryant Petite Sophisticate Catherines |
| Website | www.charmingshoppes.com |
Charming Shoppes, Inc. is a specialty and plus size clothing retail holding company based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Philadelphia. Its subsidiaries include Lane Bryant, Cacique, Fashion Bug, and Catherines Plus. Clothes were sold from over 2300 retail stores in the United States, as well as numerous catalogs and online sites. In 2012, the company and assets were acquired by Ascena Retail Group.