UNITED STATES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
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                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):     January 8, 2004
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                         ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                           1-10738                  13-3499319
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(State or Other             (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of                                            Identification No.)
 Incorporation


                              142 West 57th Street
                            New York, New York 10019
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  (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

                                (212) 541-3300
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                Not Applicable
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                 (Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed
                               Since Last Report)

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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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        (c)   Exhibits.

              99.1     Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation
                       on January 8, 2004.


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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         AnnTaylor Stores Corporation issued a Press Release, dated January 8,
2004. A copy of the Press Release is appended to this report as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.


                                   SIGNATURES
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       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                            ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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                                            By: /s/ Barbara K. Eisenberg
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                                                Barbara K. Eisenberg
Date:  January 8, 2004                          Senior Vice President,
                                                General Counsel and Secretary











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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                          Description
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99.1       Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation on January 8,
           2004.





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