Operating under the brands Talbots and J. Jill, The Talbots, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories. The Company currently operates stores in 870 locations in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, with 587 locations under the Talbots brand name and 283 locations under the J. Jill brand name. Both brands target the age 35 plus customer population. Talbots brand on-line shopping site is located at www.talbots.com and the J. Jill brand on-line shopping site is located at www.jjill.com. Its direct marketing operation circulated approximately 128 million catalogs worldwide in fiscal 2008, with 55 million under the Talbots brand name and 73 million under the J. Jill brand name. Talbots brand on-line shopping site is located at www.talbots.com and the J. Jill brand on-line shopping site is located at www.jjill.com.