Jones Apparel Group, Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on July...

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on
July 29, 2009

NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE:
JNY) is scheduled to release second quarter 2009 financial results on
Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The Company will host a conference call with
management at 8:30 am eastern time. To participate in the call, please dial
412-858-4600.

The conference call will be webcast and made available through the Company's
website at www.jonesapparel.com. The call will also be recorded and made
available through August 4, 2009. The recorded call may be accessed by
dialing 877-344-7529 and entering account number 431915.

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (www.jonesapparel.com) is a leading designer,
marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The
Company also markets directly to consumers through its chain of specialty
retail and value-based stores. The Company's nationally recognized brands
include Jones New York, Nine West, Anne Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, Kasper,
Bandolino, Easy Spirit, Evan-Picone, l.e.i., Energie, Enzo Angiolini, Joan &
David, Mootsies Tootsies, Sam & Libby, Napier, Judith Jack, Albert Nipon and
Le Suit. The Company also markets costume jewelry under the Givenchy brand
licensed from Givenchy Corporation, footwear under the Dockers Women brand
licensed from Levi Strauss & Co., and apparel under the Rachel Roy brand
licensed from Rachel Roy IP Company, LLC. Each brand is differentiated by its
own distinctive styling, pricing strategy, distribution channel and target
consumer. The Company contracts for the manufacture of its products through a
worldwide network of quality manufacturers. The Company has capitalized on its
nationally known brand names by entering into various licenses for several of
its trademarks, including Jones New York, Anne Klein New York, Nine West,
Gloria Vanderbilt, l.e.i. and Evan-Picone, with select manufacturers of
women's and men's products which the Company does not manufacture. For more
than 30 years, the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product
quality and value, and in operational execution.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements regarding the Company's expected financial position, business and
financing plans are forward-looking statements. The words "believes,"
"expect," "plans," "intends," "anticipates" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include
representations of the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future
events that involve risks and uncertainties, including:

-- those associated with the effect of national, regional and
international
economic conditions;
-- lowered levels of consumer spending resulting from a general economic
downturn or lower levels of consumer confidence;
-- the tightening of the credit markets and our ability to obtain credit
on
satisfactory terms;
-- given the uncertain economic environment, the possible unwillingness
of
committed lenders to meet their obligations to lend to borrowers, in
general;
-- the performance of the Company's products within the prevailing
retail environment;
-- customer acceptance of both new designs and newly-introduced product
lines;
-- the Company's reliance on a few department store groups for large
portions of the Company's business;
-- consolidation of the Company's retail customers;
-- financial difficulties encountered by customers;
-- the effects of vigorous competition in the markets in which the
Company
operates;
-- the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified executives
and other key personnel;
-- the Company's reliance on independent foreign manufacturers;
-- changes in the costs of raw materials, labor, advertising and
transportation;
-- the general inability to obtain higher wholesale prices for the
Company's products that the Company has experienced for many years;
-- the uncertainties of sourcing associated with an environment in which
general quota has expired on apparel products but litigation and
political activity seeking to re-impose quotas have been initiated;
-- the Company's ability to successfully implement new operational and
financial computer systems; and

-- the Company's ability to secure and protect trademarks and other
intellectual property rights.

A further description of these risks and uncertainties and other important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's expectations can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, including, but not limited to, the
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Disclosure and Item 1A-Risk Factors
therein, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such expectations may prove to
be incorrect. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its
forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

SOURCE Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

John McClain, Chief Financial Officer, Jones Apparel Group, Inc.,
+1-212-642-3860; or Joele Frank and Sharon Stern, both of Joele Frank,
Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449, for Jones Apparel Group, Inc.