Exhibit 99.1

DESTINATION MATERNITY REPORTS IMPROVED

FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2016 RESULTS

Moorestown, NJ, May 26, 2016 – Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST), the world’s leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 ended April 30, 2016 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended May 2, 2015.

First Quarter Fiscal 2016 Selected Financial Results (13 weeks ended April 30, 2016):

Anthony M. Romano, Chief Executive Officer, President & Interim Chief Financial Officer stated, “For the first quarter, in a challenging environment that pressured sales, we are pleased to report a 10.2% increase in adjusted EBITDA before other charges. Our positive earnings growth compared to the prior year demonstrates the early success of our merchandising, inventory and expense management initiatives, which led to a significant increase in gross margin, a reduction in SG&A and a decrease in ending inventory as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Specifically, we drove higher margin sell-through and saw increased average selling prices, which were the primary drivers of our 370 basis point improvement in gross margin. The approximately $5.2 million reduction in SG&A during the quarter more than offset the impact to sales from lower mall traffic and anticipated store closures, and exits of certain leased businesses associated with our real estate optimization strategy. In April we implemented a new product allocation tool, which is expected to enable us to better flow product across our channels to drive sales and continue our improved margins and inventory levels in future quarters. We remain focused on our key initiatives, including our efforts to elevate our Motherhood and A Pea in the Pod brands and streamline our distribution network while maintaining our expense and inventory discipline in our ongoing efforts to drive long-term profitable growth.”

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Real Estate and Partnerships

During the quarter and as previously announced, the Company’s leased department relationship with Gordmans ended and the Company plans to discontinue its Two Hearts^® Maternity by Destination Maternity^® line, ending its relationship with Sears^® in June 2016. Additionally, the Company will phase out production of its Oh Baby by Motherhood^® line during fiscal 2016 after being informed that Kohl’s^® has elected to scale back and ultimately discontinue its exclusive license with the Company for this line in early fiscal 2017. These actions will allow the Company to direct resources to the highest return opportunities and further optimize its footprint while reducing costs.

Capital Allocation

The Company remains focused on implementing key infrastructure and systems projects to have the tools needed to drive sustained profitable growth. To this end, in fiscal 2016 the Company will complete the implementation of a new best-in-class product allocation tool and will re-platform its e-commerce sites with a best-in-class enterprise cloud commerce solution.

First Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Results

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Other First Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Information

Guidance for Fiscal 2016

The Company updated its financial guidance for fiscal 2016 as follows:

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Retail Locations

The table below summarizes store opening and closing activity for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, as well as the Company’s total store, leased department and retail location count at the end of each fiscal period.

Conference Call Information

As announced previously, the Company will hold a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, regarding the Company’s first quarter fiscal 2016 financial results. Interested parties can participate in this conference call by dialing (877) 648-5519 in the United States and Canada or (281) 973-6287 outside of the United States and Canada. Please call ten minutes prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call (listen only) will also be available on the investor section of the Company’s website at http://investor.destinationmaternity.com. The passcode for the conference call is 17371796. In the event that you are unable to participate in the call, a replay will be available at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 26, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, June 2, 2016 by calling (855) 859-2056 in the United States and Canada or (404) 537-3406 outside of the United States and Canada. The passcode for the replay is 17371796.

About Destination Maternity

Destination Maternity Corporation is the world’s largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel. As of April 30, 2016 Destination Maternity operates 1,487 retail locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and, most recently, England, including 530 stores, predominantly under the

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trade names Motherhood Maternity^®, A Pea in the Pod^® and Destination Maternity^®, and 957 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 April 30, 2016 Destination Maternity has 203 international franchised locations, including 23 standalone stores operated under one of the Company’s nameplates and 180 shop-in-shop locations. Destination Maternity also distributes its Oh Baby by Motherhood^® collection through a licensed arrangement at Kohl’s^® stores throughout the United States and on Kohls.com.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying financial tables contain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of the SEC’s Regulation G, including 1) adjusted net income, 2) adjusted net income per share - diluted, 3) adjusted EBITDA, 4) adjusted EBITDA before other charges, 5) adjusted EBITDA margin, 6) Adjusted EBITDA margin before other charges, and 7) net debt. In the accompanying financial tables, the Company has provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company’s management believes that each of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information about the Company’s results of operations and/or financial position to both investors and management. Each non-GAAP financial measure is provided because management believes it is an important measure of financial performance used in the retail industry to measure operating results, to determine the value of companies within the industry and to define standards for borrowing from institutional lenders. The Company uses each of these non-GAAP financial measures as a measure of the performance of the Company. The Company provides these measures to investors to assist them in performing their analysis of its historical operating results. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures, except net debt, reflects a measure of the Company’s operating results before consideration of certain charges and consequently, none of these measures should be construed as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company may calculate each of these non-GAAP financial measures differently than other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this press release or made from time to time by management of the Company, including those regarding earnings, net sales, comparable sales, other results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, management changes and various business initiatives, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors. The following factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect the Company’s financial performance and actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements: the strength or weakness of the retail industry in general and of apparel purchases in particular, our ability to successfully manage our various business initiatives, our ability to successfully pursue, complete and manage any strategic transaction and related matters, adverse effects on the market price of our common stock and on our operating results because of a failure to complete any strategic transaction, failure to realize any benefits of any strategic transaction, the success of our international business and its expansion, our ability to successfully manage and retain our leased department and international franchise relationships and marketing partnerships, future sales trends in our various sales channels, unusual weather patterns, changes in consumer spending patterns, raw material price increases, overall economic conditions and other factors affecting consumer confidence, demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for apparel (such as fluctuations in pregnancy rates and birth rates), expense savings initiatives, our ability to anticipate and respond to fashion trends

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and consumer preferences, unanticipated fluctuations in our operating results, the impact of competition and fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products, availability of suitable store locations, continued availability of capital and financing, our ability to hire, develop and retain senior management and sales associates, our ability to develop and source merchandise, our ability to receive production from foreign sources on a timely basis, our compliance with applicable financial and other covenants under our financing arrangements, potential debt prepayments, the trading liquidity of our common stock, changes in market interest rates, our compliance with certain tax incentive and abatement programs, war or acts of terrorism and other factors set forth in the Company’s periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and persons reading this announcement are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this announcement (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by applicable law.

– Financial Tables to Follow –

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

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(unaudited)

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

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(unaudited)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Supplemental Financial Information

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾

and Adjusted EBITDA Before Other Charges,

and Operating Income Margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin

and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Before Other Charges

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

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