<html>

<head>
<title>FORM 8-K</title>
</head>

<body>

<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
<font size="4">
<p align="center">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
<p align="center"></font><b><font size="5">Form 8-K</font></p>
<p align="center">CURRENT REPORT<br>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</p>
</b></font>
<p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <br>
July 27, 2011</p>
<font face="Times New Roman">
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><font size="5">THE JONES GROUP INC.</font></font><br>
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div align="center">
	<center>
	<table style="border: medium none" border="0" cellSpacing="5" cellPadding="0" width="100%" id="table3">
		<tr>
			<td vAlign="top" width="34%" align="middle">
			<p align="center">Pennsylvania </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(State or Other Jurisdiction of
			Incorporation) </td>
			<td vAlign="top" width="30%" align="middle">
			<p align="center">1-10746 </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Commission File Number)</td>
			<td vAlign="top" width="36%" align="middle">
			<p align="center">06-0935166 </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(IRS Employer Identification
			No.)</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	</center></div>
<div align="center">
	<center>
	<table border="0" cellSpacing="5" cellPadding="8" width="100%" id="table4">
		<tr>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%" align="middle">1411 Broadway<br>
			New York, New York&nbsp; 10018
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Address of principal executive
			offices)</td>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%" align="middle">(212) 642-3860
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Registrant's telephone number,
			including area code)</td>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%" align="middle">Not Applicable
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>Former name or former address,
			if changed since last report</td>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	</center></div>
<p>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:</p>
<p>[&nbsp; ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)&nbsp;<br>
[&nbsp; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)&nbsp;<br>
[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br>
[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
<hr>
<p align="justify"><b>Item 2.02&nbsp; Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b></p>
<p>On July 27, 2011, The Jones Group Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) issued a press release
reporting its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2011. </p>
<p>A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</p>
<p align="justify">This information shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange
Act&quot;), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.</p>
<font size="3">
<div dir="ltr" align="left">
	<p align="justify">The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 contains
	non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated
	by the Securities and Exchange Commission. For purposes of Regulation G, a
	non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's
	performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or
	includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most
	directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with
	generally accepted accounting principles. To supplement the Company's
	consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, it is
	presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share
	from costs related to, among other things:</p>
	<ul>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">severance, fixed asset impairment and other charges
		and credits related to the closure of underperforming retail locations;</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">the amortization of the acquired order backlog from
		the acquisitions of Moda Nicola International, LLC (&quot;Robert Rodriguez&quot;), Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC (&quot;Stuart Weitzman&quot;)
		and KG Group Holdings Limited (&quot;Kurt Geiger&quot;) and the fair value adjustment of the contingent
		consideration payable for the Robert Rodriguez and Stuart Weitzman acquisitions;</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">investment consulting fees, legal fees, accounting
		fees and other items related to the Robert Rodriguez, Stuart Weitzman
		and Kurt Geiger acquisitions and other business
		development activities;</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">present value adjustments to lease liabilities for
		properties currently not in use;</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">the write-off of deferred financing fees related to
		the amendment and extension of the Company's credit facility;</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">severance, occupancy, and other costs related to the exit from or
		restructuring of certain other product lines
		and other charges not considered by management to be part of ongoing
		operations; and</li>
		<li>
		<p align="justify">severance and other expenses associated with the
		closure of the Texas warehouse.</li>
	</ul>
</div>
<p align="justify">These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user's
overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance.
Specifically, the Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful
information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that
may not be indicative of the Company's core operating results. In addition,
because the Company has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to
investors, the Company believes the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides
consistency in its financial reporting. These measures should be considered in
addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but are not a substitute
for or superior to GAAP results. The non-GAAP measures of adjusted net income
and adjusted diluted earnings per share included in the attached press release
have been reconciled to the equivalent GAAP measure. </p>
<p><b>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. </b></p>
<p><i>PowerPoint Slide Presentation</i></p>
<p>A copy of the PowerPoint slide presentation to be made during the conference
call with Company management on July 27, 2011 concerning the Company's results
of operation for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2011 is attached
as Exhibit 99.2 to this report. </p>
<p>This information shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing. </p>
<p><i>Revisions to Segment Reporting </i></p>
<p>The Company identifies operating segments based on, among other things,
differences in products sold and the way the Company's management organizes the
components of its business for purposes of allocating resources and assessing
performance. With the addition of Kurt Geiger on June 2, 2011, the Company has
redefined its reportable operating segments to better reflect its expanding
international operations. The Company's operations are now comprised of six
reportable segments: domestic wholesale sportswear, domestic wholesale
jeanswear, domestic wholesale footwear and accessories, domestic retail,
international wholesale and international retail. Segment revenues are generated
from the sale of apparel, footwear and accessories through wholesale channels
and the Company's own retail locations. The wholesale segments include wholesale
operations with third party department and other retail stores, the retail
segments include operations by the Company's own stores, concession locations
and e-commerce web sites, and income and expenses related to trademarks,
licenses and general corporate functions are reported under "licensing, other
and eliminations." The Company is filing this information to help investors
better understand these changes. </p>
<p>The new international wholesale segment includes: the wholesale operations of
Kurt Geiger, which was acquired on June 2, 2011; the wholesale operations of
Jones Apparel Group Canada LP ("Jones Canada") and the Mexican operations of
Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., which were previously reported in both the
wholesale better apparel and wholesale jeanswear segments; and the international
wholesale operations of Stuart Weitzman and JAG Footwear, Accessories and Retail
Corporation, which were previously reported in the wholesale footwear and
accessories segment. The wholesale better apparel segment has been renamed the
domestic wholesale sportswear segment, the wholesale jeanswear segment has been
renamed the domestic wholesale jeanswear segment, and the wholesale footwear and
accessories segment has been renamed the domestic wholesale footwear and
accessories segment. </p>
<p>The new international retail segment includes the retail operations of Kurt
Geiger and The Jones Group Spain, S.L., and the international retail operations
of Stuart Weitzman and Jones Canada, which were previously reported in the
retail segment. The retail segment has been renamed the domestic retail segment.
</p>
<p>The Company defines segment income as operating income before net interest
expense, goodwill impairment charges, gains or losses on sales of subsidiaries,
equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates and income taxes. Sales and
transfers between segments generally are recorded at cost and treated as
transfers of inventory, which are not reviewed when evaluating segment
performance. The wholesale segments allocate to the retail segments a portion of
their selling, general and administrative costs related to the inventory
transferred to those divisions where the retail operations benefit from those
costs. </p>
<p>To assist readers of the Company's financial statements in analyzing these
reporting changes and making comparisons of the Company's financial information,
the Company is voluntarily furnishing a summary of previously-disclosed
historical financial information for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of
2010 and the first fiscal quarter of 2011, revised to reflect the new operating
segment structure, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3. The Company is an
integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation,
cost allocations and sharing of assets. Therefore, the Company does not
represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the
operating profit and other financial information as shown in the revised segment
presentation. The preliminary information in Exhibit 99.3 represents
management's calculations as of the date of this filing, which may change as
final organizational changes may continue to take place during 2011. </p>
<p>This information shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing. </p>
</font>
<p align="justify"><b>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>
<table id="table5" border="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%"><u>Exhibit No.</u></td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%"><u>Description</u></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.1</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Press Release of the Registrant dated July 27, 2011.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.2</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">PowerPoint slide presentation dated July 27, 2011.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.3</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Revised Segment Revenue/Operating Income
		(Loss) Tables for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of 2010 and
		the first fiscal quarter of 2011.</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<p align="center">2</p>
<hr>
<p align="center">&nbsp;<b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p align="justify">&nbsp;</p>
<div align="center">
	<center>
	<table style="border: medium none" border="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" id="table7">
		<tr>
			<td width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%">THE JONES GROUP INC.<br>
			(Registrant)
			<p>By:&nbsp;<u>/s/ John T. McClain&nbsp;</u><br>
			&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John T. McClain<br>
			&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial Officer</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	</center></div>
<p>&nbsp;Date: July 27, 2011</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;3</p>
<hr>
<p align="left">Exhibit Index</p>
<table id="table8" border="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%"><u>Exhibit No.</u></td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="89%"><u>Description</u></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.1</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Press Release of the Registrant dated July 27, 2011.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.2</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">PowerPoint slide presentation dated July 27, 2011.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">99.3</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Revised Segment Revenue/Operating Income
		(Loss) Tables for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of 2010 and
		the first fiscal quarter of 2011.</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<p align="center">4</p>

</body>

</html>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "july27_2011.htm", "description": "FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 14392}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "JONES GROUP INC", "cik": "0000874016", "assigned-sic": "2330", "irs-number": "060935166", "state-of-incorporation": "PA", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-10746", "film-number": "11988802"}, "business-address": {"street1": "1411 BROADWAY", "city": "NEW YORK", "state": "NY", "zip": "10018", "phone": "2126423860"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "1411 BROADWAY", "city": "NEW YORK", "state": "NY", "zip": "10018"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "JONES APPAREL GROUP INC", "date-changed": "19930328"}}
FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 27, 2011
THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
			Incorporation)
1-10746
(Commission File Number)
06-0935166
(IRS Employer Identification
			No.)
1411 Broadway
New York, New York  10018
(Address of principal executive
			offices)
(212) 642-3860
(Registrant's telephone number,
			including area code)
Not Applicable
Former name or former address,
			if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 27, 2011, The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
reporting its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2011.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 contains
	non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated
	by the Securities and Exchange Commission. For purposes of Regulation G, a
	non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's
	performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or
	includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most
	directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with
	generally accepted accounting principles. To supplement the Company's
	consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, it is
	presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share
	from costs related to, among other things:
severance, fixed asset impairment and other charges
		and credits related to the closure of underperforming retail locations;
the amortization of the acquired order backlog from
		the acquisitions of Moda Nicola International, LLC ("Robert Rodriguez"), Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC ("Stuart Weitzman")
		and KG Group Holdings Limited ("Kurt Geiger") and the fair value adjustment of the contingent
		consideration payable for the Robert Rodriguez and Stuart Weitzman acquisitions;
investment consulting fees, legal fees, accounting
		fees and other items related to the Robert Rodriguez, Stuart Weitzman
		and Kurt Geiger acquisitions and other business
		development activities;
present value adjustments to lease liabilities for
		properties currently not in use;
the write-off of deferred financing fees related to
		the amendment and extension of the Company's credit facility;
severance, occupancy, and other costs related to the exit from or
		restructuring of certain other product lines
		and other charges not considered by management to be part of ongoing
		operations; and
severance and other expenses associated with the
		closure of the Texas warehouse.
These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user's
overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance.
Specifically, the Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful
information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that
may not be indicative of the Company's core operating results. In addition,
because the Company has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to
investors, the Company believes the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides
consistency in its financial reporting. These measures should be considered in
addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but are not a substitute
for or superior to GAAP results. The non-GAAP measures of adjusted net income
and adjusted diluted earnings per share included in the attached press release
have been reconciled to the equivalent GAAP measure.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
PowerPoint Slide Presentation
A copy of the PowerPoint slide presentation to be made during the conference
call with Company management on July 27, 2011 concerning the Company's results
of operation for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2011 is attached
as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
Revisions to Segment Reporting
The Company identifies operating segments based on, among other things,
differences in products sold and the way the Company's management organizes the
components of its business for purposes of allocating resources and assessing
performance. With the addition of Kurt Geiger on June 2, 2011, the Company has
redefined its reportable operating segments to better reflect its expanding
international operations. The Company's operations are now comprised of six
reportable segments: domestic wholesale sportswear, domestic wholesale
jeanswear, domestic wholesale footwear and accessories, domestic retail,
international wholesale and international retail. Segment revenues are generated
from the sale of apparel, footwear and accessories through wholesale channels
and the Company's own retail locations. The wholesale segments include wholesale
operations with third party department and other retail stores, the retail
segments include operations by the Company's own stores, concession locations
and e-commerce web sites, and income and expenses related to trademarks,
licenses and general corporate functions are reported under "licensing, other
and eliminations." The Company is filing this information to help investors
better understand these changes.
The new international wholesale segment includes: the wholesale operations of
Kurt Geiger, which was acquired on June 2, 2011; the wholesale operations of
Jones Apparel Group Canada LP ("Jones Canada") and the Mexican operations of
Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., which were previously reported in both the
wholesale better apparel and wholesale jeanswear segments; and the international
wholesale operations of Stuart Weitzman and JAG Footwear, Accessories and Retail
Corporation, which were previously reported in the wholesale footwear and
accessories segment. The wholesale better apparel segment has been renamed the
domestic wholesale sportswear segment, the wholesale jeanswear segment has been
renamed the domestic wholesale jeanswear segment, and the wholesale footwear and
accessories segment has been renamed the domestic wholesale footwear and
accessories segment.
The new international retail segment includes the retail operations of Kurt
Geiger and The Jones Group Spain, S.L., and the international retail operations
of Stuart Weitzman and Jones Canada, which were previously reported in the
retail segment. The retail segment has been renamed the domestic retail segment.
The Company defines segment income as operating income before net interest
expense, goodwill impairment charges, gains or losses on sales of subsidiaries,
equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates and income taxes. Sales and
transfers between segments generally are recorded at cost and treated as
transfers of inventory, which are not reviewed when evaluating segment
performance. The wholesale segments allocate to the retail segments a portion of
their selling, general and administrative costs related to the inventory
transferred to those divisions where the retail operations benefit from those
costs.
To assist readers of the Company's financial statements in analyzing these
reporting changes and making comparisons of the Company's financial information,
the Company is voluntarily furnishing a summary of previously-disclosed
historical financial information for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of
2010 and the first fiscal quarter of 2011, revised to reflect the new operating
segment structure, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3. The Company is an
integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation,
cost allocations and sharing of assets. Therefore, the Company does not
represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the
operating profit and other financial information as shown in the revised segment
presentation. The preliminary information in Exhibit 99.3 represents
management's calculations as of the date of this filing, which may change as
final organizational changes may continue to take place during 2011.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated July 27, 2011.
99.2
PowerPoint slide presentation dated July 27, 2011.
99.3
Revised Segment Revenue/Operating Income
		(Loss) Tables for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of 2010 and
		the first fiscal quarter of 2011.
2
SIGNATURES
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.
THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ John T. McClain
John T. McClain
Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 27, 2011
3
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated July 27, 2011.
99.2
PowerPoint slide presentation dated July 27, 2011.
99.3
Revised Segment Revenue/Operating Income
		(Loss) Tables for 2010, 2009 and 2008, each interim period of 2010 and
		the first fiscal quarter of 2011.
4