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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=70%>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)</TD>
<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=RIGHT>June 3, 2004</TD>
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<CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</CENTER>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</TD>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0-23071&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
(Commission<BR>
File Number)</TD>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31-1241495&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
(IRS Employer ID<BR>
Number)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=70%>915 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey</TD>
<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER>07094</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=70%>(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER>(Zip Code)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=70%>Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:</TD>
<TD WIDTH=30%>(201) 558-2400</TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Other Events and Required FD Disclosure</U>.</B></FONT></P>




<P><FONT SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On June 3, 2004, The Children&#146;s Place Retail Stores, Inc. issued a press
release announcing sales information for the month ended May 29, 2004 and
reporting that the Company is in discussions with The Walt Disney Company regarding
a potential acquisition of The Disney Store North America. A
copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99 hereto. </FONT></P>



<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits</U>.</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><B>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=LEFT><U>Exhibit Number</U></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><U>Description</U></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99 </TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%>Press release dated June 3, 2004.</TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><B>Item 12.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</U>.</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On June 3, 2004, The Children&#146;s Place Retail Stores, Inc. issued a press
release announcing sales information for the month ended May 29, 2004 and
reporting that the Company is in discussions with The Walt Disney Company regarding
a potential acquisition of The Disney Store North America. A
copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99 hereto. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>[Remainder of page intentionally left blank;<BR>
signature on following page.]</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>SIGNATURES</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>

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THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
By: <U>/s/ Seth L. Udasin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name: Seth L. Udasin<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Dated:  June 3, 2004</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</FONT></P>


<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Current Report on Form 8-K<BR>
Dated June 3, 2004<BR>
<BR>
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.</FONT></P>

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Exhibit No.<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99</TD>
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Description<BR>
<BR>
Press Release issued by the Company on June 3, 2004</TD>
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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=3>EXHIBIT 99</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>THE CHILDREN&#146;S PLACE</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>THE CHILDREN'S PLACE REPORTS 9% COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASE IN MAY; COMPANY IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING
POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THE DISNEY STORE NORTH AMERICA</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3><B>Secaucus, New Jersey &#150; June 3, 2004 &#150; The
Children&#146;s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE)</B>, today announced
sales of $57.2 million for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004, an 18%
increase compared to sales of $48.4 million reported for May 2003. Comparable
store sales for the four-week period increased 9% versus flat comparable store
sales in the prior year period. The Company opened 11 stores during the
month.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>Total sales for the seventeen weeks ended May 29, 2004 were
$283.0 million, a 23% increase compared to sales of $229.4 million reported for
the same period last year. Comparable store sales increased 14%, as compared to
a 10% decrease in the same period last year. Year-to-date, the Company has
opened 21 stores and closed one store.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>The Company stated that it remains comfortable with its
inventory position, which is on plan and relatively clean of old season
merchandise compared to last year. Excluding Back-to-School and non-seasonal
basic merchandise, inventory per average store is up approximately 10% to last
year. Further, in May the Company experienced in-store inventory turns similar
to last year.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>Separately, the Company confirmed today that it is engaged in
discussions with The Walt Disney Company to acquire and operate under a
long-term license arrangement The Disney Store retail chain in the United States
and Canada. A potential transaction would bring together The Children&#146;s
Place&#146;s retail expertise with the unique &#147;Disney&#148; brand and
creative engine. The Children&#146;s Place and The Walt Disney Company have not
entered into any formal agreement or letter of intent, and there can be no
certainty at this stage that these discussions will result in any agreement or
transaction.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>In conjunction with today&#146;s announcements, you are invited
to listen to the Company&#146;s pre-recorded monthly sales call, which will be
available beginning at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time today through Thursday, June 10,
2004. To access the call, please visit the Investor Relations section of the
Company&#146;s website, <U>www.childrensplace.com</U>, or dial (402)
220-1182.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3>The Children&#146;s Place Retail Stores, Inc. is a leading
specialty retailer of high quality, value-priced apparel and accessories for
children, newborn to age ten. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture and
sells its products under the &#147;The Children&#146;s Place&#148; brand name.
As of May 29, 2004, the Company operated 711 stores, including 665 stores in the
United States and 46 stores in Canada. The Company also sells its merchandise
through its virtual store located at <U>www.childrensplace.com</U>.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3><I>This press release and above referenced call may contain certain
forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking
statements are based upon the Company&#146;s current expectations and
assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such
forward-looking statements including, in particular, the risks and uncertainties
described in the Company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers or
listeners (on the call) are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake
no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The inclusion of
any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by The Children's
Place or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such
statement are material.</I></FONT></P>




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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=LEFT><P>CONTACT:</P></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><P>The Children's Place<BR>
Seth Udasin, Chief Financial Officer, (201) 558-2409<BR>
Heather Anthony, Director, Investor Relations, (201) 558-2865<BR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>915 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094, (201) 558-2400</FONT></P>
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