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as of August 4, 2009, the employment of Richard Flaks, Senior Vice President,
Planning, Allocation and Information Technology of The Children&#8217;s Place Retail
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finalized, the Company expects that Mr. Flaks will continue to receive salary
payments for one year following the effective date of his
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results for the four-week period and the second fiscal quarter ended August 1,
2009.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
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Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
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were served with a stockholder derivative action filed in the Superior Court of
New Jersey, Hudson County, Chancery Division. &#160;The Company has been named
as a nominal defendant. &#160;The Complaint alleges, among other things, that
certain of the Company&#8217;s current and former officers and directors breached
their fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders and engaged in
corporate waste in connection with the Disney Store transaction and resignation
of the Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer. &#160;The complaint seeks money
damages, the costs and disbursements of the lawsuit, as well as equitable
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safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of
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expressed differently.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements represent the
Company&#8217;s management&#8217;s judgment regarding future events.&#160;&#160;Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct.&#160;&#160;All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are
forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy
of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that the Company&#8217;s
actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the statements
under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; contained in the Company&#8217;s filings with the
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&#8211; The Children&#8217;s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE)</font> today announced
net sales of $102.1 million for the four-week period ended August 1, 2009, a 3%
decline compared to net sales of $105.6 million for the four-week period ended
August 2, 2008.&#160;&#160;Comparable retail sales, which include online sales,
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Comparable retail sales, which include online sales, declined 9% in the second
quarter of 2009 following a 10% increase for the same period last year. During
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estimates its&#160;loss per share from continuing operations for the second
quarter of 2009 will be in the range of $(0.25)-$(0.30), including a net gain of
approximately $0.18 per share for items which the Company deems to be unusual or
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share from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2009 will be in the
range of $(0.43)-$(0.48). Adjusted loss per share is a non-GAAP measure which
the Company believes will facilitate comparisons of the past and future
performance of its core business. Items which the Company considers to be
unusual or one time in nature are income generated by the repatriation of
foreign cash of approximately $4.8 million after tax and the favorable
settlement of an IRS employment tax audit related to stock options of $4.7
million pre-tax, partially offset by $2.0 million pre-tax for expenses incurred
in connection with the proxy contest, $1.6 million pre-tax for expenses
associated with the pre-payment of its term loan, and $0.3 million pre-tax of
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Company&#8217;s pre-recorded monthly sales call, which will be available beginning at
7:30 a.m. Eastern Time today through Thursday, August 13, 2009. To access the
recording, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company&#8217;s website
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children's merchandise. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture and sells
high-quality, value-priced merchandise under the proprietary &#8220;The Children's
Place&#8221; brand name. As of August 1, 2009, the Company owned and operated 937 The
Children&#8217;s Place stores and an online store at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.childrensplace.com</font>.</font></div>
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