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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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operations in its distribution center located in Fort Payne,
Alabama.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release pursuant to which the Company
announced such plans is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.</font></div>
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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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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
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operations in its distribution center located in Fort Payne, Alabama. The total
cost of the implementation is estimated to be $20 million, with approximately
one-third of the capital expenditure expected to be incurred during fiscal 2009
and the remaining two-thirds expected to be incurred in the first half of fiscal
2010. The Company anticipates it will finalize the implementation and begin
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2010.</font></div>
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conjunction with today&#8217;s September sales release, you are invited to listen to
the Company&#8217;s pre-recorded monthly sales call, which will be available beginning
at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time today through Thursday, October 15,
2009.&#160;&#160;To access the recording, please visit the Investor Relations
section of the Company&#8217;s website at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.childrensplace.com</font>.</font></div>
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children&#8217;s merchandise.&#160;&#160;The Company designs, contracts to manufacture
and sells high-quality, value-priced merchandise under the proprietary &#8220;The
Children&#8217;s Place&#8221; brand name.&#160;&#160;As of October 3, 2009, the Company
owned and operated 942 The Children&#8217;s Place stores and an online store at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.chi</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">l</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">drensplace.com</font>.</font></div>
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press release (and above referenced call) may contain certain forward-looking
statements regarding future circumstances, including statements regarding the
total cost and timing of implementation of plans to automate portions of the
Company&#8217;s e-commerce fulfillment operations in the Fort Payne, Alabama
distribution center. These forward-looking statements are based upon the
Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially.&#160;&#160;Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in
the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 31, 2009. Included among the risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results, events and performance to differ materially are the risk
that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing
consumer preferences, and the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature
of the Company&#8217;s business and its dependence on consumer spending patterns,
which may be affected by the downturn in the economy.&#160;&#160;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 they were made. The
Company undertakes 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
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