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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-074543
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160107

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Childrens Place, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041859
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				311241495
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23071
		FILM NUMBER:		161328805

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2015582400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970702
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">
</FONT>to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"> S</FONT>ecurities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 5, 2016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S
PLACE, INC.</P>

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Charter)</P>

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of Incorporation)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">07094</FONT></TD></TR>
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558-2400</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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
(<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 5, 2016, the Company issued a
press release announcing certain corporate governance enhancements and proposals adopted by its Board of Directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 7, 2016, the Company issued a
press release updating its previously announced fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2015 guidance for comparable retail sales and
adjusted net income per diluted share.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Copies of the Company&rsquo;s January 5,
2016 and January 7, 2016 press releases are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left">Exhibit 99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press Release, dated January 5, 2016, issued by the Company.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left">Exhibit 99.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press Release, dated January 7, 2016, issued by the Company.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>Forward Looking Statements</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>This Current Report
on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements relating to the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives and adjusted
net income per diluted share. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo;
&ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate&rdquo;
and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently.</I> <I>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 and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section of its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. Included among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing
consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company&rsquo;s business and its dependence
on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by weakness in the economy that continues to affect the Company&rsquo;s target
customer, the risk that the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives to increase sales and margin are delayed or do not result in
anticipated improvements, the risk that the cost of raw materials or energy prices will increase beyond current expectations or
that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through value engineering or price increases, and the uncertainty of weather
patterns. Readers 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. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: January 7, 2016</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Jane Elfers</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jane Elfers</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE TO ADOPT PROXY
ACCESS RIGHTS AND PROPOSES ADDITIONAL SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>COMPANY ANNOUNCES OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ENHANCEMENTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Secaucus, New Jersey &ndash; January 5, 2016</B>
- <B>The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE),</B> the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America,
today announced that its Board of Directors will adopt proxy access rights and will propose a set of additional shareholder rights
for shareholder approval at the Company&rsquo;s 2016 Annual Meeting. In addition, its Board of Directors has taken steps to strengthen
the Company&rsquo;s governance practices in the areas of director engagement and executive compensation, and to enhance disclosure
practices. These governance enhancements and proposals underscore the Board&rsquo;s commitment to corporate governance best practices
and are based on input received from a comprehensive outreach initiative to our major shareholders led by Dr. Joseph Alutto, Chair
of the Nominating and Governance Committee, which included multiple discussions with shareholders holding approximately two-thirds
of the Company&rsquo;s shares of common stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F">Dr. Alutto stated, &ldquo;Our current governance
framework provides important support for our business and promotes the achievement of our strategic initiatives, all in order to
serve the best interests of our shareholders. We are proud of our governance practices, and we understand the importance of reassessing
them regularly. Over the last several months, we sought input from our major shareholders concerning governance matters which are
important to them, and we greatly appreciate their engagement with us in highly productive conversations. Following this outreach,
our Board of Directors added to our strong governance framework by taking steps in the areas of shareholder rights, director engagement,
executive compensation and disclosure practices that reflect its commitment to strong corporate governance, transparency and the
creation of shareholder value.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Proxy Access</B><BR>
The Board will amend the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws to provide proxy access rights to our shareholders. This amendment will provide
that the Company is to include nominees in its proxy materials for up to 20% of the Board proposed by a shareholder, or a group
of up to 20 shareholders, who have continuously owned 3% or more of the Company&rsquo;s common stock for a minimum of 3 years.<B>
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Additional Shareholder Rights</B><BR>
The Company&rsquo;s Charter presently prohibits shareholders from calling special meetings, requires a 75% shareholder vote in
certain circumstances and contains the Company&rsquo;s current advance notice provision. Shareholder approval is required to amend
these provisions to permit the Company to adopt more favorable shareholder rights. The Company will propose these Charter amendments
for shareholder approval at its 2016 Annual Meeting. If the Charter amendments are approved by shareholders, the Company will adopt
the following additional shareholder rights:</P>

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call a special meeting.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><B>Voting Percentage &ndash; </B>A majority voting standard would replace the 75% super-majority shareholder voting requirement
currently applicable in certain instances.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><B>Advanced Notice &ndash; </B>The amended advanced notice provision would provide for a 30-day notice window for submitting
Board nominations and shareholder proposals for inclusion in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement, replacing the current 15-day
notice window. The amended notice window would also key off the prior year&rsquo;s Annual Meeting date, replacing the current provision
that keys off of the current annual meeting date.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F">Dr. Alutto continued, &ldquo;In addition, and
in response to our shareholder outreach, our Board has made the following corporate governance enhancements:&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Director Engagement</B><BR>
The Board has amended its Corporate Governance Guidelines to limit the number of public company Boards on which each independent
director may serve to four, inclusive of their service on the Board of The Children&rsquo;s Place. In addition, the amended guidelines
further emphasize the importance of the Board&rsquo;s policies concerning diversity, Board refreshment and succession planning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Executive Compensation</B><BR>
The Company has added adjusted operating margin and adjusted return on invested capital to the existing performance metric of adjusted
earnings per share, and has eliminated the use of a total shareholder return, or TSR, modifier, for purposes of its long-term incentive
compensation plan. These changes will be effective for awards to be made in 2016 and are in response to shareholder requests for
performance metrics that more directly measure progress on the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives and over which management
has more direct influence.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F"><B>Enhanced Disclosure</B><BR>
During our outreach, shareholders emphasized the importance of transparent disclosure of the Board&rsquo;s ongoing focus on corporate
governance. In response to that feedback, the Company plans to include additional detail in its 2016 Proxy Statement and 2015 Annual
Report on Form 10-K related to the Board&rsquo;s processes, practices and reasoning on corporate governance matters, including
its annual self-assessment and individual director evaluation processes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #2F2F2F">Dr. Alutto concluded, &ldquo;We are continually
looking at ways to improve our Board and its processes to best position the Company to continue to generate shareholder value and
meet its strategic goals. The Board was unanimous in its decision to take the actions announced today, and we look forward to maintaining
a consistent and productive dialogue with our shareholders.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About The Children's Place, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Children's Place is the largest pure-play children's specialty
apparel retailer in North America. &nbsp;The Company designs, contracts to manufacture, sells at retail and wholesale, and licenses
to sell fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value prices, primarily under the proprietary &quot;The Children's Place,&quot;
&quot;Place&quot; and &quot;Baby Place&quot; brand names. &nbsp;As of October 31, 2015, the Company operated 1,085 stores in the
United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, an online store at <U>www.childrensplace.com</U>, and had 90 international stores open
and operated by its franchise partners in 12 countries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements
regarding future circumstances. 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 and performance to differ materially. Some of
these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in
the &quot;Risk Factors&quot; section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. Readers 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 the Company or any other person that the events or circumstances described
in such statement are material.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.2</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE INCREASES
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2015 COMPARABLE RETAIL SALES AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ANNOUNCES COMPARABLE RETAIL SALES OF
POSITIVE 7.3% THROUGH THE FIRST NINE WEEKS OF THE FOURTH QUARTER</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Secaucus, New Jersey &ndash; January 7, 2016 &ndash;
The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE). </B>Jane Elfers, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, &ldquo;We have
consistently stated that our multi-pronged transformation strategy would begin to deliver results in the back half of 2015
and our announcement today clearly indicates that we are on track. Comparable retail sales are running positive 7.3% through
the first nine weeks of the fourth quarter, representing approximately 85% of our planned sales volume for the quarter. These
comparable retail sales results are being driven by increases in key retail selling metrics despite continued weakness in
traffic.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Elfers continued, &ldquo;We now expect comparable retail
sales to increase in the range of 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter, compared to previous guidance of a low-single digit increase
and a comparable retail sales increase of 3.7% in the fourth quarter of 2014. For the full year 2015, we now expect comparable
retail sales to be approximately flat, compared to previous guidance of slightly negative comparable retail sales. We are also
updating our fourth quarter and full year 2015 guidance for adjusted diluted EPS. We now expect to deliver adjusted diluted EPS
for the fourth quarter in the range of $1.05 to $1.12, compared to previous fourth quarter adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $0.93
to $1.03. For the full year 2015, we now expect to deliver adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $3.47 to $3.54, compared to previous
full year 2015 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $3.35 to $3.45.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company also announced that it will participate at the 2016
ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday January 12<SUP>th</SUP>, 2016.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Updated Outlook</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company now expects comparable retail sales to increase
in the range of 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter, compared to previous guidance of a low-single digit increase and now expects to
achieve fourth quarter adjusted net income per diluted share (&ldquo;adjusted diluted EPS&rdquo;) in the range of $1.05 to $1.12,
compared to previous fourth quarter adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $0.93 to $1.03 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.94 in the fourth
quarter of 2014. This guidance range assumes that currency exchange rates will negatively impact adjusted diluted EPS by approximately
($0.03) in the fourth quarter. On a constant currency basis, adjusted diluted EPS is projected to be $1.08 to $1.15.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">For the full year 2015, the Company now expects comparable retail
sales to be approximately flat, compared to previous guidance of slightly negative comparable retail sales and now expects to achieve
adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $3.47 to $3.54, compared to previous full year 2015 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $3.35
to $3.45 and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.05 in full year 2014. This guidance range assumes that currency exchange rates will negatively
impact adjusted diluted EPS by approximately ($0.14) cents in the full year 2015. On a constant currency basis, full year 2015
adjusted diluted EPS is projected to be $3.61 to $3.68.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Children&rsquo;s Place is the largest pure-play children&rsquo;s
specialty apparel retailer in North America. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture, sells at retail and wholesale, and
licenses to sell fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value prices, primarily under the proprietary &ldquo;The Children&rsquo;s
Place,&rdquo; &ldquo;Place&rdquo; and &ldquo;Baby Place&rdquo; brand names. As of October 31, 2015, the Company operated 1,085
stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, an online store at www.childrensplace.com, and had 90 international stores
open and operated by its franchise partners in 12 countries.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Forward Looking Statements</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements
regarding future circumstances, including statements relating to the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives and adjusted net income
per diluted share. 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 and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and
uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the &ldquo;Risk
Factors&rdquo; section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. Included among the risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful
in gauging fashion trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company&rsquo;s
business and its dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by the weakness in the economy that continues
to affect the Company&rsquo;s target customer, the risk that the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives to increase sales and margin
are delayed or do not result in anticipated improvements, the risk that the cost of raw materials or energy prices will increase
beyond current expectations or that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through value engineering or price increases,
and the uncertainty of weather patterns. Readers 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 the Company or any
other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Contact: Robert Vill, Group Vice President, Finance, (201) 453-6693</P>

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