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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_DeferredAndRestrictedStockDeferredAwardsMember" name="DeferredAndRestrictedStockDeferredAwardsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBaseSalary" name="DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBaseSalary" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBonus" name="DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBonus" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_DeferredCompensationArrangementsPolicyTextBlock" name="DeferredCompensationArrangementsPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_DeferredRentExpenseAndLeaseIncentives" name="DeferredRentExpenseAndLeaseIncentives" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_Dividendsunvestedshares" name="Dividendsunvestedshares" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_GrossMarginAbstract" name="GrossMarginAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_GrossProfitToNetSalesPercentage" name="GrossProfitToNetSalesPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAndOtherLiabilities" name="IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAndOtherLiabilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_LeaseterminationcostsMember" name="LeaseterminationcostsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_LegalAndRegulatoryMattersAbstract" name="LegalAndRegulatoryMattersAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageHighEndOfRange" name="LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageHighEndOfRange" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageLowEndOfRange" name="LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageLowEndOfRange" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_LettersOfCreditMaximumBorrowingCapacity" name="LettersOfCreditMaximumBorrowingCapacity" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_LiborMember" name="LiborMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionBorrowingCapacity" name="LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionBorrowingCapacity" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstandingOther" name="LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstandingOther" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_MaterialHandlingEquipmentMember" name="MaterialHandlingEquipmentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_NetBookValue" name="NetBookValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_Netbookvauepartiallyimpairedstores" name="Netbookvauepartiallyimpairedstores" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_NumberOfStoresTestedForImpairmentMember" name="NumberOfStoresTestedForImpairmentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_NumberOfUnderperformingStores" name="NumberOfUnderperformingStores" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_OperatingIncomeLossToNetSalesPercentage" name="OperatingIncomeLossToNetSalesPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_OperatingIncomeLossToNetSalesPercentageAbstract" name="OperatingIncomeLossToNetSalesPercentageAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_Paymentsandreduction" name="Paymentsandreduction" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_PercentageOfEntityWideSalesQualifyingPurchaserAsMajorCustomer" name="PercentageOfEntityWideSalesQualifyingPurchaserAsMajorCustomer" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_PerformanceAwardsMember" name="PerformanceAwardsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_RepurchaseTypeDomain" name="RepurchaseTypeDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateIntrinsicValueAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateIntrinsicValueAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedRollForward" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedRollForward" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfTargetSharesWhichCanBeEarned" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfTargetSharesWhichCanBeEarned" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_ShareRepurchaseTypeAxis" name="ShareRepurchaseTypeAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_StoreFixturesAndEquipmentMember" name="StoreFixturesAndEquipmentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_SublimitAvailability" name="SublimitAvailability" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="plce_TotaladdsleasetermandonetimebenefitsMember" name="TotaladdsleasetermandonetimebenefitsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="plce_Totalexitcostaccrual" name="Totalexitcostaccrual" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
</xsd:schema>
