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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-001159
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180108
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180108

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:		18514726

	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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<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">S</FONT>ecurities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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January 8, 2018</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">THE
CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</FONT></P>

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Charter)</P>

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of Incorporation)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"><B>Item 8.01</B></TD><TD><B>Other Events.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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the Company issued a press release announcing comparable retail sales through the first nine weeks of the Company&rsquo;s fourth
quarter of fiscal 2017 and updating its previously announced guidance for comparable retail sales and adjusted net income per diluted
share for each of the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017.</P>

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January 8, 2018 press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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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-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>This
Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached exhibit, contains or may contain 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 positioning, and forecasts regarding store openings and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations.
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. 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 28, 2017. 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 which continue 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 of delays, interruptions and disruptions in the Company&rsquo;s global supply chain, including resulting from foreign
sources of supply in less developed countries or politically unstable countries, 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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Exchange Act of 1934, 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 8, 2018</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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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 RAISES FOURTH
QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2017 COMPARABLE RETAIL SALES AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Announces Comparable Retail Sales of
Positive 8.5% Through the First Nine Weeks of the Fourth Quarter Compared to Positive 6.9% in the Comparable Period in the Fourth
Quarter of Fiscal 2016</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Increases Fourth Quarter 2017 Adjusted
Diluted EPS Guidance to $2.45 to $2.50 vs Previous Guidance of $2.07 to $2.12 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Increases Fiscal 2017 Adjusted Diluted
EPS Guidance to $7.83 to $7.88 vs Previous Guidance of $7.46 to $7.51 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Secaucus, New Jersey &ndash; January 8, 2018 &ndash; The
Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE),</B> the largest pure-play children&rsquo;s specialty apparel retailer in North America,
today announced comparable retail sales for the first nine weeks of the fourth quarter along with increased guidance for fourth
quarter and fiscal year 2017 comparable retail sales and adjusted diluted EPS.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jane Elfers, President and Chief&nbsp;Executive Officer, announced:&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Our&nbsp;comparable
retail sales were outstanding, a positive&nbsp;8.5% through the first nine weeks of the fourth quarter, on top of a positive 6.9%
in the comparable nine week period in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 and positive 7.3% in the comparable nine week period in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. We achieved positive comparable retail sales in all channels and geographies, with our U.S.
business generating positive comparable retail sales of 8.4% and our Canadian business generating positive comparable retail sales
of 9.4%.&rdquo;</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">Ms. Elfers continued: &ldquo;Our product assortment, supported
by a foundation of superior design, sourcing and merchandising capabilities, clearly continues to resonate with our customers.
All of our key retail selling metrics increased - AUR, ADS, UPT, transactions and conversion. And importantly, our sequential improvement
in store traffic versus the third quarter of 2017 and the fourth quarter of 2016 was significant. Based on these results, we&nbsp;are
increasing our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 guidance for comparable retail sales and adjusted diluted EPS.&rdquo;</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">Ms. Elfers concluded: &ldquo;Our stellar performance in 2017
is the result of consistent execution against our long term strategic growth initiatives led by a best in class management team.
We look forward to continued momentum as we enter 2018.&rdquo;</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">The Company also announced that it will participate at the 2018
ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday January 9<SUP>th</SUP>, 2018.</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>Updated Guidance</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company is updating its outlook for the fourth quarter of
2017 and now expects adjusted diluted EPS to be in the range of $2.45 and $2.50. This compares to the Company&rsquo;s previous
guidance for adjusted diluted EPS of $2.07 to $2.12 and to adjusted diluted EPS of $1.88 in the fourth quarter of 2016. This guidance
assumes a comparable retail sales increase of approximately 7.5% to 8.5% for the quarter compared to a 6.9% increase in the fourth
quarter of 2016 and previous guidance of a low single digit increase.</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">The Company is updating its guidance for fiscal 2017 and now
expects adjusted diluted EPS to be in the range of $7.83 to $7.88. This compares to the Company&rsquo;s previous guidance for adjusted
diluted EPS of $7.46 to $7.51. Both guidance ranges include a $0.91 benefit resulting from new accounting rules for the income
tax impact on share-based compensation. Excluding the benefit from the new accounting rules, full year adjusted diluted EPS is
projected to increase 27% to 28% compared to adjusted diluted EPS of $5.43 last year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This updated guidance for adjusted diluted EPS also excludes
charges of approximately $3.7 million through the end of the third fiscal quarter related to a provision for a legal settlement
resulting from a pricing litigation, asset impairment charges, restructuring costs, a state sales and use tax audit settlement,
a provision for foreign exchange control penalties, and an insurance claim deductible, partially offset by income associated with
the release of reserves for prior year uncertain tax positions, as the Company believes these items are not reflective of the performance
of its core business.</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"><I>The updated guidance in this press release does not reflect
the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 which was recently signed into law. We will provide an update on the impact of
this legislation when we report our Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2017 earnings.</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"><B>Financial Results</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&rsquo;s updated outlook is reported in this press
release on an as adjusted, non-GAAP basis. Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP measure and is not intended to replace GAAP financial information
and may be different from non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. The Company believes the income and expense items excluded
as non-GAAP adjustments are not reflective of the performance of its core business and that providing this supplemental disclosure
to investors will facilitate comparisons of the past and present performance of its core business. The Company uses non-GAAP measures
to evaluate and measure operating performance, including, to measure performance for purposes of the Company&rsquo;s annual bonus
and long-term incentive compensation plans.</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>About The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. 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 28, 2017, the Company operated 1,027
stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, an online store at www.childrensplace.com, and had 168 international points
of distribution open and operated by its 7 franchise partners in 19 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>Forward Looking Statement</B></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"><I>This press release contains or may contain
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 diluted EPS.
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. 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 28, 2017. 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 of
delays, interruptions and disruptions in the Company&rsquo;s global supply chain, including resulting from foreign sources of
supply in less developed countries or more politically unstable countries, 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>

<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; text-align: center">Contact: Robert Vill, Group Vice President,
Finance, (201) 453-6693</P>

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

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