The Children's Place to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 17th Ann

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    Roth Capital Partners 17th Annual Growth Stock Conference

    SECAUCUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCE) today announced that it will be presenting on Tuesday, February 22, 2005, at 8:00 am at the Roth Capital Partners 17th Annual Growth Stock Conference. The conference is being held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach and Resort Spa in Dana Point, California.
    The presentation will be webcast live and archived until Tuesday, March 1, 2005. To access the webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.childrensplace.com.

    The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of children's merchandise, ages newborn to ten years old. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture and sells high-quality, value-priced apparel and accessories under the "The Children's Place" brand name. As of January 29, 2005, the Company operated 750 Children's Place stores: 689 stores in the United States, 55 stores in Canada and six stores in Puerto Rico, and sells The Children's Place merchandise through its virtual store located at www.childrensplace.com. The Company also owns the subsidiary that operates the Disney Stores in North America, which consists of 293 stores in the United States and 13 stores in Canada.

    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 to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements including, in particular, the risks and uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake 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 Children's Place or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

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CONTACT: The Children's Place Heather Anthony, 201-558-2865

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD APPAREL/TEXTILES RETAIL TRADESHOW SOURCE: The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.

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