Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 9, 2009, The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release containing the Company's sales results for the five-week period ended July 4, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K, the information under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" 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 filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "plan," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's management's judgment regarding future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the statements under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated July 9, 2009, issued by the Company (Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K).

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 9, 2009
THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL
STORES, INC.

By: /s/ Susan J. Riley
Name: Susan J. Riley
Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

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