Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 16, 2013, management of rue21, inc. (the "Company") gave a presentation at the 15th Annual ICR XChange Conference held at The Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Miami, Florida. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are presentation materials made available in conjunction with that presentation.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 January 16, 2013 investor conference materials.

The information contained in the attached presentation materials is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company's SEC filings and other public announcements. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise this information, although it may do so from time to time.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, 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 liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filings.

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