SECAUCUS, N.J., March 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PLCE) today announced that it will deliver a presentation at the Merrill Lynch Retailing Leaders Conference at The New York Palace Hotel, New York, New York on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 2:00 pm eastern time.

The presentation will be webcast live and archived for thirty days. To access the webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, http://www.childrensplace.com.

The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of children's merchandise. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture and sells high-quality, value-priced merchandise under the proprietary ``The Children's Place'' and licensed ``Disney Store'' brand names. As of March 3, 2007, the Company owned and operated 865 The Children's Place stores and 328 Disney Stores in North America and The Children's Place online store, http://www.childrensplace.com.

This press release and above referenced webcast 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, as well as the risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's stock option grants and procedures and the recently completed investigation by the special committee of the Company's Board of Directors, the previously announced pending restatement of the Company's historical financial statements, the delays in filing the Company's periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the outcome of the informal investigation of the Company being conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, potential other governmental proceedings, the shareholder litigation commenced against the Company and certain of its officers and directors, and the potential impact of each of these matters on the Company, as well as matters relating to the Company's discussions with The Walt Disney Company. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers or listeners (on the webcast) are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. 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. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by the Company or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

Contact:
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.
Susan LaBar, Manager, Investor Relations
(201) 453-6955

Source: The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.