SECAUCUS, N.J., April 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCE) announced today that, as anticipated, it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter dated April 9, 2007 from the Nasdaq Stock Market. The letter states that because the Company has not filed its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASDAQ, pursuant to Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14), has an additional basis for delisting the Company's securities from The Nasdaq Global Select Market. In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4804(c), the Company will respond to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the "Council") regarding this additional deficiency as past of the pending review. The letter states that the Council will consider this matter in rendering its determination about the Company's continued listing.

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 April 7, 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 at www.childrensplace.com.

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, 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 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.
Heather Anthony, Senior Director, Investor Relations
(201) 558-2865