1041859--3/26/2010--CHILDRENS_PLACE_RETAIL_STORES

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We may suffer adverse business consequences if we are unable to anticipate and respond to merchandise trends. We may be unable to properly plan inventory purchases or manage new or existing merchandise. Changes in Comparable Retail Sales results from period to period could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. Our success depends upon the service and capabilities of our management team. Changes in management or in our organizational structure could have a material adverse effect on our business. We face significant competition in the retail industry, which could impact our ability to compete successfully against existing or future competition. Product liability costs, related claims, and the cost of compliance with consumer product safety laws such as the CPSIA or our inability to comply with such laws could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputation. Pending legal and regulatory actions are inherent in our businesses and could adversely affect our results of operations or financial position or harm our businesses or reputation. Any disruption in, or changes to, our consumer credit arrangements, including our private label credit card agreement with Citibank, N.A., may adversely affect our ability to provide consumer credit and write credit insurance. We depend on our relationships with unaffiliated manufacturers, transportation companies, and independent agents. Our inability to maintain relationships with any of these entities, or the failure of any of their businesses, could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Because we purchase our products internationally, our business is sensitive to risks associated with international business. Because certain of our subsidiaries operate outside of the United States, some of our revenues, product costs and other expenses are subject to foreign economic and currency risks. We may not be able to identify, evaluate or successfully execute business strategies. We depend on generating sufficient cash flows, together with our existing cash balances and availability under our credit facility to fund our ongoing operations, capital expenditures and debt service requirements. If our landlords should suffer financial difficulty or if we are unable to successfully negotiate acceptable lease terms, it could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations and cash flows. If we are unable to open and operate new stores successfully, our future operating results will be adversely impacted. A material disruption in, or failure of, our information technology systems could adversely affect our business or results of operations and cash flows. A privacy breach could adversely affect our business. Changes in federal, state or local law, or our failure to comply with such laws, could increase our expenses and expose us to legal risks. Legislative actions and new accounting pronouncements could result in us having to increase our administrative expenses to remain compliant. Tax Matters could impact the Company's Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Because of conditions impacting our quarterly results of operations, including seasonality and other factors, our quarterly results fluctuate. Our failure to successfully manage our e-commerce business could have a negative impact on our business. We may be unable to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights. Our share price may be volatile. Negative changes in the economy, such as the recent deterioration in the global economic environment, and resulting declines in consumer confidence and spending, have had and could continue to have an adverse effect on the apparel industry and on our operating results. Acts of terrorism, the effects of war or other catastrophes could have a material adverse effect on our business. Since a portion of our available cash is located in foreign jurisdictions, if we need such cash to fund domestic needs we may not be able to do so on favorable terms.

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