UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 8, 2009

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)

Delaware
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-23071
31-1241495
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
915 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey
07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(201) 558-2400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 
Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 8, 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 January 3, 2009.  A copy of the press release is being furnished 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 in 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 January 8, 2009, issued by the Company regarding the Company's sales results for the five-week period ended January 3, 2009 (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:  January 8, 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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