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The Children's Place to Webcast Review of First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (May 6, 2013)
Michael Scarpa, Chief Financial Officer of The Children's Place, Adds Chief Operating Officer Title

GlobeNewswire (Apr 24, 2013)
Children's Place: Growth From E-Commerce And Abroad
Vahan Janjigian • Tue, Apr 9
Bear Of The Day: Children's Place
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Apr 8
Apparel Retail Industry - 3 Stocks You Can Buy Despite The Weather Challenge
StockRiters • Tue, Apr 2
The Children's Place Announces Participation in the Telsey Advisory Group's 5th Annual Spring Consumer Conference

GlobeNewswire (Mar 28, 2013)
The Children's Place Retail Stores Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 26
The Children's Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Results

GlobeNewswire (Mar 26, 2013)
The Children's Place to Webcast Review of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (Feb 26, 2013)
The Children's Place Announces New Share Repurchase Authorization for up to $100 Million of Common Stock

GlobeNewswire (Nov 26, 2012)
The Children's Place Appoints Michael Scarpa as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

GlobeNewswire (Nov 26, 2012)
The Children's Place Announces Participation in the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference

GlobeNewswire (Nov 19, 2012)
The Children's Place Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (Nov 15, 2012)
Children's Place Retail Stores: Strong Fundamentals For Your Radar Screen
Kapitall • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Children's Place to Webcast Review of Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (Oct 23, 2012)
The Children's Place Appoints Tricia Griffith to Board of Directors

GlobeNewswire (Oct 15, 2012)
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Todd Campbell • Tue, Oct 9, 2012
The Children's Place Announces Participation in the Imperial Capital 6th Annual Global Opportunities Conference

GlobeNewswire (Sep 7, 2012)
Top 5 Insider Buys Filed On August 21
Markus Aarnio • Wed, Aug 22, 2012 • 4 Comments
Insiders Bought These Shares On August 21
StockPandit • Wed, Aug 22, 2012

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Children's Place: Growth From E-Commerce And Abroad
Vahan Janjigian • Tue, Apr 9
Bear Of The Day: Children's Place
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Apr 8
Children's Place Retail Stores: Strong Fundamentals For Your Radar Screen
Kapitall • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
Children's Place: Highest Returning Protected Covered Call For This Value Company
PowerOptions • Sat, May 5, 2012
Children's Place in Violation of SEC Regulation G?
Sam E. Antar • Fri, Jun 5, 2009
The Children's Place Delivers Good News in a Troubled Market
Investment U • Sun, Mar 8, 2009 • 1 Comment
Can The Children's Place and Former CEO Dabah Play Nice?
10Q Detective • Mon, Feb 11, 2008
Former Children's Place Chairman/CEO Dabah Considers Takeover Offer
Lon Juricic • Tue, Oct 16, 2007 • 1 Comment

Apparel Retail Industry - 3 Stocks You Can Buy Despite The Weather Challenge
StockRiters • Tue, Apr 2
Top Ranked Stocks To Buy This Week
Todd Campbell • Tue, Oct 9, 2012
Top 5 Insider Buys Filed On August 21
Markus Aarnio • Wed, Aug 22, 2012 • 4 Comments
Insiders Bought These Shares On August 21
StockPandit • Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Aeropostale: Wait For Trigger Before Picking Up This Beaten Retailer
The Value Investor • Sun, Aug 19, 2012
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The Children's Place Retail Stores Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 26
Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript.
Thu, Aug 20, 2009
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 01/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
The Children’s Place Inc Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
The Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 • 1 Comment
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE) Sales Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 10, 2008
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. May 2008 Sales Call Transcript
Thu, Jun 5, 2008
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. F1Q08 (Qtr End 05/03/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 22, 2008
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 20, 2008
The Children’s Place Retail Stores December 2007 Sales Results Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 10, 2008
The Children’s Place Retail Stores Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 21, 2007
The Children's Place Retail Stores F2Q07 (Qtr End 8/4/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 24, 2007

The Children's Place to Webcast Review of First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (May 6, 2013)
Michael Scarpa, Chief Financial Officer of The Children's Place, Adds Chief Operating Officer Title

GlobeNewswire (Apr 24, 2013)
Drinking at Breakfast-Why Not?

at CNBC.com (Apr 20, 2013)
Prolonged Winter Puts Retail Sales in Deep Freeze

at CNBC.com (Mar 31, 2013)
Mother Nature Freezing Retailers' Growth?

at Fox Business (Mar 28, 2013)
The Children's Place Announces Participation in the Telsey Advisory Group's 5th Annual Spring Consumer Conference

GlobeNewswire (Mar 28, 2013)
Dow Logs Fresh High, S&P Finishes Within 2 Points of Closing Peak

at CNBC.com (Mar 26, 2013)
Market Extra: Children’s Place joins weather blame game

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 26, 2013)
Futures Climb After Durable Goods, Case-Shiller

at CNBC.com (Mar 26, 2013)
Children's Place Softens Outlook on Weakening Demand

at Fox Business (Mar 26, 2013)
Indications: Stock futures up with orders for durables

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The Children's Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Results

GlobeNewswire (Mar 26, 2013)
The Children's Place to Webcast Review of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

GlobeNewswire (Feb 26, 2013)
Market Extra: High stakes in retailers’ post-Christmas hustle

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 26, 2012)
After-Hours Buzz: Z, FB, THO & More

at CNBC.com (Nov 26, 2012)
The Children's Place Announces New Share Repurchase Authorization for up to $100 Million of Common Stock

GlobeNewswire (Nov 26, 2012)
The Children's Place Appoints Michael Scarpa as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

GlobeNewswire (Nov 26, 2012)

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Company Description

The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of children's apparel and accessories, ages newborn to 14 years old. We design, contract to manufacture and sell high-quality, value-priced merchandise under the proprietary "The Children's Place" brand name. We offer... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Apparel Stores

Country: United States

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Thursday, April 25, 9:17 AM A devastating apparel factory disaster in Bangladesh doesn't directly involve any large well-known companies, but could affect global retailers as an increased focus on safety appears imminent. Retailers which reportedly bought clothes from suppliers located in the collapsed building in the recent past include The Children's Place (PLCE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Dress Barn (ASNA), Primark (ASBFY.PK), and Benetton (BNGPY.PK). Analysts think the sector will rethink supply chain decisions with a heightened focus on safety. 1 Comment [Consumer, Global & FX]
Monday, April 1, 2:40 PM Analysts think the colder March weather this year could hurt retailers that sell clothing to kids and teenagers as family shopping takes a backseat. Though the spring selling season could still pick up steam in April despite the slow start, retailers such as American Eagle (AEO -1.4%), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF +0.1%), Gap (GPS -0.8%), Aeropostale (ARO -3.2%), and Children's Place (PLCE +0.1%) that depend on mall traffic have a lot of ground to make up. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 26, 9:15 AM Premarket gainers: THLD +8%. CTIC +6%.
Losers: ZIOP -62%. PLCE -6%. PATH -6%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, March 26, 7:51 AM Shares of Children's Place (PLCE) slump, down 5.9% premarket, after the retailer issues guidance for Q1 well-below the estimates of analysts. The company expects sales to fall off at a negative high single-digit pace during the period. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 26, 6:16 AM Children's Place (PLCE): Q4 EPS of $1.15 beats by $0.11. Revenue of $509.2M beats by $13.16M. Shares -4.3% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
Monday, February 25, 9:30 AM Janney cuts its rating on Children's Place (PLCE -4.7%) to Neutral from Buy with discounting hitting the sector amid payroll tax pressure on lower-end consumers. The firm lowered its price target on shares to $49 from $59. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 3:30 PM Retail Geeks think it's more productive to compare gross profit margins for apparel retailers on a 2-3 year time time frame instead of getting lost in the noise of a Y/Y comparison. The longer view gives a clearer picture of which firms are able to re-capture lost merchandising margins from higher sourcing costs. After crunching the numbers, margin trends at Aeropostale (ARO), J.C. Penney (JCP), Children's Place (PLCE), and Urban Outfitters (URBN) look broken. On the flip side, Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Hibbett Sports (HBB), and Dillard's (DDS) show some promise. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 1:29 PM Deloitte retail analyst Alison Paul doesn't think the Hurricane Sandy excuse being trotted out by major retailers is too far off base. After accounting for a significant pre-storm slowdown and major power outages in the Northeast, she thinks the numbers as a whole are actually quite good. In that same vein, other analysts point to layaway sales and online sales yet to ship as two categories that will help December compensate for the light November. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, November 26, 2012, 5:56 PM Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) says its board has approved an additional share buyback for up to $100M. At the end of Q3, the company had approximately $21.6M remaining of the $50M share repurchase program previously authorized in March. Additionally, the company also announces that CFO Steven Baginski has left the company effective immediately. Michael Scarpa will assume the duties as CFO, effective December 3rd, and will report to president and CEO Jane Elfers. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, November 23, 2012, 6:51 AM Black Friday shopping will be the headline story in retail for the day, but the underlying plot will be the effect online channels have on the total sales hauls. Though various trade groups tag Black Friday weekend shopping to see a 3% to 4% rise this year, online shopping is expected to increase by closer to 15% heading into Cyber Monday. Online has also been where the winners and losers in the sector have been separated with major online forces such as Macy's (M) and Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) roaring to huge gains - while the likes of J.C. Penney (JCP) and Big Lots (BIG) limp along. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6:32 AM Children's Place (PLCE): Q3 EPS of $1.60 in-line. Revenue of $500.9M (+3% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer]
Friday, November 2, 2012, 7:56 AM The recent mix of economic news and retail sales reports sets the table for a holiday retail season that will come in better than original forecasts, according to IHS Global Insight. What to watch: While Hurricane Sandy is only an "interruption" to retailers on a strong growth track and an "excuse" for underperformers, two potential drags on Q4 retail sales could be a fiscal cliff that doesn't get resolved or a national election that is in dispute. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 10:04 AM Mall-based retailers and department stores are holding up relatively well in early trading after the effect of Hurricane Sandy was lined up as a major Q4 headwind. The trick now is to figure out which retail firms can recover lost sales. Two notables exceptions to the subdued trading pattern - J.C. Penney (JCP -4.8%) and Sears (SHLD -6.5%) - had a slightly higher percentage of stores in the path of Hurricane Sandy than the average in the sector. 12 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 10:02 AM Forecasts on the effect of Hurricane Sandy on retail sales still vary greatly, although the general consensus is that a short-term boost of emergency items will lift sales for select companies while the prolonged cleanup could dampen overall holiday sales. Analysts see the list of losers much longer than the list of winners as home repairs take up a great deal of discretionary spending. In a nutshell: Every retailer has a different Sandy-related thesis, with product and geographic mix essential to estimating Q4 numbers. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, October 26, 2012, 11:10 AM Though consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in five years, don't look for retailers to start adjusting guidance anytime soon. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson gave a somewhat frank assessment of how many execs are looking toward Q4 by noting the fiscal cliff could create a standstill to spending over the last ten days of the year as the automatic cuts slated for January 1 loom larger. Even if a late deal is struck, Q4 sales could take a blow. (video) 7 Comments [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:14 PM Retailers want to edge into the holiday shopping season as early as possible this year with most forecasts calling for steady - but not spectacular - spending numbers. Trends to watch: 1) Increased online couponing and promotional activity from fringe players. 2) Managing inventory should be easier with the season starting early and big data initiatives firing up which could help margins. 3) The calendar comes through for retailers with a lush 32-day window between Thanksgiving and Christmas extending the crucial part of the season. 2 Comments [Consumer]

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