FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug 23, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today announced that the Company is scheduled to release its
second quarter fiscal 2005 earnings results after the close of the market on
August 25, 2005. A conference call to discuss results will be held at 4:30 pm
ET that same afternoon. The call will be hosted by Scott A. Edmonds,
President and CEO, and Charles J. Kleman, Chief Financial Officer.
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Investors interested in participating in the call are asked to call
#785-424-1051 by 4:25 pm ET. Those interested in listening to the call on the
web can do so at http://www.chicos.com . A replay of the call will be
available within one hour of the call through September 1, 2005. To access
the replay, investors may dial #402-220-6054 and enter the passcode 5587. A
replay of the call can also be heard via the web at http://www.chicos.com .
The Company is a specialty retailer of private label, sophisticated,
casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other
non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 710 women's specialty stores,
including stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black
Market and Soma by Chico's names. The Company owns 474 Chico's front-line
stores, 27 Chico's outlet stores, 181 White House | Black Market front-line
stores, 5 White House | Black Market outlet stores and 10 Soma by Chico's
stores; franchisees own and operate 13 Chico's stores.
For more detailed information, please call (877) 424-4267 to listen to the
Company's monthly sales information and investor relations line
A copy of a slide show addressing the Company's recent financial results and
current plans for expansion is available on the Company's website at
http://www.chicos.com in the investor relations section
Additional investor information on Chico's FAS, Inc. is available free of
charge on the Company's website at http://www.chicos.com in the investor
relations section
SOURCE Chico's FAS, Inc.
Charles J. Kleman, Chief Financial Officer, +1-239-274-4105, or F. Michael Smith,
Vice President, Investor and Community Relations, +1-239-274-4797, both of
Chico's FAS, Inc.
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