FORT MYERS, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) announced it has pledged a minimum of $250,000 to support
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The Company has also committed to match
100% of its associates' contributions towards this relief effort.
Michael Smith, Vice President-Investor and Community Relations, commented,
"We have at least a hundred associates who were directly affected by this
hurricane and our first priority will be to take care of them and their
families. The remaining funds will be donated to the American Red Cross, the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit, and Governor Jeb Bush's Volunteer Florida
Foundation to assist these non-profit organizations with their hurricane
relief efforts. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been affected by this
terrible tragedy."
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 716 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 477 Chico's front-line
stores, 28 Chico's outlet stores, 182 White House | Black Market front-line
stores, 6 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.
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/CONTACT: F. Michael Smith, Vice President, Investor and Community
Relations, +1-239-274-4797, or Lexi Funk, Publicity Manager, +1-239-274-4507,
both of Chico's FAS/
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