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FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today announced that management will deliver a presentation on behalf of the Company at the Goldman Sachs Thirteenth Annual Global Retailing Conference.

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The presentation for the Goldman Sachs Thirteenth Annual Global Retailing Conference is scheduled for September 6, 2006 at 2:40 pm ET at the Pierre Hotel in New York, NY. A webcast of the presentation will be available. To access the webcast, go to the Investor Relations section on the Chico's FAS, Inc. website at http://www.chicos.com and click on the appropriate presentation button. The presentation will address the Company's growth strategies and provide a review of historical data.

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 813 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, Soma by Chico's and Fitigues names. The Company owns 510 Chico's front-line stores, 32 Chico's outlet stores, 213 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 11 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 23 Soma by Chico's stores, 10 Fitigues front-line stores and 1 Fitigues outlet store; 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

    Executive Contacts:

    Charles J. Kleman                      F. Michael Smith
    Executive Vice President               Vice President
    Chief Financial Officer                Investor and Community Relations
    Chico's FAS, Inc.                      Chico's FAS, Inc.
    (239) 274-4105                         (239) 274-4797


SOURCE  Chico's FAS, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Executive Contacts, Charles J. Kleman, Executive Vice
President, 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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CO:  Chico's FAS, Inc.; Goldman Sachs
ST:  Florida, New York
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