FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Women's specialty retailer Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) will host a meeting with security analysts on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. E.S.T. at its Fort Myers, Florida National Store Support Center. The meeting is being webcast live over the Internet by Thomson Street Events and is being delivered over their investor distribution network. Individual investors can listen to the webcast at www.earnings.com. Institutional subscribers can access the webcast at www.streetevents.com. The webcast will also be available at the Events Calendar page of the Chico's FAS, Inc. corporate Web site, www.chicosfas.com. An archive of the webcast will be available following the live event.
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Chico's FAS Meeting Agenda and Company Participants
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. (times are approximate)
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview
David F. Dyer, President and CEO
8:20 a.m. Financial Update & Sourcing
Kent A. Kleeberger, Executive Vice President -CFO
and
Treasurer
8:40 a.m. Store Construction and Real Estate
Jeffrey Gaul, Vice President - Real Estate
9:00 a.m. Creative Strategy
Lee Eisenberg, Executive Vice President - Creative
Strategy
9:20 a.m. Direct-to-Consumer and Information Technology
Jeffrey A. Jones, Executive Vice President - COO
9:40 a.m. Question & Answer Session and Concluding Remarks
David F. Dyer
Jeffrey A. Jones
Kent A. Kleeberger
Lee Eisenberg
Jeffrey Gaul
10:00 a.m. Webcast ends
Webcast listeners are invited to ask questions during the live Question & Answer session by e-mailing them to bob.atkinson@chicos.com.
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
The Company is a women's specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 1,084 specialty stores, including stores in 48 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The Chico's brand currently operates 599 boutique and 45 outlet stores, publishes a catalog during key shopping periods throughout the year, and conducts e-commerce at http://www.chicos.com/.
White House | Black Market currently operates 333 boutique and 17 outlet stores, publishes a catalog highlighting its latest fashions and conducts e-commerce at http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/.
Soma Intimates is the Company's developing concept with 86 boutique stores and 4 outlet stores today. Soma Intimates also publishes a catalog for its customers and conducts e-commerce at http://www.soma.com/.
Executive Contact:
Robert C. Atkinson
Vice President-Investor Relations
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4199
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