Chico's FAS, Inc. Updates Conference Schedule

FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. 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.

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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. [phone] [phone]
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