UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2004
0-15898
(Commission File Number)
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CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-2623104
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
555 Turnpike Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021
(Address of registrant's principal executive office)
(781) 828-9300
(Registrant's telephone number)
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ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release announcing Sales for the Second
Quarter of fiscal 2004 and July 2004 for Casual
Male Retail Group, Inc.
ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 4, 2004, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the Company's sales for the month and second quarter ended
July 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich
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Name: Dennis R. Hernreich
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 3, 2004
For Information, Contact:
Company Contact:
Jeff Unger, Investor Relations
(561) 514-0115
James R. Palczynski, Integrated Corporate Relations
(203) 682-8229
Andrew Bard, Weber Shandwick
212-445-8368
Casual Male Retail Group Reports Comparable Store
Sales Increase of 4.8% for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2004
and 0.8% for July 2004
CANTON, Mass., August 4, 2004 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:
"CMRG" -), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big & Tall, the exclusive
retailer of George Foreman's clothing collection, today announced its sales
results for July 2004 and the second quarter of fiscal 2004.
Casual Male reported that July sales results for the Casual Male Big and Tall
stores, catalog and e-commerce, for the four week period ended July 31, 2004,
increased 1.0% to $21.0 million from $20.8 million reported for the prior
year's four week period ended August 2, 2003. Comparable store sales increased
0.8% for the month. For the second quarter of fiscal 2004, sales for Casual
Male increased 3.3% to $81.5 million from $78.9 million for the second quarter
of the prior year. Casual Male comparable store sales increased 4.8% for the
second quarter of fiscal 2004.
David Levin, Chief Executive Officer and President said, "While our sales for
the month were lower than we expected, our business continues to improve and
our merchandise assortments are selling through with much less promotional
activity. As a result, gross margins continued to improve, both sequentially
and versus last year's quarter."
Casual Male will discuss its second quarter sales trends and programs for the
balance of the year at 11:00 am EDT during its 2004 Annual Meeting web cast.
To listen to the web cast, go to www.casualmale.com/investor and click on the
annual meeting icon.
CMRG, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel, operates 489 Casual
Male Big & Tall stores, the Casual Male e-commerce site, Casual Male catalog
business and 48 Levi's(r) Outlet by Designs and Dockers(r) Outlet by Designs
stores, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The Company is
headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and its common stock is listed on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "CMRG."
The discussion of forward-looking information requires management of the
Company to make certain estimates and assumptions regarding the Company's
strategic direction and the effect of such plans on the Company's financial
results. The Company's actual results and the implementation of its plans and
operations may differ materially from forward-looking statements made by the
Company. The Company encourages readers of forward-looking information
concerning the Company to refer to its prior filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that set forth certain risks and uncertainties that may
have an impact on future results and direction of the Company.
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