UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549
                        ______________________________

                                   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):  January 6, 2005


                                   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 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 6, 2005, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing the Company's sales for December 2004. A copy of
this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

	(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No.      Description
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99.1             Press Release announcing sales for December 2004 for
                 Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.










































                                  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
						          ---------------------------
                                              Name:  Dennis R. Hernreich
                                              Title: Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  January 6, 2005

For Information Contact:

Company Contact:

Jeff Unger, Investor Relations
(561) 514-0115

Andrew Bard, Weber Shandwick
212-445-8368


   Casual Male Retail Group Reports Total Sales Increase of 23.3% and
         Comparable Store Sales Increase of 2.2% for December 2004

CANTON, MA, January 6, 2005 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS: "CMRG"), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big & Tall,
Rochester Big & Tall, and the exclusive distributor and retailer of
George Foreman's clothing collection, today announced its sales results
for December 2004.

Casual Male reported that December sales results for the Casual Male
Big & Tall stores, Rochester Big & Tall stores, catalog and e-commerce
business, for the five week period ended January 1, 2005, increased
23.3% to $61.9 million from $50.2 million for the prior year's five
week period ended January 3, 2004. Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
comparable store sales increased 2.2% in December and 4.4% for the
first eleven months of fiscal 2004.

CMRG, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel with retail
operations throughout the United States, London, England  and Canada,
operates 496 Casual Male Big & Tall stores, the Casual Male e-commerce
site, Casual Male catalog business, 13 Casual Male at Sears-Canada
stores and 22 Rochester Big and Tall stores and a direct to consumer
business. 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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