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                and each of its subsidiaries that are signatories thereto, as borrowers,
                the financial institutions named therein, and Wells Fargo Retail
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Unassociated Document
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)
July
                29, 2005
THE
      CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
________________________________________________________________________
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
0-23071
31-1241495
(State
                or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
                Employer ID
of
                incorporation)
File
                Number)
Number)
915
                Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey
07094
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
                Telephone Number, including area code:
(201)558-2400
Not
                Applicable
(Former
                name or former address, if changed since last
                report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
o
Written
                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                CFR
                230.425)
o
Soliciting
                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.13e-4(c)
Item
      1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
      July
      29, 2005, The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the "Company") entered into
      an amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
      (the
"Agreement"), dated as of October 30, 2004, by and among The Children's Place
      Retail Stores, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries that are signatories thereto,
      as borrowers, the financial institutions named therein, and Wells Fargo Retail
      Finance, LLC, as agent. This amendment provides for a temporary overadvance
      facility under which the Company will have the right to borrow up to $20 million
      through October 31, 2005.
Borrowings
      under this temporary overadvance facility will be in addition to advances that
      are made under the Agreement based upon the amount of the Company's eligible
      inventory and accounts receivable from time to time.
Interest
      on any outstanding amounts under the temporary overadvance facility will accrue
      at LIBOR plus 4.0% per annum. All outstanding amounts under the temporary
      overadvance facility must be paid in full by October 31, 2005.
Item
      2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
See
      Item
      1.01 above.
Item
      9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits:
10.1
Third
                Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement,
                dated July 29, 2005, by and among The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.
                and each of its subsidiaries that are signatories thereto, as borrowers,
                the financial institutions named therein, and Wells Fargo Retail
                Finance,
                LLC, as agent.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report
      to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
      authorized.
THE
              CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
By:
/s/ Hiten
              Patel
Name:
              Hiten Patel
Title:
              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated:
              July 29, 2005
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