The successful closing of underperforming stores, continued ability to purchase merchandise on open account purchase terms at expected levels, obtaining letter of credit facilities for merchandise purchases from vendors who require such facilities, the company’s credit facilities and its ability to have access on satisfactory terms to adequate credit and sources of liquidity necessary to fund its operations and to obtain any necessary increases in its credit facilities as maybe needed from time-to-time, the company’s ability to reduce spending as needed and the company’s ability to continue to satisfy its financial covenants under its existing debt agreements.

In each case, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information. Certain other factors that may cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements are included in the company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Talbots website at www.thetalbotsinc.com under Investor Relation and you are urged to carefully consider all such factors.