Charming Shoppes Inc, a leading multi-brand, multi-channel specialty apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, will host its fourth quarter fiscal 2008 sales and earnings conference call on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 9:15 a.m. eastern time.

Fourth quarter 2008 results will be released over the newswires and will be available on Form 8-K prior to 9:15 a.m. eastern time. Both the fourth quarter earnings release and the Form 8-K will be available at company's website in investor section.

Dorrit J. Bern, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President, Eric M. Specter, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Steven R. Wishner, Sr. Vice President of Finance, Strategy and Business Development and Gayle M. Coolick, Director of Investor Relations, will comment on the Company's fourth quarter results. Prepared remarks will be followed by a question and answer period.