8-K

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 10, 2008

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-21258	59-2389435
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11215 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, Florida	33966
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip code)

(239) 277-6200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Ex-99.1 Press Release dated January 10, 2008

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On January 10, 2008, Chico’s FAS, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the sales results of the Company’s operations for the month of December. In addition, the Company commented on its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter ended February 2, 2008.

     A copy of the press release issued on January 10, 2008 is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)     Exhibits:

     Exhibit 99.1     Chico’s FAS, Inc. Press Release dated January 10, 2008

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	CHICO’S FAS, INC.
Date: January 10, 2008	By:	/s/ Michael J. Kincaid
		Michael J. Kincaid, Senior Vice President —
		Finance and Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Chico’s FAS, Inc. Press Release dated January 10, 2008

EX-99.1

Chico’s FAS, Inc. • 11215 Metro Parkway • Fort Myers, Florida 33966 • (239) 277-6200 • Fax: (239) 277-5237

For Immediate Release

Executive Contacts:
Kent A. Kleeberger	F. Michael Smith
Executive Vice President	Vice President
Chief Financial Officer	Investor and Community Relations
Chico’s FAS, Inc.	Chico’s FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4987	(239) 274-4797

Chico’s FAS, Inc. Reports December Sales

     Fort Myers, FL - January 10, 2008 - Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today reported that its sales results for the five-week period ended January 5, 2008, decreased 5.6% to $181.6 million from $192.5 million reported for the five-week period ended December 30, 2006. Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores decreased 13.7% for the five-week period ended January 5, 2008 compared to the same five-week period last year ending January 6, 2007.

     For the forty-eight weeks ended January 5, 2008, total sales increased 6.9% to $1.62 billion from $1.52 billion reported for the forty-eight week period ended December 30, 2006. Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores decreased 7.2% for the forty-eight week period ended January 5, 2008 compared to the forty-eight week period last year ending January 6, 2007.

     Additional details on December and year-to-date sales are as follows:

December Sales			Percent Decrease
(dollars in millions)						Comparable Store Sales
						Fiscal			Comparable
Fiscal 2007	Fiscal 2006		Total Sales			Basis(a)			Basis(b)
$181.6	$	192.5		(5.6	)%		(19.4	)%		(13.7	)%

Year-to-Date Sales			Percent Increase (Decrease)
(dollars in billions)						Comparable Store Sales
						Fiscal			Comparable
Fiscal 2007	Fiscal 2006		Total Sales			Basis(a)			Basis(b)
$1.62	$	1.52		6.9	%		(7.5	)%		(7.2	)%

(a)	“Fiscal Basis” compares fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2006.
(b)	“Comparable Basis” compares fiscal 2007 to the identical weeks last year. Each period includes the same number of days.

     Scott A. Edmonds, Chairman, President & CEO, stated, “December’s sales results fell well short of our expectations. The market segments served by our Chico’s and White House|Black Market brands have been particularly challenging which necessitated more promotions and significantly higher markdowns than originally anticipated. With our efforts to lower carryover of inventory into next year and to end fiscal year 2007 with clean inventories, we are optimistic that our Spring merchandise offerings should allow us to achieve more normalized margin levels in early fiscal 2008.”

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     Mr. Edmonds continued, “With the lower than anticipated sales, combined with the higher markdowns and additional promotions required to move the merchandise in the fourth quarter, we now expect a loss in the range of $0.13 to $0.16 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Although we are certainly not pleased with the results of this quarter, we remain committed to returning to profitability in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.”

     Mr. Edmonds further continued, “To that end, we have been reviewing and lowering our inventory plans for the first half of fiscal 2008. These activities, coupled with our strong balance sheet and our commitment to better control our expense structure and lower our capital expenditures, should allow us to effectively manage through these challenging economic times. We will provide more details of our plans for fiscal 2008 in our fourth quarter conference call scheduled for March 4^th 2008.”

     The Company is a specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 1,037 women’s specialty stores, including stores in 48 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico’s, White House | Black Market and Soma Intimates names. The Company has 601 Chico’s front-line stores, 38 Chico’s outlet stores, 308 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 19 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 70 Soma Intimates front-line stores and 1 Soma Intimates outlet store.

Certain statements contained herein, including without limitation, statements addressing the beliefs, plans, objectives, estimates or expectations of the Company or future results or events constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known or unknown risks, including, but not limited to, general economic and business conditions, and conditions in the specialty retail industry. There can be no assurance that the actual future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur. Users of forward-looking statements are encouraged to review the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K, its filings on Form 10-Q, management’s discussion and analysis in the Company’s latest annual report to stockholders, the Company’s filings on Form 8-K, and other federal securities law filings for a description of other important factors that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.

For more detailed information, please call (877) 424-4267 to listen to the Company’s monthly
sales information and investor relations line

A copy of a slide show addressing the Company’s recent financial results and current plans
for expansion is available on the Company’s website at http://www.chicos.com in the
investor relations section under Our Company

Additional investor information on Chico’s FAS, Inc. is available free of charge on the Company’s
website at http://www.chicos.com in the investor relations section under Our Company

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