UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20509

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)    February 8, 2007

THE TALBOTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-12552	41-1111318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Talbots Drive, Hingham, Massachusetts	02043
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (781) 749-7600

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Section 2 — Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     Attached and being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of The Talbots, Inc. (“Talbots”) dated February 8, 2007, reporting Talbots sales results for the fourteen weeks ended February 3, 2007.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

     To supplement the Company’s results presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses, and has included in the press release furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K, the following non-GAAP financial measures: current outlook on earnings per diluted share for each of the Company’s Talbots operations and J. Jill operations for the first quarter of 2007 and full fiscal years 2007 and 2006.

     Estimated earnings per share for the Talbots operations exclude J. Jill operations and acquisition related costs, financing costs and purchase related accounting adjustments. Estimated earnings per share for the J. Jill operations exclude Talbots operations and acquisition related costs, financing costs and purchase related accounting adjustments.

     These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for or superior to financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Also, these non-GAAP financial measures as disclosed by the Company may be calculated differently from similar measures disclosed by other companies. To ease the use and understanding of these non-GAAP financial measures, the Company has included the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.

     Brand Operations. In connection with the integration of J. Jill, management is and will be excluding earnings per share attributable to each individual brand operation from the other in certain internal budgets, operating plans and forecasts and in assessing management performance. This information is expected to aid management and the Board of Directors in its decision-making and allocation of resources between the brands. It also provides one additional performance metric to assist investors in analyzing and better understanding the Company’s financial performance and trends period-to-period. This is only one operating metric and is reviewed by management, together with GAAP results, for internal financial analysis and planning purposes. However, these are not GAAP results and the Company has provided the detailed breakdown of these exclusions from expected GAAP results.

     Acquisition-Related Costs, Financing Costs and Purchase-Related Accounting Adjustments. Management also excludes charges for acquisition-related costs, acquisition-related financing costs and purchase-related accounting adjustments related to its J. Jill acquisition from its brand operations earnings per share disclosure. Management uses these non-GAAP measures in certain internal budgets, operating plans and forecasts, evaluating actual results across periods, assessing management performance and comparing operating performance against other companies. Management believes that these excluded amounts attributable to the J. Jill acquisition are not reflective of ongoing operating results and are solely a function of the acquisition. This information is expected to aid management and the Board of Directors in its decision-making and allocation of resources. It also provides one additional performance metric to assist investors in analyzing and better understanding the Company’s financial performance and trends period-to-period. A limitation of this non-GAAP financial measure is that some or all

of such charges represent actual cash outlays and, in addition, such measure does not reflect actual GAAP expense.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d.	Exhibits.
	99.1	Press Release of The Talbots, Inc., dated February 8, 2007.*
	*Pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

	THE TALBOTS, INC.
Dated: February 8, 2007	By:	/s/ Carol Stone
		Name:	Carol Stone
		Title:	Vice President, Corporate Controller