PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mothers Work, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MWRK), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today
announced that Rebecca Matthias, President, Chief Creative Officer and
Acting Chief Merchandising Officer of the Company, and Ed Krell, Chief
Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will present to
investors at the Cowen and Company 6th Annual Consumer Conference on
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, New
York. A live webcast of the Cowen presentation will be available on Mothers
Work's website at http://www.motherswork.com, and may be accessed via the link
under the site's Investor Relations section. Participants should allow
approximately ten minutes prior to the presentation start time to visit the
site and download any streaming media software needed to listen to the
webcast. An archive of the webcast will be available a few hours after the
live presentation is completed.
Mothers Work is the world's largest designer and retailer of maternity
apparel, using its custom TrendTrack(TM) merchandise analysis and planning
system as well as its quick response replenishment process to "give the
customer what she wants, when she wants it." As of December 31, 2007,
Mothers Work operates 1,544 maternity locations, including 772 stores,
predominantly under the tradenames Motherhood Maternity(R), A Pea in the
Pod(R), Mimi Maternity(R), and Destination Maternity(R), and sells on the
web through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites. In
addition, Mothers Work distributes its Oh Baby by Motherhood(TM) collection
through a licensed arrangement at Kohl's(R) stores throughout the United
States and on Kohls.com.
The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
contained in this press release or made from time to time by management of
the Company, including those regarding expected results of operations,
liquidity and financial condition and various business initiatives, involve
risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various
important factors. The following factors, among others, in some cases have
affected and in the future could affect the Company's financial performance
and actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements: our
ability to successfully manage our various business initiatives, our
ability to successfully manage and retain our leased department and
licensed relationships and marketing partnerships, future sales trends in
our existing store base, weather, changes in consumer spending patterns,
raw material price increases, consumer preferences and overall economic
conditions, the impact of competition and pricing, availability of suitable
store locations, continued availability of capital and financing, ability
to hire and develop senior management and sales associates, ability to
develop and source merchandise, ability to receive production from foreign
sources on a timely basis, potential stock repurchases, potential debt
prepayments, changes in market interest rates, war or acts of terrorism,
and other factors set forth in the Company's periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or in materials incorporated therein by
reference.
SOURCE Mothers Work, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Edward M. Krell of Mothers Work, Inc., Chief
Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, +1-215-873-2220
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