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): December 21, 2004
                                                          (December 20, 2004)


                                    SYMS CORP
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                   New Jersey
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                 (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


           1-8546                                       22-2465228
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  (Commission File Number)                    (IRS Employer Identification No.)


   Syms Way, Secaucus, NJ                                 07094
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 902-9600
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report )

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On December 20, 2004, Syms Corp (the "Company") issued a press release
regarding its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended November 27,
2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto 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.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

     99.1  Press Release of the Company, dated December 20, 2004.



                                   SIGNATURE

     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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                 SYMS CORP


                                 By: /s/ Antone F. Moreira
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                                        Name:  Antone F. Moreira
                                        Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                               Officer

Date: December 21, 2004



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number         Description

99.1                   Press Release of Syms Corp dated December 20, 2004.