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              Casual Male Announces Comparable Store
                Sales Increase of 2.1% for June 2004

CANTON, Mass., July 8, 2004 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS: "CMRG" -), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big &
Tall, the exclusive retailer of the Comfort Zone by George Foreman(r), GF
Sport by George Foreman(r) and Signature Collection by George Foreman(r),
as well as other major national brands, today announced its sales
results for June 2004.

Casual Male reported June sales results for the Casual Male Big and
Tall stores, catalog and e-commerce for the five week period ended July
3, 2004, increased 1.4% to $33.9 million from $33.4 million reported
for the prior year's five week period ended July 5, 2003. Comparable
store sales increased 2.1% for the month.  For the first nine weeks of
the second quarter of fiscal 2004, Casual Male comparable store sales
have increased 6.2%.

David Levin, CEO and President stated, "We continue to expect second
quarter same store sales in the mid single digits.  We have continued
to see strong improvements in our gross margin rate, with a reduced
incidence of promotion.  Further, our inventory position is current and
appropriate, which bodes well for margins for the remainder of the
quarter."

CMRG, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel, operates 488
Casual Male Big & Tall stores, the Casual Male e-commerce site, Casual
Male catalog business, 52 Levi's(r) Outlet by Designs and Docker(r) Outlet
by Designs stores and 27 Ecko Unltd(r) outlet and retail stores, pending
consummation of the previously announced sale, throughout the United
States and Puerto Rico. The Company is headquartered in Canton,
Massachusetts and its common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol "CMRG."

The discussion of forward-looking information requires management of
the Company to make certain estimates and assumptions regarding the
Company's strategic direction and the effect of such plans on the
Company's financial results. The Company's actual results and the
implementation of its plans and operations may differ materially from
forward-looking statements made by the Company. The Company encourages
readers of forward-looking information concerning the Company to refer
to its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that
set forth certain risks and uncertainties that may have an impact on
future results and direction of the Company.
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