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):  October 7, 2004


                                   0-15898
                          (Commission File Number)

                       ______________________________

                     CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware                                             04-2623104
(State of Incorporation)                                 (IRS Employer
                                                      Identification Number)


              555 Turnpike Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021
            (Address of registrant's principal executive office)


                              (781) 828-9300
                     (Registrant's telephone number)
                      ______________________________


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ITEM 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 7, 2004, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
Press release announcing the Company's sales for the month ended October 2,
2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

	(c) Exhibits
	    Exhibit No.	Description
          -----------   ------------
             99.1	    Press Release announcing Sales for the month ended
                      October 2, 2004 for Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.










































                                  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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC.

                                              By: /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich
						          ---------------------------
                                              Name:  Dennis R. Hernreich
                                              Title: Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  October 7, 2004

EX-99

For Information Contact:

Company Contact:

Jeff Unger, Investor Relations
(561) 514-0115

Andrew Bard, Weber Shandwick
212-445-8368


            Casual Male Retail Group Reports Comparable Store
              Sales Increase of 2.3% for September 2004

CANTON, Mass., October 7, 2004 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS: "CMRG"), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big & Tall,
the exclusive retailer of George Foreman's clothing collection, today
announced its sales results for September 2004.

Casual Male reported that September sales results for the Casual Male
Big and Tall stores, catalog and e-commerce business, for the five week
period ended October 2, 2004, increased 1.8% to $27.7 million from
$27.2 million for the prior year's five week period ended October 4,
2003. Comparable store sales increased 2.3% for the month and 2.1% for
the first nine weeks of the third quarter of fiscal 2004.

David Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Casual Male,
stated that, "Comparable store sales results for September 2004 were
negatively impacted by the hurricanes and the final week sales were
very strong last year due to cold weather.  The three hurricanes that
impacted Florida resulted in reduced comparable sales by approximately
2.0%."

CMRG, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel with retail
operations throughout the United States and Canada, operates 495 Casual
Male Big & Tall stores, the Casual Male e-commerce site, Casual Male
catalog business, 13 Casual Male at Sears-Canada stores, 44 Levi's(r)
Outlet by Designs and Dockers(r) Outlet by Designs stores and, subject to
the consummation of an asset purchase agreement, 22 Rochester Big and
Tall stores and direct to consumer business. 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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