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         Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. Completes Acquisition
                  of Rochester Big & Tall Clothing
Transaction Positions CMRG as the Leader in Men's Big and Tall Apparel

CANTON, MA., Nov. 1, 2004-- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:
CMRG - News), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big & Tall, the
exclusive retailer of George Foreman's clothing collection, announces
the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Rochester Big
& Tall Clothing ("Rochester"). The purchase price was $15 million in
cash and the assumption of bank and subordinated debt of approximately
$5 million, in addition to the assumption of identified operating
liabilities such as accounts payable and accrued liabilities. There is
a potential payment over a three-year period of an additional $4
million, which is subject to an earn-out provision. Casual Male
financed the transaction with a new term loan from its primary lender
and additional borrowings on its existing credit facility, and had no
impact on the Company's overall liquidity.

Seymour Holtzman, Chairman of Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. said, "The
acquisition of Rochester makes us the clear industry leader in the
rapidly growing men's big and tall apparel industry and we are excited
about the opportunity to grow the Rochester brand. We welcome, Bob
Sockolov, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rochester, to our
Board of Directors and look forward to his keen industry insight and
experience."

"This is an outstanding marriage of two companies in specialty big and
tall apparel. We see an incredible synergy between the Rochester and
Casual Male brands and the opportunity to leverage the brands, which
should accelerate the earnings potential of the Company and build a
stronger enterprise that will benefit our shareholders," said David
Levin, CEO and President of Casual Male.

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, 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."

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the federal securities laws, including statements about the potential
beneficial effect of the Rochester acquisition on the Company and its
earnings potential.  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 in this
press release and elsewhere as a result of numerous factors, including the
operational integration associated with the acquisition and other risks
generally associated with such transactions. The Company encourages
readers to refer to its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, without limitation, its Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on April 14, 2004, that set forth certain risks and uncertainties
that may have an impact on future results and direction of the Company.
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