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   Casual Male Retail Group Reports Total Sales Increase of 23.3% and
         Comparable Store Sales Increase of 2.2% for December 2004

CANTON, MA, January 6, 2005 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS: "CMRG"), retail brand operator of Casual Male Big & Tall,
Rochester Big & Tall, and the exclusive distributor and retailer of
George Foreman's clothing collection, today announced its sales results
for December 2004.

Casual Male reported that December sales results for the Casual Male
Big & Tall stores, Rochester Big & Tall stores, catalog and e-commerce
business, for the five week period ended January 1, 2005, increased
23.3% to $61.9 million from $50.2 million for the prior year's five
week period ended January 3, 2004. Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
comparable store sales increased 2.2% in December and 4.4% for the
first eleven months of fiscal 2004.

CMRG, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel with retail
operations throughout the United States, London, England  and Canada,
operates 496 Casual Male Big & Tall stores, the Casual Male e-commerce
site, Casual Male catalog business, 13 Casual Male at Sears-Canada
stores and 22 Rochester Big and Tall stores and a 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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