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):       December 18, 2006

                                   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 2.04	Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.


On December 18, 2006, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (the "Company") provided
notice to the holders of the Company's  5% Convertible Senior Subordinated
Notes due January 1, 2024 (the "Convertible Notes") that it will be redeeming
$40 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes on January 8, 2007.  At
December 18, 2006, $94.8 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes were
outstanding.

The notice requires that all note-holders who wish to convert their Convertible
Notes into shares of Casual Male's Common Stock must give proper notice to the
trustee on or before January 5, 2007.  Each $1,000 in principal amount of
Convertible Notes may be converted into 93.8967 shares of Common Stock.  The
Company will issue cash in lieu of any fractional shares.

Because the shares of the Company's Common Stock is currently trading above the
conversion price of the Convertible Notes ($10.65 per share), the Company
expects that note-holders will choose to convert their Convertible Notes into
Common Stock, as a result of the redemption.  It is currently the Company's
intention to redeem the balance of the notes shortly after the redemption
date, subject to certain conditions.

This notice of redemption, along with the Company's announcement of a
$75 million Stock Repurchase Plan, was included in a press release that was
issued on December 18, 2006, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

ITEM 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

	(c) Exhibits
	    Exhibit No.	Description
          -----------   ------------
             99.1       Press Release announcing notice of redemption for
                        $40 million of the Company's 5% Convertible Senior
                        Subordinated Notes due January 1, 2024 and the
                        Company's $75 million stock repurchase program.












                                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:  December 18, 2006

EX-99

For Information Contact:

Company Contact:

Jeff Unger, Investor Relations
(561) 514-0115

Andrew Bard, Weber Shandwick Worldwide
(212) 445-8368


       Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. Announces Partial Redemption of
     its 5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes and $75 Million Stock
                             Repurchase Program


CANTON, MA, December 18, 2006 -- Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ/GM: "CMRG"), retail brand operator of Casual Male XL and
Rochester Big & Tall, announced today that it will redeem $40 million
principal amount of the Company's 5% Convertible Senior Subordinated
Notes due January 1, 2024, of which $94.8 million are currently
outstanding. The redemption date will be January 8, 2007.

Because the shares of Common Stock of CMRG are currently trading well
above the conversion price of the notes ($10.65 per share), the Company
expects that note-holders will choose to convert their notes into
Common Stock, as a result of the redemption.  It is currently the
Company's intention to redeem the balance of the notes shortly after
the redemption date, subject to certain conditions.

All note-holders who wish to convert their notes into shares of Casual
Male's Common Stock must give proper notice to the trustee on or before
January 5, 2007.  Each $1,000 in principal amount of convertible notes
may be converted into 93.90 shares of Common Stock.  The Company will
issue cash in lieu of any fractional shares.  By way of example only,
if the redemption had taken place on December 15, 2006, and based on
the Closing price of $13.96 a share of Common Stock on December 14,
2006, a holder of $1,000 in principal amount of the notes would have
received 93 shares of Common Stock, having a market value of $1,298,
and $12.52 in cash for the fractional share.

The Company also announced today that the Company's Board of Directors
has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $75 million of its
Common Stock during 2007 through open market and privately negotiated
transactions pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The stock repurchase program will expire on December 31,
2007 and may be terminated earlier at any time without prior notice.
The Company may also from time to time adopt one or more so-called
10b5-1 Plans to effect stock repurchases under this program.  This
stock repurchase program will replace the Company's previously
announced $30 million stock repurchase program, under which
approximately $13.1 million was repurchased during 2006.

"The stock repurchase program is a good investment of available funds.
It reflects our continued confidence in the Company's long term
strategic growth initiatives and its market share potential," said
David Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Dennis Hernreich, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
of Casual Male, added, "The redemption/conversion of our notes and the
stock repurchase program, when combined with our accelerating cash
flow, provides significant financial flexibility with the potential for
a debt free balance sheet.  We anticipate that these transactions will
have a neutral impact on earnings per share for the 2006 fiscal year
and in 2007 they are expected to have an accretive effect on earnings
per share of approximately 10%, depending upon the timing and ultimate
amount of stock repurchased pursuant to the stock buyback."

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., the largest retailer of big and tall
men's apparel with retail operations throughout the United States,
Canada and London, England, operates 485 Casual Male XL stores, the
Casual Male e-commerce site, Casual Male catalog business, 12 Casual
Male at Sears-Canada stores, 25 Rochester Big & Tall stores and a
direct-to-consumer business. The Company is headquartered in Canton,
Massachusetts, and its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global
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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