UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)



|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008

or



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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|Commission File Number |  | Registrant, State of Incorporation Address and Telephone Number |  | I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
|333-42427              |  | J. CREW GROUP, INC.                                             |  | 22-2894486                        

(Incorporated in Delaware)

770 Broadway

New York, New York 10003

Telephone: (212) 209 2500

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



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|Title of Class                         |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
|Common Stock, par value $.01 per share |  | New York Stock Exchange                  

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

x  Yes     ̈  No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

 ̈  Yes    x  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x  Yes     ̈  No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a
non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x            Accelerated filer   ̈            Non-accelerated filer   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 ̈  Yes    x  No

Based upon the closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange on August 3, 2007, the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter, which ended August 4, 2007, the aggregate market
value of the registrants common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on such date was approximately $1,973,120,393. For purposes of determining this amount, the registrant has excluded shares of common stock held by directors and
officers. Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant, or that such person is
controlled by or under common control with the registrant.

There were 61,577,058 shares of the registrants $.01 par value common
stock outstanding on March 5, 2008.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:



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|Portions of Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |  | Part III, Items 10-14









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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements, which include information concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events,
future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. Many of these statements appear, in particular, under the headings Business, Selected Financial
Data and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. When used in this report, the words estimate, expect, anticipate, project,
plan, intend, believe and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, our examination of
historical operating trends, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. We believe there is a reasonable basis for our expectations and beliefs, but there can be no assurance that we will realize our expectations or that our
beliefs will prove correct.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements are set forth in this report, including but not limited to those
under the heading Risk Factors. There may be other factors of which we are currently unaware or deem immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date they are made and are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this report. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date
they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



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PART I



|ITEM 1. | BUSINESS.
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In this section, we,
us and our refer to J. Crew Group, Inc. (Group) and our wholly owned subsidiaries, including J. Crew Operating Corp. (Operating).

General

J.Crew® is a nationally recognized apparel and accessories brand that we believe embraces a high standard of style, craftsmanship, quality and customer service while projecting an aspirational American lifestyle. We are a
fully integrated multi-channel specialty retailer. We seek to consistently communicate our vision of J.Crew through every aspect of our business, including through the imagery in our catalogs and on our Internet website and the inviting atmosphere
of our stores.

We focus on creating product lines featuring the high quality design, fabrics and craftsmanship as well as consistent fits
and detailing that our customers expect of J.Crew. We offer complete assortments of womens, mens and childrens apparel and accessories, including, wedding and special occasion attire, weekend clothes, swimwear, loungewear,
outerwear, shoes, bags, belts, hair accessories and jewelry. The J.Crew brand is widely recognized and features high quality designs, fabrics and craftsmanship. We believe that we differentiate ourselves from our competitors in three primary ways:



| |  |  | through our signature product design, which we refer to as classic with a twistmeaning our iconic styles refined with differentiating prints,
fabrics, colors and high quality craftsmanship,
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| |  |  | by using a multi-tiered pricing strategy of offering select designer-quality products at higher price points and more casual items at lower price points, and
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| |  |  | by offering our customers one stop shopping for their wardrobe needs, including apparel and accessories for weekend, business, wedding and special
occasions.
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We seek to project our brand image through consistent creative messages in our catalog and through our
Internet website, our store environments and our superior customer service. We believe that our brand image, which we describe as an aspirational lifestyle, is key to our success.

J.Crew products are distributed through our retail and factory stores, our J.Crew catalog and our
Internet website located at www.jcrew.com. As of February 2, 2008, we operated 199 retail stores, including four crewcuts® and six Madewell® stores, and 61 factory stores throughout the United States. In fiscal 2007, we distributed 23 catalog editions with a circulation of approximately 49 million copies and our website logged over 95 million
visits, representing a 34% increase over fiscal 2006. Our retail stores are designed by our in-house design staff and are fixtured to create a distinctive, sophisticated and inviting atmosphere, with clear displays that highlight the quality of our
products and their fabrication. Our factory stores are designed with simple, volume-driving visuals to maximize sales of our key items and drive faster inventory turns.

We conduct our business through two primary sales channels: Stores (consisting of our retail, crewcuts, Madewell and factory stores) and Direct (consisting of our catalog and Internet website). The following is a
summary of our revenues:



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|(Dollars in millions) |  | Fiscal2005 |       | Fiscal2006 |   | Fiscal2007
|Stores                |  | $          | 670.4 |            | $ | 808.5      |  | $ | 914.8  
|Direct                |  |            | 253.7 |            |   | 308.6      |  |   | 377.4  
|Other                 |  |            | 29.1  |            |   | 35.0       |  |   | 42.5   
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|Total                 |  | $          | 953.2 |            | $ | 1,152.1    |  | $ | 1,334.7
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Other revenues consist principally of shipping and handling fees derived from our Direct business.

We were incorporated in the State of New York in 1988 and reincorporated in the State of Delaware in October 2005. Our principal executive
offices are located at 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, and our telephone number is (212) 209-2500.

Products

We offer complete assortments of womens, mens and childrens apparel and accessories, including, wedding and special occasion attire,
weekend clothes, swimwear, loungewear, outerwear, shoes, bags, belts, hair accessories and jewelry. We focus on creating product lines featuring the high quality design, fabrics and craftsmanship as well as consistent fits and detailing that our
customers expect of J.Crew, and are designed internally by our design team to embody our classic with a twist branding and styling strategies. We use a multi-tiered pricing strategy of offering a product assortment ranging from casual
t-shirts and broken-in chinos at opening price points, to cashmere items and limited edition collection items, such as dresses, hand-beaded skirts and double-faced cashmere jackets, at higher price points, which we believe elevates the
overall perception of our brand.

We have introduced several successful new product lines and product line expansions, including our
Italian cashmere collection, our wedding and party dresses, our Italian leather accessories and our womens jewelry. Our J.Crew factory line offers the J.Crew brand with similar styles made at lower costs and sold at lower price points. We have
launched crewcuts, an apparel and accessories line for children ages two through ten, which offers a product assortment that reflects the high quality, styled-classic apparel and accessories we offer under the J.Crew brand, such as argyles,
embroidered critters and cable knits for the childrens market. In fiscal 2007, we opened two crewcuts standalone stores and 22 crewcuts shop-in-shops in our J.Crew retail stores. As of February 2, 2008, we operated four crewcuts
standalone stores and 34 crewcuts shop-in-shops. In addition, we continue to develop Madewell, a casual womens clothing, footwear and accessories retail concept. In fiscal 2007, we opened four Madewell stores. As of February 2, 2008, we
operated six Madewell stores. On February 20, 2008, we opened a Madewell store in New York City. Additionally, we maintain a Madewell website at www.madewell1937.com that provides customers with a toll free number to place orders for Madewell
merchandise and intend to add the necessary functionality to enable customers to place orders online during 2008.

Design and Merchandising

We believe one of our key strengths is our internal design team, which designs products that reinforce our brand image. Our products
are designed to reflect a clean and fashionable aesthetic that incorporates high quality fabrics and construction as well as comfortable, consistent fits and detailing.

Our products are developed in four seasonal collections and are subdivided for monthly product introductions in our monthly catalog mailings and in our retail stores. The design process begins with our designers
developing seasonal collections eight to twelve months in advance. Our designers regularly travel domestically and internationally to develop color and design ideas. Once the design team has developed a seasons color palette and design
concepts, they order a sample assortment in order to evaluate the details of the assortment, such as how color takes to a particular fabric.

Our design team consists of seasoned, talented designers who have experience in the specialty apparel industry, and we give them a significant amount of creative freedom in the design process. This method, which we refer to as
design-driven retailing, allows our designers to be driven primarily by their artistic vision and industry experience, enables them to incorporate high quality fabrics, yarns and prints into their designs and allows them to collaborate
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From the sample assortment, our merchandising team selects which items to market in each of our sales
channels and edits the assortment as necessary to increase its commerciality. Our teams communicate regularly and work closely with each other in order to leverage market data, ensure the quality of J.Crew products and remain true to a unified brand
image. Our technical design teams develop construction and fit specifications for every product, ensuring quality workmanship and consistency across product lines. Because our product offerings originate from a single concept assortment, we believe
that we are able to efficiently offer an assortment of styles within each seasons line while still maintaining a unified brand image. As a final step that is intended to ensure image consistency, our senior management reviews all of our
products from all of our sales channels before they are manufactured.

We believe we further maintain our brand image by exercising
substantial control over the presentation and pricing of our merchandise by selling all our products ourselves in North America.

Pricing

We offer our customers a mix of select designer-quality products at higher price points and more casual items at lower price points,
consistent with our multi-tiered pricing strategy and our signature styling strategy of pairing luxury items with more casual items. We have introduced limited edition collection items such as hand-beaded skirts, which we believe
elevates the overall perception of our brand. We also offer more moderately priced products, such as t-shirts, broken-in chinos and jeans. We believe offering a broad range of price points maintains a more accessible, less intimidating atmosphere.

Sales Channels

We conduct our
business through two primary sales channels: Stores, which consists of our retail, crewcuts, Madewell and factory stores, and Direct, which consists of the J.Crew catalog and our Internet website.

Stores

The following is a
summary of our net sales from Stores and the percentage relationship to total revenues:



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|(Dollars in millions)        |  | Fiscal2005 |       |   | Fiscal2006 |   |       | Fiscal2007 | 
|Stores                       |  | $          | 670.4 |   |            | $ | 808.5 |            |  | $ | 914.8 |  
|Percentage of total revenues |  |            | 70.3  | % |            |   | 70.2  | %          |  |   | 68.5  | %

Retail Stores

As of February 2, 2008, we operated 199 retail stores, including four crewcuts and six Madewell stores, throughout the United States. Our retail
stores are located in upscale regional malls, lifestyle centers, shopping centers and street locations. We believe situating our stores in desirable locations is critical to the success of our business, and we determine store locations, as well as
individual store sizes, based on several factors, including geographic location, demographic information, presence of anchor tenants in mall locations and proximity to other higher-end specialty retail stores. Our retail stores are designed by our
in-house design staff and fixtured with the goal of creating a distinctive, sophisticated and inviting atmosphere, with clear displays and information about product quality and fabrication.

Each of our retail stores is led by a single store director, and each store has a management team that includes one manager primarily responsible for
overseeing our customers shopping experience and another manager primarily responsible for overseeing operations. Our store directors have experience in the retail industry prior to joining our team, or have typically been promoted from within
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or she feels are appropriate for the particular local atmosphere. For example, store directors decide whether to organize special marketing events held
within their store or at area locations, such as fashion shows where J.Crew merchandise is shown to an assembled group of invited guests. Store directors decide, within guidelines, which local businesses to partner with for cross-marketing
initiatives. In addition to their base salary, store directors are eligible to receive monthly bonuses that are determined against sales and payroll goals.

In order to provide our sales associates with incentive to deliver superior customer service and to drive sales, each sales associates compensation consists of a base hourly rate supplemented by eligibility for
commissions on sales above a certain dollar amount. In addition, our associates are eligible to earn a bonus based on fiscal year sales thresholds, payable at the end of each month in which the threshold sales goal has been met. We believe our
associate hiring policy and compensation structure enables us to maintain high standards of visual presentation and customer service standards in our stores. Our non-sales store employees compensation consists of a base hourly rate
supplemented by eligibility for a bonus based on store-wide sales goals.

We also
make available to our customers a Well Find it For YouSMservice and Client Specialists, who serve as personal
shoppers and wardrobe consultants.

Our retail stores averaged approximately 6,700 total square feet at the end of fiscal 2007, but are
sized to the market, which means that we adjust the size of a particular retail store based on the projected revenues from that particular store. For example, at the end of fiscal 2007, our largest retail store, located in New York, was
approximately 15,000 square feet, and our smallest retail store, also located in New York, was approximately 1,100 square feet. The table below highlights certain information regarding our retail stores open during the five years ended
February 2, 2008:



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|Fiscal Year |  | Retail Stores OpenAt Beginning ofPeriod |  | Retail StoresOpened DuringPeriod |  | Retail StoresClosed DuringPeriod |  | Retail StoresOpen atEnd of Period |  | Total GrossSquare Footage(in thousands) |  | Average GrossSquare Footage PerRetail Store
|2003        |  | 152                                     |  | 4                                |  | 2                                |  | 154                               |  | 1,183                                   |  | 7,680                                      
|2004        |  | 154                                     |  | 5                                |  | 3                                |  | 156                               |  | 1,198                                   |  | 7,682                                      
|2005        |  | 156                                     |  | 5                                |  | 2                                |  | 159                               |  | 1,209                                   |  | 7,604                                      
|2006        |  | 159                                     |  | 21                               |  | 4                                |  | 176                               |  | 1,247                                   |  | 7,084                                      
|2007        |  | 176                                     |  | 27                               |  | 4                                |  | 199                               |  | 1,338                                   |  | 6,723                                      

We expanded our retail store base by 17 net new stores in fiscal 2006 and 23 net new stores in
fiscal 2007, including crewcuts and Madewell stores. Also in 2007, we added crewcuts shop-in-shops in 22 of our J.Crew retail stores, bringing our total crewcuts shop-in-shops to 34 as of February 2, 2008. We plan to expand our retail store
base by 25 to 30 retail stores in fiscal 2008, including crewcuts and Madewell stores. Thereafter, in the near term, we plan to expand our retail store base by 30 to 40 retail stores annually, including crewcuts and Madewell stores. In each year, we
plan to open and close retail stores in varying numbers. Our new J.Crew retail store operating model assumes a target J.Crew retail store size of 5,500 square feet and sales per square foot of $425 in the first twelve months. Our target net
investment to open a J.Crew retail store is approximately $844,000, which includes $660,000 of build-out costs net of landlord contributions, $149,000 of initial inventory net of payables and pre-opening expenses of $35,000. This operating model
results in a first year targeted pretax cash return on investment of approximately 69%.

Factory Stores

As of February 2, 2008, we operated 61 factory stores throughout the United States. Our factory stores are located primarily in large factory-outlet
malls. Factory stores are designed with simple, volume-driving visuals to maximize sales of key items and drive faster inventory turns. Our factory stores also use strategic and focused short-term promotional offerings designed to achieve higher
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in our factory stores adhere to the same customer-service focus as our retail stores, and are trained to help customers locate styles similar to those they
have seen in our retail stores or catalog. Compensation of factory sales associates is based on a model similar to that of our retail sales associates, with differences relating to bonus and commission structure.

Our factory stores averaged 5,700 total square feet at the end of fiscal 2007, but are sized to the market, which means that we adjust the
size of a particular factory store based on the projected revenues from that particular store. For example, at the end of fiscal 2007, our largest factory store, located in Connecticut, was approximately 9,000 square feet, and our smallest factory
store, located in Colorado, was approximately 4,000 square feet. The table below highlights certain information regarding our factory stores open during the five years ended February 2, 2008:



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|Fiscal Year |  | Factory Stores OpenAt Beginning ofPeriod |  | Factory StoresOpened DuringPeriod |  | Factory StoresClosed DuringPeriod |  | Factory StoresOpen atEnd of Period |  | Total GrossSquare Footage(in thousands) |  | Average GrossSquare Footage PerFactory
Store
|2003        |  | 42                                       |  | 0                                 |  | 0                                 |  | 42                                 |  | 265                                     |  | 6,306                                       
|2004        |  | 42                                       |  | 0                                 |  | 1                                 |  | 41                                 |  | 258                                     |  | 6,296                                       
|2005        |  | 41                                       |  | 6                                 |  | 3                                 |  | 44                                 |  | 269                                     |  | 6,120                                       
|2006        |  | 44                                       |  | 8                                 |  | 1                                 |  | 51                                 |  | 297                                     |  | 5,827                                       
|2007        |  | 51                                       |  | 10                                |  | 0                                 |  | 61                                 |  | 350                                     |  | 5,737                                       

We expanded our factory store base by seven net new stores in fiscal 2006 and 10 new stores in
fiscal 2007. We plan to expand our factory store base by 10 to 15 factory stores in fiscal 2008. Thereafter, in the near term, we plan to expand our factory store base by 5 to 10 factory stores annually. In each year, we plan to open and close
factory stores in varying numbers. Our new factory store operating model assumes a target factory store size of 4,700 square feet and sales per square foot of $380 in the first twelve months. Our target net investment to open a factory store is
approximately $511,000, which includes $353,000 of build-out costs net of landlord contributions, $133,000 of initial inventory net of payables and pre-opening expenses of $25,000. This operating model results in a first year targeted pretax cash
return on investment of approximately 87%.

Central Real Estate Management for Retail and Factory Stores

Our real estate management team focuses on a specific set of guidelines and considerations when selecting locations for retail and factory store openings,
relocations, repositionings and closures. We lease all of our stores and generally seek to locate our stores in affluent markets. We analyze factors such as the demographics of the local markets, the performance of a particular shopping center, the
quality and nature of existing shopping center tenants, the quality of the location, the configuration of the space and the lease terms being offered to us. In addition to analyzing factors to select locations, we also analyze similar factors to
determine the size of the store for each location. We also try to limit our capital investment in new stores by seeking significant construction allowances from landlords, and size our stores based on the anticipated strength of the market.

Our real estate management team consists of real estate, construction, purchasing and lease administration professionals. While we use the
services of outside architects and contractors in designing and constructing our stores, our in-house design and construction directors supervise and manage the process. Our real estate management team is also assisted by a third party that
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Direct

The following is a summary of our Direct business net sales and the percentage relationship to total revenues:



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|(Dollars in millions)                              |  | Fiscal2005 |       |   | Fiscal2006 |   |       | Fiscal2007 | 
|Internet                                           |  | $          | 159.8 |   |            | $ | 218.6 |            |  | $ | 293.3 |  
|Catalog                                            |  |            | 93.9  |   |            |   | 90.0  |            |  |   | 84.1  |  
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|Total Direct                                       |  | $          | 253.7 |   |            | $ | 308.6 |            |  | $ | 377.4 |  
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|Direct net sales as a percentage of total revenues |  |            | 26.6  | % |            |   | 26.8  | %          |  |   | 28.3  | %

In addition to driving revenues, we use our Direct channel to introduce and test new product
offerings, to sell specialty product lines such as J. Crew Collection and Wedding, to offer extended sizes and colors on various products and to expand customer files to drive targeted marketing campaigns by collecting customer data to further
segment customer groups.

We currently obtain customer information for 100% of our catalog and Internet customers. As of February 2,
2008, our customer database contained approximately 24.3 million individual customer names, of which 3.2 million customers had placed a catalog or Internet order with us or made a store purchase from us within the previous twelve months,
and 3.6 million email addresses of customers who had agreed to receive promotional emails from us.

We maintain a database of
customer records, which include sales patterns, detailed purchasing information, certain demographic information, geographic locations and email addresses of our customers. This database enables us to see how our customers use our
various sales channels to shop and facilitates targeted marketing strategies. We segment our customer files based on several variables, and we tailor our catalog offerings and email notifications to address the different product needs of our
customer groups. For example, we currently send targeted emails to such customer groups as purchasers of mens merchandise, womens merchandise, kids crewcuts merchandise and sale merchandise. We focus on continually improving the
segmentation of customer files and the acquisition of additional customer names from several sources, including our retail stores, our Internet website, list rentals and list exchanges with other catalog companies.

In fiscal 2007, approximately 57% of J.Crew Direct net sales were generated by customers who had made a purchase from a J.Crew catalog or on our Internet
website in the prior 12 months.

Catalog

The J.Crew catalog is the primary branding and advertising vehicle for the J.Crew brand. We believe our catalog reinforces the J.Crew brand image and drives sales across all of our sales channels. For example, over
30% of our Internet customers referenced using a catalog prior to their Internet purchase, which we believe shows that our catalog drives sales on our Internet channel. We believe we have distinguished ourselves from other catalog retailers by
utilizing high quality photography and art direction. We further this image by not promoting clearance merchandise in our catalogs, and instead redirect primary liquidation activity to our www.jcrew.com website. In fiscal 2007, we distributed 23
catalog editions with a circulation of approximately 48.6 million copies and approximately 5.3 billion pages circulated.

We segment
our customer files and tailor our catalog offerings to address the different product needs of our customer groups. To increase catalog productivity and improve the effectiveness of marginal and prospecting circulation, each customer group is offered
a distinct array of catalog editions. For example, we circulate a Womens Collections edition to our womens product customers and a mens only edition to our mens product customers. Our focus is consistently to
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All creative work on the J.Crew catalog is coordinated by our in-house personnel, and we believe this
allows us to shape and reinforce our brand image. Photography is executed both on location and in studios, and creative design and copy writing are executed on a desktop publishing system. Digital images are transmitted directly to outside printers,
thereby reducing lead times and improving reproduction quality.

While we do not have long-term contracts with our suppliers of paper for
our catalog, we believe our long-standing relationships with a number of the largest coated paper mills in the United States allow us to purchase paper at favorable prices. Projected paper requirements are communicated on an annual basis to paper
mills to ensure the availability of an adequate supply.

Internet Website

Since 1996, our website located at www.jcrew.com has allowed our customers to purchase our merchandise over the Internet. We continue to see an ongoing
shift of orders to the Internet from our catalog. In fiscal 2007, this website logged over 95 million visits, an increase of 34% over our fiscal 2006 visits of 71 million. Internet revenues represented 78% of the Direct business in fiscal
2007, compared to 71% of the Direct business in fiscal 2006. We also maintain a Madewell website at www.madewell1937.com, which provides customers with a toll-free number to place orders for Madewell merchandise and intend to add the necessary
functionality to enable customers to place orders online during 2008. We design and operate our websites using an in-house technical staff. Our www.jcrew.com website emphasizes simplicity and ease of customer use while integrating the J.Crew
brands aspirational lifestyle imagery used in the catalog. We update our website periodically throughout the day to accurately reflect product availability and to determine where on the website a particular product generates the best sales. In
addition to selling our regular merchandise on our www.jcrew.com website, we also use that website as a means to sell marked-down merchandise.

We have enhanced our online presence by adding category-based shops to our www.jcrew.com website, such as J.Crew swimfinder, wedding & party shop and our new accessories shop.

Marketing and Advertising

The J.Crew catalog is the
primary branding and advertising vehicle for the J.Crew brand. We believe our catalog reinforces the J.Crew brand image and drives sales in all of our sales channels. Our direct sales channels enable us to maintain a database of customer sales
patterns and we are thus able to target segments of our customer base with specific marketing. Depending on their spending habits, we send certain customers special catalog editions and/or emails.

We also offer a private-label credit card through an agreement with World Financial Network National Bank (WFNNB), under which WFNNB owns the
credit card accounts and Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides services to our private-label credit card customers. In fiscal 2007, sales on J.Crew credit cards made up 15.9% of our total net sales. We believe that our credit card program
encourages frequent store and website visits and catalog sales and promotes multiple-item purchases, thereby cultivating customer loyalty to the J.Crew brand and increasing sales. During fiscal 2006, we enhanced our J.Crew credit card loyalty
program by offering rewards for customer spending on J.Crew credit cards.

Sourcing Production and Quality

Our Sourcing Strategy

We have
no long-term merchandise supply contracts, and we typically transact business on an order-by-order basis. We source our merchandise in two ways: through the use of buying agents, and by purchasing merchandise directly from trading companies and
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merchandise, with one buying agent supporting our relationships with vendors that supplied approximately 50% of our merchandise. In exchange for a
commission, our buying agents identify suitable vendors and coordinate our purchasing requirements with the vendors by placing orders for merchandise on our behalf, ensuring the timely delivery of goods to us, obtaining samples of merchandise
produced in the factories, inspecting finished merchandise and carrying out other administrative communications on our behalf. In fiscal 2007, we worked with two trading companies, purchasing approximately 25% of our merchandise from these
companies. Trading companies control factories which manufacture merchandise and also handle certain other shipping and customs matters related to importing the merchandise into the United States. We sourced the remaining 15% of our merchandise by
dealing directly with manufacturers both within the United States and abroad with the majority of whom we have long-term, and we believe, stable relationships.

Our sourcing base currently consists of approximately 141 vendors who operate 225 factories in approximately 24 countries. Our top 10 vendors supply 52% of our merchandise.

Each of our top 10 vendors uses multiple factories to produce its merchandise, which we believe gives us a high degree of flexibility in placing
production of our merchandise. We believe we have developed strong relationships with our vendors, some of which rely upon us for a significant portion of their business.

In fiscal 2007, approximately 86% of our merchandise was sourced in Asia (with 73% of our products sourced from China, Hong Kong and Macau), 4% was sourced in the United States and 10% was sourced in Europe and other
regions. Substantially all of our foreign purchases are negotiated and paid for in U.S. dollars.

Vendors located abroad ship our
merchandise to us primarily by boat, which in most cases takes an average of 28 days in transit. The remainder of our merchandise from abroad is shipped to us by plane, which takes an average of nine days in transit. In the case of merchandise
manufactured abroad, vendors deliver merchandise to one of our overseas consolidators. From there, the merchandise is shipped to one of our two U.S. deconsolidators, one of which is located on the east coast and the other on the west coast. From our
U.S. deconsolidators, independent trucking companies transport our merchandise to one of our distribution centers, which generally takes two to three days of transit time. In the case of merchandise manufactured in the United States, we contract
with an independent trucking company to transport merchandise from its manufacturer to one of our distribution centers, which generally takes a week or less.

Regardless of the sourcing method used, each factory, subcontractor, supplier and agent that manufactures our merchandise is required to adhere to our Code of Vendor Conduct, which is designed to ensure that each of
our suppliers operations are conducted in a legal, ethical and responsible manner. Our Code of Vendor Conduct requires that each of our suppliers operates in compliance with applicable wage, benefit, working hours and other local laws, and
forbids the use of practices such as child labor or forced labor. Our Code of Vendor Conduct is currently administered internally by J.Crew employees, including a dedicated J.Crew employee, and two outside compliance audit firms that we contract
with to make periodic visits to the facilities that produce our goods to monitor compliance, and includes prequalification of new suppliers and a requirement that each supplier execute an annual compliance certification.

Distribution Facilities

We operate one customer call
center and outsource a portion of our customer calls to one vendor. We operate two distribution facilities. We own a 282,000 square foot facility in Asheville, North Carolina that houses our distribution operations for our retail and factory stores.
This facility currently employs approximately 160 full and part-time employees during our non-peak season and approximately 50 additional employees during our peak season. In fiscal 2007, we completed a 120,000 square foot expansion of this facility
to support our expected future growth. Merchandise is transported from this distribution center to our retail and factory stores by independent trucking companies, Federal Express or UPS, with a transit time of approximately two to five days.



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We also own a 262,000 square foot facility, and lease a 63,700 square foot facility, both located in
Lynchburg, Virginia. These facilities contain our customer call center and order fulfillment operations for Direct. These facilities currently employ approximately 850 full and part-time employees during our non-peak season and an additional 550
employees during our peak season. Merchandise sold via our Direct channel is sent directly to customers from this distribution center via the United States Postal Service, UPS or Federal Express.

Each owned facility is equipped with an automated warehouse locator system and inventory bar coding system and our owned facility in Lynchburg has
automated packing and shipping sorters. We believe our customer call center, order fulfillment operations and distribution operations are designed to handle customer orders and distribute merchandise to stores in a customer-friendly, efficient and
cost-effective manner.

Management Information Systems

Our management information systems are designed to provide, among other things, comprehensive order processing, production, accounting and management information for the marketing, manufacturing, importing and
distribution functions of our business. We utilize an SAP Enterprise Resource Planning system along with an IBM mainframe system for our information technology requirements. We have point-of-sale systems in our retail and factory stores that enable
us to track inventory from store receipt to final sale on a real-time basis. We recently renewed our agreement with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, a third party, to provide hosting services and administrative support for the infrastructure of
our enterprise merchandising and financial systems, and our distribution and call center infrastructure. Our websites are hosted by a third party at its data center.

We believe our merchandising and financial systems, coupled with our point-of-sale systems and software programs, allow for item-level stock replenishment, merchandise planning and real-time inventory accounting
practices. Our telephone and telemarketing systems, warehouse package sorting systems, automated warehouse locator and inventory bar coding systems use current technology, and are designed with our highest-volume periods, such as the holiday season,
in mind, which results in our having substantial flexibility and ample capacity in our lower-volume periods.

We continue to expand and
upgrade our information systems, networks and infrastructure to support recent and expected future growth. In 2007, we installed a new warehouse package sorting system in our Asheville distribution center, and commenced initiatives to improve our
allocations, replenishment, distribution, warehouse management, order entry and e-commerce capabilities. These initiatives are currently expected to go live in the latter half of 2008. We believe these initiatives will enhance our ability to
allocate and replenish product down to color and size at the individual store level.

Employees and Labor Relations

As of February 2, 2008, we had approximately 8,700 employees, of whom approximately 3,100 were full-time employees and 5,600 were part-time
employees. Approximately 850 of these employees are employed in our customer call center and order fulfillment operations facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, and approximately 160 of these employees work in our store distribution center in Asheville,
North Carolina. Approximately 3,600 employees are hired on a seasonal basis to meet demand during the peak season.

None of our employees
are represented by a union. We have had no labor-related work stoppages and we believe our relationship with our employees is good.

Competition

The specialty retail industry is highly competitive. We compete primarily with specialty retailers, higher-end department stores, catalog
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which we compete are quality, design, customer service and price. We believe that our primary competitive advantages are consumer recognition of the J.Crew
brand name and our presence in many major shopping malls in the United States as well as our multiple sale channels which enable our customers to shop in the setting they prefer. We believe that we also differentiate ourselves from competitors on
the basis of our J.Crew signature product design, our ability to offer both designer-quality products at higher price points and more casual items at lower price points, our focus on the quality of our product offerings and our customer-service
oriented culture. We believe our success depends in substantial part on our ability to originate and define product and fashion trends as well as to timely anticipate, gauge and react to changing consumer demands. Certain of our competitors are
larger and have greater financial, marketing and other resources than us. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully with them in the future.

Trademarks and Licensing

The J.Crew and Madewell trademarks and variations thereon, such as
crewcuts, are registered or are subject to pending trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and with the registries of many foreign countries. We believe our trademarks have significant value and we intend to
continue to vigorously protect them against infringement.

In addition, we license our J.Crew trademark and know-how to Itochu Corporation
in Japan for which we receive royalty fees based on a percentage of sales. Under the license agreement, which is an exclusive license with regard to Japan, we retain a high degree of control over the manufacture, design, marketing and sale of
merchandise by Itochu Corporation under the J.Crew trademark. As of February 2, 2008, J.Crew products were distributed through 25 freestanding, mall and shop-in-shop stores in Japan under this licensing agreement. In October 2007, we extended
this licensing arrangement for one year through January 2009. In February 2008, we provided notice that we do not intend to renew the agreement. In fiscal 2007 and 2006, licensing revenues totaled $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Government Regulation

We are subject
to customs, truth-in-advertising and other laws, including consumer protection regulations and zoning and occupancy ordinances that regulate retailers and/or govern the promotion and sale of merchandise and the operation of retail stores and
warehouse facilities. We monitor changes in these laws and believe that we are in material compliance with applicable laws.

A substantial
portion of our products are manufactured outside the United States. These products are imported and are subject to U.S. customs laws, which impose tariffs as well as import quota restrictions for textiles and apparel. Some of our imported products
are eligible for duty-advantaged programs. While importation of goods from foreign countries from which we buy our products may be subject to embargo by U.S. Customs authorities if shipments exceed quota limits, we closely monitor import quotas and
believe we have the sourcing network to efficiently shift production to factories located in countries with available quotas. The existence of import quotas has, therefore, not had a material adverse effect on our business.

Available Information

We make available free of
charge on our Internet website, www.jcrew.com, copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically with, or otherwise furnishing it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC). The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website, and the information contained on the website is not part of this document.



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|ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS.
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The following risk factors should be
carefully considered when evaluating our business and the forward-looking statements in this report. See Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements.

We operate in the highly competitive specialty retail industry and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, which could result in loss of our
market share.

We face intense competition in the specialty retail industry. We compete primarily with specialty retailers, high-end
department stores, catalog retailers and Internet businesses that engage in the retail sale of womens and mens apparel, accessories, shoes and similar merchandise. We believe that the principal bases upon which we compete are the quality
and design of merchandise and the quality of customer service. We also believe that price is an important factor in our customers decision-making process. Many of our competitors are, and many of our potential competitors may be, larger and
have greater financial, marketing and other resources and therefore may be able to adapt to changes in customer requirements more quickly, devote greater resources to the marketing and sale of their products, generate greater national brand
recognition or adopt more aggressive pricing policies than we can. In addition, increased catalog mailings by our competitors may adversely affect response rates to our own catalog mailings. As a result, we may lose market share, which would reduce
our revenues and gross profit.

If we are unable to gauge fashion trends and react to changing consumer preferences in a timely manner, our sales
will decrease.

We believe our success depends in substantial part on our ability to:



| |  |  | originate and define product and fashion trends,
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| |  |  | anticipate, gauge and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner, and
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| |  |  | translate market trends into appropriate, saleable product offerings far in advance of their sale in our stores, our catalog or our Internet website.
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Because we enter into agreements for the manufacture and purchase of merchandise well in advance of the season in which
merchandise will be sold, we are vulnerable to changes in consumer demand, pricing shifts and suboptimal merchandise selection and timing of merchandise purchases. We attempt to reduce the risks of changing fashion trends and product acceptance in
part by devoting a portion of our product line to classic styles that are not significantly modified from year to year. Nevertheless, if we misjudge the market for our products, we may be faced with significant excess inventories for some products
and missed opportunities for others. Our brand image may also suffer if customers believe we are no longer able to offer the latest fashions. The occurrence of these events could hurt our financial results by decreasing sales. We may respond by
increasing markdowns or initiating marketing promotions to reduce excess inventory, which would further decrease our gross profits and net income.

The specialty retail industry is cyclical, and a decline in consumer spending on apparel and accessories could reduce our sales and slow our growth.

The industry in which we operate is cyclical. Purchases of apparel and accessories are sensitive to a number of factors that influence the levels of consumer spending, including general economic conditions and the
level of disposable consumer income, the availability of consumer credit, interest rates, taxation and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Because apparel and accessories generally are discretionary purchases, declines in consumer
spending patterns may impact us more negatively as a specialty retailer. Therefore, we may not be able to maintain our recent rate of growth in revenues if there is a decline in consumer spending patterns, and we may decide to slow or alter our
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We rely on the experience and skills of key personnel, the loss of whom could damage our brand image and our
ability to sell our merchandise.

We believe we have benefited substantially from the leadership and strategic guidance of, in
particular, Mr. Drexler, our chief executive officer, Tracy Gardner, our president of retail and direct, and other key executives and members of our creative team, who are primarily responsible for repositioning our brand and developing our
philosophy. The loss, for any reason, of the services of any of these individuals and any negative market or industry perception arising from such loss could damage our brand image and delay the implementation of our strategy. Our other officers
have substantial experience and expertise in the specialty retail industry and have made significant contributions to our growth and success. The unexpected loss of one or more of these individuals could delay the development and introduction of,
and harm our ability to sell, our merchandise. In addition, products we develop without the guidance and direction of these key personnel may not receive the same level of acceptance.

In addition, our success depends in part on our ability to attract and retain other key personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense, and we may
not be able to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel in the future.

Our plan to expand our store base may not be successful,
and implementation of this plan may divert our operational, managerial and administrative resources, which could impact our competitive position.

We expanded our store base by 33 net new stores in fiscal 2007. We plan to expand our store base by 35 to 45 stores in fiscal 2008. Thereafter, in the near term, we plan to expand our store base by 35 to 50 stores
annually. The success of our business depends, in part, on our ability to open new stores and renew our existing store leases on terms that meet our financial targets. Our ability to open new stores on schedule or at all, to renew our existing store
leases on favorable terms or to operate them on a profitable basis will depend on various factors, including our ability to:



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| |  |  | negotiate acceptable lease terms for new locations or renewal terms for existing locations,
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| |  |  | avoid construction delays and cost overruns in connection with the build-out of new stores.
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Our plans to expand our store base may not be successful and the implementation of these plans may not result in an increase in our revenues even though
they increase our costs. In addition, the opening of J.Crew stores may divert some revenues from Direct. Moreover, implementing our plans to expand our store base will place increased demands on our operational, managerial and administrative
resources. The increased demands of operating additional stores could cause us to operate less effectively, which could cause the performance of our existing stores and our Direct operations to suffer materially. As a result, our revenues would
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Our plans to expand our product offerings and sales channels and develop new brand concepts may not be successful,
and implementation of these plans may divert our operational, managerial and administrative resources, which could impact our competitive position.

In addition to our store base expansion strategy, we plan to grow our business by expanding our product offerings and sales channels, including by marketing our crewcuts line of childrens apparel and accessories
and our Madewell line of womens apparel, footwear and accessories. These plans involve various risks discussed elsewhere in these risk factors, including:



| |  |  | implementation of these plans may be delayed or may not be successful,
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| |  |  | if our expanded product offerings and sales channels fail to maintain and enhance our distinctive brand identity, our brand image may be diminished and our sales
may decrease,
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| |  |  | if we fail to expand our infrastructure, including by securing desirable store locations at reasonable costs and hiring and training qualified employees, we may be
unable to manage our expansion successfully, and
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| |  |  | implementation of these plans may divert managements attention from other aspects of our business and place a strain on our management, operational and
financial resources, as well as our information systems.
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In addition, our ability to successfully carry out our plans to
expand our product offerings and our sales channels may be affected by, among other things, economic and competitive conditions, changes in consumer spending patterns and changes in consumer preferences and style trends. Our expansion plans could be
delayed or abandoned, could cost more than anticipated and could divert resources from other areas of our business, any of which could impact our competitive position and reduce our revenue and profitability.

If we fail to maintain the value of our brand, our sales are likely to decline.

Our success depends on the value of the J.Crew brand. The J.Crew name is integral to our business as well as to the implementation of our strategies for
expanding our business. Maintaining, promoting and positioning our brand will depend largely on the success of our marketing and merchandising efforts and our ability to provide a consistent, high quality customer experience. Our brand could be
adversely affected if we fail to achieve these objectives or if our public image or reputation were to be tarnished by negative publicity. Any of these events could result in decreases in sales.

Our inability to maintain levels of comparable store sales could cause our earnings to decline.

If our future comparable store sales fail to meet market expectations, our earnings could decline. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of OperationsHow We Assess the Performance of Our BusinessComparable Store Sales. In addition, our results have fluctuated in the past and can be expected to continue to fluctuate in the future. For
example, over the past twelve fiscal quarters, our quarterly comparable store sales have ranged from an increase of 3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 to an increase of 37% in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. A variety of factors affect
comparable store sales, including fashion trends, competition, current economic conditions, pricing, inflation, the timing of the release of new merchandise and promotional events, changes in our merchandise mix, the success of marketing programs,
timing and level of markdowns and weather conditions. These factors may cause our comparable store sales results to be materially lower than recent periods and our expectations, which could cause declines in our quarterly earnings and stock price.

An inability or failure to protect our trademarks could diminish the value of our brand and reduce demand for our merchandise.

The J.Crew and Madewell trademarks and variations thereon, such as crewcuts, are valuable assets that are critical to our success. We intend to
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may not be successful in doing so. The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation of our trademarks would diminish the value of our brand, which
could reduce demand for our products or the prices at which we can sell our products.

A reduction in the volume of mall traffic could significantly
reduce our sales and leave us with unsold inventory.

Most of our stores are located in shopping malls. Sales at these stores are
derived, in part, from the volume of traffic in those malls. Our stores benefit from the ability of the malls anchor tenants, generally large department stores, and other area attractions to generate consumer traffic in the
vicinity of our stores and the continuing popularity of the malls as shopping destinations. Sales volume and mall traffic may be adversely affected by regional economic downturns, the closing of anchor department stores and competition from non-mall
retailers and other malls where we do not have stores. Any of these events, or a decline in the desirability of the shopping environment of a particular mall or in the popularity of mall shopping generally among our customers, would reduce our sales
and leave us with excess inventory. We may respond by increasing markdowns or initiating marketing promotions to reduce excess inventory, which would further decrease our gross profits and net income.

Fluctuations in our results of operations for the fourth fiscal quarter would have a disproportionate effect on our overall financial condition and results of
operations.

We experience seasonal fluctuations in revenues and operating income, with a disproportionate amount of our revenues
being generated in the fourth fiscal quarter holiday season. Our revenues and income are generally weakest during the first and second fiscal quarters. In addition, any factors that harm our fourth fiscal quarter operating results, including adverse
weather or unfavorable economic conditions, could have a disproportionate effect on our results of operations for the entire fiscal year.

In order to prepare for our peak shopping season, we must order and keep in stock significantly more merchandise than we would carry at other times of the year. Any unanticipated decrease in demand for our products during our peak shopping
season could require us to sell excess inventory at a substantial markdown, which could reduce our net sales and gross profit.

Our
quarterly results of operations may also fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of other factors, including the timing of new store openings and of catalog mailings, the revenues contributed by new stores, merchandise mix and the timing
and level of inventory markdowns. As a result, historical period-to-period comparisons of our revenues and operating results are not necessarily indicative of future period-to-period results. You should not rely on the results of a single fiscal
quarter, particularly the fourth fiscal quarter holiday season, as an indication of our annual results or our future performance.

If our
manufacturers are unable to produce our goods on time or to our specifications, we could suffer lost sales.

We do not own or
operate any manufacturing facilities and therefore depend upon independent third party vendors for the manufacture of all of our products. Our products are manufactured to our specifications primarily by foreign manufacturers. We cannot control all
of the various factors, which include inclement weather, natural disasters and acts of terrorism, that might affect a manufacturers ability to ship orders of our products in a timely manner or to meet our quality standards. Late delivery of
products or delivery of products that do not meet our quality standards could cause us to miss the delivery date requirements of our customers or delay timely delivery of merchandise to our stores for those items. These events could cause us to fail
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Third party failure to deliver merchandise from our distribution centers to our stores and to customers or a
disruption or adverse condition affecting our distribution centers could result in lost sales or reduce demand for our merchandise.

The success of our stores depends on their timely receipt of merchandise from our distribution facilities, and the success of Direct depends on the timely delivery of merchandise to our customers. Independent third party transportation
companies deliver our merchandise to our stores and to our customers. Some of these third parties employ personnel represented by a labor union. Disruptions in the delivery of merchandise or work stoppages by employees of these third parties could
delay the timely receipt of merchandise, which could result in cancelled sales, a loss of loyalty to our brand and excess inventory. Timely receipt of merchandise by our stores and our customers may also be affected by factors such as inclement
weather, natural disasters, accidents, system failures and acts of terrorism. We may respond by increasing markdowns or initiating marketing promotions, which would decrease our gross profits and net income.

Interruption in our foreign sourcing operations could disrupt production, shipment or receipt of our merchandise, which would result in lost sales and could
increase our costs.

In fiscal 2007, approximately 96% of our merchandise was sourced from foreign factories. In particular,
approximately 73% of our merchandise was sourced from China, Hong Kong and Macau. Any event causing a sudden disruption of manufacturing or imports from Asia or elsewhere, including the imposition of additional import restrictions, could materially
harm our operations. We have no long-term merchandise supply contracts, and many of our imports are subject to existing or potential duties, tariffs or quotas that may limit the quantity of certain types of goods that may be imported into the United
States from countries in Asia or elsewhere. We compete with other companies for production facilities and import quota capacity. Our business is also subject to a variety of other risks generally associated with doing business abroad, such as
political instability, currency and exchange risks, disruption of imports by labor disputes and local business practices.

Our sourcing
operations may also be hurt by political and financial instability, strikes, health concerns regarding infectious diseases in countries in which our merchandise is produced, adverse weather conditions or natural disasters that may occur in Asia or
elsewhere or acts of war or terrorism in the United States or worldwide, to the extent these acts affect the production, shipment or receipt of merchandise. Our future operations and performance will be subject to these factors, which are beyond our
control, and these factors could materially hurt our business, financial condition and results of operations or may require us to modify our current business practices and incur increased costs.

In addition, the raw materials used to manufacture our products are subject to availability constraints and price volatility caused by high demand for
fabrics, weather, supply conditions, government regulations, economic climate and other unpredictable factors. Increases in the demand for, or the price of, raw materials could hurt our profitability.

Our ability to source our merchandise profitably or at all could be hurt if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade restrictions become more
burdensome.

Trade restrictions, including increased tariffs, safeguards or quotas, on apparel and accessories could increase the
cost or reduce the supply of merchandise available to us. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, effective January 1, 2005, the United States and other WTO member countries removed quotas on goods from WTO members,
which in certain instances affords us greater flexibility in importing textile and apparel products from WTO countries from which we source our merchandise. However, as the removal of quotas resulted in an import surge from China, the United States
in May 2005 imposed safeguard quotas on seven categories of goods and apparel imported from China. Effective January 1, 2006, the United States imposed quotas on approximately twelve categories of goods and apparel from China, and may impose
additional quotas in the future. These and other trade restrictions could have a significant impact on our sourcing patterns in the future. The extent of this impact, if any, and the possible effect on our purchasing patterns and costs, cannot be
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manufactured in the future will be subject to additional trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. and foreign governments, nor can we predict the likelihood,
type or effect of any such restrictions. Trade restrictions, including increased tariffs or quotas, embargoes, safeguards and customs restrictions against apparel items, as well as U.S. or foreign labor strikes, work stoppages or boycotts could
increase the cost or reduce the supply of apparel available to us or may require us to modify our current business practices, any of which could hurt our profitability.

Increases in costs of mailing, paper and printing will affect the cost of our catalog and promotional mailings, which will reduce our profitability.

Postal rate increases and paper and printing costs affect the cost of our catalog and promotional mailings. In fiscal 2007, approximately 10% of our
selling, general and administrative expenses were attributable to such costs. In May 2007, the U.S. Postal Service implemented a postal rate increase of approximately 5%. We anticipate a similar rate increase in 2008. In response to any future
increases in mailing costs, we may consider reducing the number and size of certain catalog editions. In addition, we rely on discounts from the basic postal rate structure, such as discounts for bulk mailings and sorting by zip code and carrier
routes. We are not a party to any long-term contracts for the supply of paper. Our cost of paper has fluctuated significantly, and our future paper costs are subject to supply and demand forces that we cannot control. Future additional increases in
postal rates or in paper or printing costs would reduce our profitability to the extent that we are unable to pass those increases directly to customers or offset those increases by raising selling prices or by reducing the number and size of
certain catalog editions.

If our independent manufacturers and Japan licensing partner do not use ethical business practices or comply with
applicable laws and regulations, the J.Crew brand name could be harmed due to negative publicity.

While our internal and vendor
operating guidelines, as outlined in our Vendor Code of Conduct, promote ethical business practices and we, along with third parties that we retain for this purpose, monitor compliance with those guidelines, we do not control our independent
manufacturers, our licensing partner or their business practices. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee their compliance with our guidelines.

Violation of labor or other laws by our independent manufacturers or our licensing partner, or the divergence of an independent manufacturers or our licensing partners labor practices from those generally accepted as ethical in
the United States could diminish the value of the J.Crew brand and reduce demand for our merchandise if, as a result of such violation, we were to attract negative publicity.

Any significant interruption in the operations of our customer call, order fulfillment and distribution facilities could disrupt our ability to process customer orders and to deliver our merchandise in a timely
manner.

Our customer call center and Directs order fulfillment operations are housed together in a single facility, while
distribution operations for J.Crew retail and factory stores are housed in another single facility. Although we maintain back-up systems for these facilities, they may not be able to prevent a significant interruption in the operation of these
facilities due to natural disasters, accidents, failures of the inventory locator or automated packing and shipping systems we use or other events. In addition, we have identified the need to expand and upgrade our operations and systems in order to
support recent and expected future growth. Any significant interruption in the operation of these facilities, including an interruption caused by our failure to successfully expand or upgrade our systems or manage our transition to utilizing the
expansions or upgrades, could reduce our ability to receive and process orders and provide products and services to our stores and customers, which could result in lost sales, cancelled sales and a loss of loyalty to our brand.

We are subject to customs, advertising, consumer protection, privacy, zoning and occupancy and labor and employment laws that could require us to modify our
current business practices and incur increased costs.

We are subject to numerous regulations, including customs,
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promotion and sale of merchandise and the operation of retail stores and warehouse facilities. If these regulations were to change or were violated by our
management, employees, suppliers, buying agents or trading companies, the costs of certain goods could increase, or we could experience delays in shipments of our goods, be subject to fines or penalties, or suffer reputational harm, which could
reduce demand for our merchandise and hurt our business and results of operations. In addition, changes in federal and state minimum wage laws and other laws relating to employee benefits could cause us to incur additional wage and benefits costs,
which could hurt our profitability.

Legal requirements are frequently changed and subject to interpretation, and we are unable to predict
the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations. We may be required to make significant expenditures or modify our business practices to comply with existing or future laws and regulations, which may
increase our costs and materially limit our ability to operate our business.

Any material disruption of our information systems could disrupt our
business and reduce our sales.

We are increasingly dependent on information systems to operate our website, process transactions,
respond to customer inquiries, manage inventory, purchase, sell and ship goods on a timely basis and maintain cost-efficient operations. We have identified the need to expand and upgrade our information systems to support recent and expected future
growth. We may experience operational problems with our information systems as a result of system failures, viruses, computer hackers or other causes. Any material disruption or slowdown of our systems, including a disruption or slowdown
caused by our failure to successfully upgrade our systems, could cause information, including data related to customer orders, to be lost or delayed which couldespecially if the disruption or slowdown occurred during the holiday
seasonresult in delays in the delivery of merchandise to our stores and customers or lost sales, which could reduce demand for our merchandise and cause our sales to decline. Moreover, we may not be successful in developing or acquiring
technology that is competitive and responsive to the needs of our customers and might lack sufficient resources to make the necessary investments in technology to compete with our competitors. Accordingly, if changes in technology cause our
information systems to become obsolete, or if our information systems are inadequate to handle our growth, we could lose customers.

Our
Internet operations are an increasingly substantial part of our business, representing approximately 22% of our revenues in fiscal 2007. In addition to changing consumer preferences and buying trends relating to Internet usage, we are vulnerable to
certain additional risks and uncertainties associated with the Internet, including changes in required technology interfaces, website downtime and other technical failures, security breaches, and consumer privacy concerns. Our failure to
successfully respond to these risks and uncertainties could reduce Internet sales and damage our brands reputation.

We have taken
over certain portions of our information systems needs that were previously outsourced to a third party and are making upgrades to our information systems. We may take over other outsourced portions of our information systems in the near future. If
we are unable to manage these aspects of our information systems or the planned upgrades, our receipt and delivery of merchandise could be disrupted, which could result in a decline in our sales.

Our debt may limit the cash flow available for our operations and place us at a competitive disadvantage and may limit our ability to pursue our expansion plans.

As of February 2, 2008, we had total debt of approximately $125.0 million. Our indebtedness may:



| |  |  | require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest and principal on our debt, which would reduce the funds available to use
for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes,
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | limit our ability to pay future dividends,
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------



| |  |  | limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, expansion plans and other investments, which may limit our ability to
implement our business strategy,
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| |  |  | result in higher interest expense if interest rates increase on our floating rate borrowings,
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | heighten our vulnerability to downturns in our business, the industry or in the general economy and limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in
our business and the retail industry, or
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities as they arise or successfully carrying out our plans to expand our store base, product offerings and
sales channels.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future
borrowings will be available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to make payments on our indebtedness or to fund our operations.

The terms of
our indebtedness contain various covenants that may limit our business activities.

The terms of our indebtedness contain, and our
future indebtedness may contain, various restrictive covenants that limit our managements discretion in operating our business. In particular, these agreements include, or may include, covenants relating to limitations on:



| |  |  | capital expenditures
| | - |  | --------------------



| |  |  | dividends on, and redemptions and repurchases of, capital stock,
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | payments on subordinated debt,
| | - |  | ------------------------------



| |  |  | liens and sale-leaseback transactions,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------



| |  |  | loans and investments,
| | - |  | ----------------------



| |  |  | debt and hedging arrangements,
| | - |  | ------------------------------



| |  |  | mergers, acquisitions and asset sales,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------



| |  |  | transactions with affiliates, and
| | - |  | ---------------------------------



| |  |  | changes in business activities conducted by us and our subsidiaries.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------

In addition, our indebtedness may require us, under certain circumstances, to maintain certain financial ratios. It also limits our ability to make
capital expenditures. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCredit Facility and MD&A-Term Loan.

Compliance with these covenants and these ratios may prevent us from pursuing opportunities that we believe would benefit our business, including
opportunities that we might pursue as part of our plans to expand our store base, our product offerings and sales channels.



|ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
|-------- | --------------------------

None.



|ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES.
|------- | -----------

We are headquartered in New York City.
Our headquarter offices are leased under a lease agreement expiring in 2012, with an option to renew thereafter. We also have entered into a lease for additional corporate office space in New York City which expires in 2012 with an option to
terminate early. We own two facilities: a 262,000 square foot customer contact call center, order fulfillment and distribution center in Lynchburg, Virginia and a 282,000 square foot distribution center in Asheville, North Carolina. We also lease a
63,700 square foot facility in Lynchburg, Virginia under a lease agreement expiring in April 2011, with an option to renew thereafter.

As
of February 2, 2008, we operated 199 retail stores, including four crewcuts and six Madewell stores, and 61 factory stores in 40 states and the District of Columbia. All of the retail and factory stores are leased from third parties and the
leases historically have in most cases had terms of 5 to 15 years. A portion of our leases have options to renew for periods typically ranging from five to ten years. Generally, the leases contain standard provisions concerning the payment of rent,
events of default and the rights and obligations of each party. Rent



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due under the leases is generally comprised of annual base rent plus a contingent rent payment based on the stores sales in excess of a specified
threshold. Some of the leases also contain early termination options, which can be exercised by us or the landlord under certain conditions. The leases also generally require us to pay real estate taxes, insurance and certain common area costs.
Excluding our stores and headquarter offices, all of our properties, whether owned or leased, are subject to liens or security interests under our credit facility.

The table below sets forth the number of retail and factory stores, including crewcuts and Madewell stores, operated by us in the United States as of February 2, 2008.



|                     |  |              |  |               |  |                      
|-------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ------------- |  | ---------------------
|                     |  | RetailStores |  | FactoryStores |  | Total Numberof Stores
|Alabama              |  | 2            |  | 1             |  | 3                    
|Arizona              |  | 4            |  |              |  | 4                    
|California           |  | 27           |  | 6             |  | 33                   
|Colorado             |  | 3            |  | 3             |  | 6                    
|Connecticut          |  | 7            |  | 2             |  | 9                    
|Delaware             |  |             |  | 1             |  | 1                    
|Florida              |  | 11           |  | 6             |  | 17                   
|Georgia              |  | 5            |  | 2             |  | 7                    
|Illinois             |  | 8            |  | 1             |  | 9                    
|Indiana              |  | 1            |  | 2             |  | 3                    
|Iowa                 |  | 1            |  |              |  | 1                    
|Kansas               |  | 1            |  |              |  | 1                    
|Kentucky             |  | 2            |  |              |  | 2                    
|Louisiana            |  | 2            |  |              |  | 2                    
|Maine                |  |             |  | 2             |  | 2                    
|Maryland             |  | 5            |  | 1             |  | 6                    
|Massachusetts        |  | 10           |  | 2             |  | 12                   
|Michigan             |  | 7            |  | 2             |  | 9                    
|Minnesota            |  | 4            |  |              |  | 4                    
|Missouri             |  | 2            |  | 1             |  | 3                    
|Nebraska             |  | 1            |  |              |  | 1                    
|Nevada               |  | 3            |  | 1             |  | 4                    
|New Hampshire        |  | 1            |  | 2             |  | 3                    
|New Jersey           |  | 13           |  | 3             |  | 16                   
|New Mexico           |  | 1            |  |              |  | 1                    
|New York             |  | 18           |  | 4             |  | 22                   
|North Carolina       |  | 5            |  | 1             |  | 6                    
|Ohio                 |  | 6            |  | 1             |  | 7                    
|Oklahoma             |  | 2            |  |              |  | 2                    
|Oregon               |  | 3            |  |              |  | 3                    
|Pennsylvania         |  | 10           |  | 4             |  | 14                   
|Rhode Island         |  | 1            |  |              |  | 1                    
|South Carolina       |  | 2            |  | 2             |  | 4                    
|Tennessee            |  | 3            |  | 1             |  | 4                    
|Texas                |  | 12           |  | 5             |  | 17                   
|Utah                 |  | 2            |  |              |  | 2                    
|Vermont              |  | 1            |  | 1             |  | 2                    
|Virginia             |  | 5            |  | 2             |  | 7                    
|Washington           |  | 3            |  | 1             |  | 4                    
|Wisconsin            |  | 3            |  | 1             |  | 4                    
|District of Columbia |  | 2            |  |              |  | 2                    
|                     |  |              |  |               |  |                      
|Total                |  | 199          |  | 61            |  | 260                  
|                     |  |              |  |               |  |                      



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|ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
|------- | ------------------

We are subject to various legal
proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although the outcome of these other claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.



|ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
|------- | ----------------------------------------------------

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended February 2, 2008.



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PART II



|ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
|------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Our common stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol JCG since June 28, 2006. Prior to that time there was no public market for our stock. The following table sets forth
the high and low sale prices of our common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange:

Market Information



|                  |  |             |       |             |   |       |  |     |       |  |   |      
|----------------- |  | ----------- | ----- | ----------- | - | ----- |  | --- | ----- |  | - | -----
|                  |  | Fiscal 2006 |       | Fiscal 2007
|                  |  | High        |       | Low         |   | High  |  | Low
|First Quarter(1)  |  | $           |      |             | $ |      |  | $   | 43.05 |  | $ | 33.50
|Second Quarter(1) |  | $           | 27.93 |             | $ | 24.00 |  | $   | 57.17 |  | $ | 38.06
|Third Quarter     |  | $           | 33.30 |             | $ | 24.57 |  | $   | 56.43 |  | $ | 33.69
|Fourth Quarter    |  | $           | 43.56 |             | $ | 30.24 |  | $   | 51.96 |  | $ | 34.03



|(1) | Prior to June 28, 2006, there was no public market for our stock.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------

Record Holders

As of March 5, 2008, there were 48 record holders of our common stock.

Dividends

We have never paid cash dividends on our
common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, because we are a
holding company, our ability to pay dividends depends on our receipt of cash dividends from our subsidiaries. The terms of certain of our and Operatings outstanding indebtedness substantially restrict the ability of either company to pay
dividends. For more information about these restrictions, see MD&ACredit Facility and MD&ATerm Loan. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will
depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions contained in current and future financing instruments and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant.



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Performance Graph

The following graph and table shows the cumulative total stockholder return on the Companys Common Stock with the S&P 500 Stock Index and the S&P Retail Index, in each case assuming an initial investment
of $100 and reinvestment of dividends, if any.

LOGO



|                    |  |           |     |           |   |           |  |           |     |           |   |           |  |           |     |           |   |     |  |   |     |  |   |    
|------------------- |  | --------- | --- | --------- | - | --------- |  | --------- | --- | --------- | - | --------- |  | --------- | --- | --------- | - | --- |  | - | --- |  | - | ---
|                    |  | 28-Jun-06 |     | 28-Jul-06 |   | 27-Oct-06 |  | 02-Feb-07 |     | 04-May-07 |   | 03-Aug-07 |  | 02-Nov-07 |     | 01-Feb-08
|J.Crew Group, Inc.  |  | $         | 100 |           | $ | 111       |  | $         | 132 |           | $ | 156       |  | $         | 165 |           | $ | 192 |  | $ | 155 |  | $ | 195
|S&P 500 Stock Index |  | $         | 100 |           | $ | 103       |  | $         | 111 |           | $ | 117       |  | $         | 122 |           | $ | 116 |  | $ | 122 |  | $ | 113
|S&P Retail Index    |  | $         | 100 |           | $ | 95        |  | $         | 111 |           | $ | 117       |  | $         | 116 |           | $ | 105 |  | $ | 99  |  | $ | 95 

All amounts rounded to the nearest dollar.



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|ITEM 6. | SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA.
|------- | -------------------------------------

The selected
historical consolidated financial data for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008 and as of February 2, 2008 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. The
selected historical consolidated financial data for each of the years in the two-year period ended January 29, 2005 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements which are not included herein. The consolidated financial
statements for each of the years in the five-year period ended February 2, 2008 and as of the end of each such year have been audited.

The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. The information should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and our financial statements and the related notes included herein.



|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | -------- | - | --------------- | - | -------- | --------------- |  | - | --------------- | - |  | --------------- | --------- | - |  | - | ---------
|                                                    |  | Year Ended(1)                        
|                                                    |  | January 31,2004                       |          |   | January 29,2005 |   |          | January 28,2006 |  |   | February 3,2007 |   |  | February 2,2008
|                                                    |  | (in thousands, except per share data)
|Income Statement Data                               |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Revenues                                            |  | $                                     | 689,965  |   |                 | $ | 804,216  |                 |  | $ | 953,188         |   |  | $               | 1,152,100 |   |  | $ | 1,334,723
|Cost of goods sold(2)                               |  |                                       | 440,276  |   |                 |   | 478,829  |                 |  |   | 555,192         |   |  |                 | 651,748   |   |  |   | 746,180  
|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Gross profit                                        |  |                                       | 249,689  |   |                 |   | 325,387  |                 |  |   | 397,996         |   |  |                 | 500,352   |   |  |   | 588,543  
|Selling, general and administrative expense         |  |                                       | 280,464  |   |                 |   | 287,745  |                 |  |   | 318,499         |   |  |                 | 374,738   |   |  |   | 416,064  
|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Income (loss) from operations                       |  |                                       | (30,775  | ) |                 |   | 37,642   |                 |  |   | 79,497          |   |  |                 | 125,614   |   |  |   | 172,479  
|Interest expense, net                               |  |                                       | 63,844   |   |                 |   | 87,571   |                 |  |   | 72,903          |   |  |                 | 43,993    |   |  |   | 11,224   
|(Gain) loss on debt refinancing                     |  |                                       | (41,085  | ) |                 |   | 49,780   |                 |  |   |                |   |  |                 | 10,039    |   |  |   |         
|Insurance proceeds                                  |  |                                       | (3,850   | ) |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                |   |  |                 |          |   |  |   |         
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                |  |                                       | 500      |   |                 |   | 600      |                 |  |   | 2,800           |   |  |                 | (6,200    | ) |  |   | 64,180   
|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Net income (loss)                                   |  |                                       | (50,184  | ) |                 |   | (100,309 | )               |  |   | 3,794           |   |  |                 | 77,782    |   |  |   | 97,075   
|Preferred stock dividends                           |  |                                       | (26,260  | ) |                 |   | (13,456  | )               |  |   | (13,456         | ) |  |                 | (6,141    | ) |  |   |         
|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders |  | $                                     | (76,444  | ) |                 | $ | (113,765 | )               |  | $ | (9,662          | ) |  | $               | 71,641    |   |  | $ | 97,075   
|                                                    |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Net income (loss) per share                         |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Basic                                               |  | $                                     | (3.31    | ) |                 | $ | (4.82    | )               |  | $ | (0.39           | ) |  | $               | 1.61      |   |  | $ | 1.61     
|Diluted                                             |  | $                                     | (3.31    | ) |                 | $ | (4.82    | )               |  | $ | (0.39           | ) |  | $               | 1.49      |   |  | $ | 1.52     
|Weighted average shares outstanding                 |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Basic                                               |  |                                       | 23,088   |   |                 |   | 23,626   |                 |  |   | 24,472          |   |  |                 | 44,558    |   |  |   | 60,346   
|Diluted                                             |  |                                       | 23,088   |   |                 |   | 23,626   |                 |  |   | 24,472          |   |  |                 | 48,039    |   |  |   | 63,748   
|                                                    | 
|                                                    |  | As of                                
|                                                    |  | January 31,2004                       |          |   | January 29,2005 |   |          | January 28,2006 |  |   | February 3,2007 |   |  | February 2,2008
|                                                    |  | (in thousands)                       
|Balance Sheet Data                                  |  |                                       |          |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |          
|Cash and cash equivalents                           |  | $                                     | 49,650   |   |                 | $ | 23,647   |                 |  | $ | 61,275          |   |  | $               | 88,900    |   |  | $ | 131,510  
|Working capital                                     |  |                                       | 46,217   |   |                 |   | 12,168   |                 |  |   | 72,657          |   |  |                 | 117,100   |   |  |   | 138,049  
|Total assets                                        |  |                                       | 297,611  |   |                 |   | 278,194  |                 |  |   | 337,321         |   |  |                 | 428,066   |   |  |   | 535,596  
|Total long-term debt and preferred stock            |  |                                       | 609,440  |   |                 |   | 669,733  |                 |  |   | 724,667         |   |  |                 | 200,000   |   |  |   | 125,000  
|Stockholders equity (deficit)                      |  |                                       | (468,066 | ) |                 |   | (581,712 | )               |  |   | (587,843        | ) |  |                 | 5,620     |   |  |   | 140,322  



|(1) | J.Crews fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. Fiscal years ended January 31, 2004 (Fiscal 2003), January 29, 2005 (Fiscal
2004), January 28, 2006 (Fiscal 2005) and February 2, 2008 (Fiscal 2007) consisted of 52 weeks, while the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 (Fiscal 2006) consisted of 53 weeks.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes buying and occupancy costs.
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|                                            |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -- | --------------- | - | ------- | --------------- |  | - | --------------- | - |  | --------------- | --------- | - |  | - | --------- | -
|                                            |  | Year Ended(1)                                                                                 |        
|                                            |  | January 31,2004                                                                               |         |    | January 29,2005 |   |         | January 28,2006 |  |   | February 3,2007 |   |  | February 2,2008 |          
|                                            |  | (in thousands except percentages; numbers of stores; catalog pages; and per square foot data) |        
|Operating Data                              |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Revenues                                    |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Stores                                      |  | $                                                                                             | 487,092 |    |                 | $ | 579,793 |                 |  | $ | 670,447         |   |  | $               | 808,542   |   |  | $ | 914,810   |  
|Direct                                      |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Internet                                    |  |                                                                                               | 111,653 |    |                 |   | 121,954 |                 |  |   | 159,812         |   |  |                 | 218,659   |   |  |   | 293,330   |  
|Catalog                                     |  |                                                                                               | 61,883  |    |                 |   | 76,548  |                 |  |   | 93,870          |   |  |                 | 89,952    |   |  |   | 84,114    |  
|Other(2)                                    |  |                                                                                               | 29,337  |    |                 |   | 25,921  |                 |  |   | 29,059          |   |  |                 | 34,947    |   |  |   | 42,469    |  
|                                            |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Total revenues                              |  | $                                                                                             | 689,965 |    |                 | $ | 804,216 |                 |  | $ | 953,188         |   |  | $               | 1,152,100 |   |  | $ | 1,334,723 |  
|                                            |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Stores:                                     |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Sales per gross square foot (52 week basis) |  | $                                                                                             | 338     |    |                 | $ | 400     |                 |  | $ | 457             |   |  | $               | 526       |   |  | $ | 573       |  
|Number of stores open at end of period      |  |                                                                                               | 196     |    |                 |   | 197     |                 |  |   | 203             |   |  |                 | 227       |   |  |   | 260       |  
|Comparable stores sales change(3)           |  |                                                                                               | (2.5    | )% |                 |   | 16.4    | %               |  |   | 13.4            | % |  |                 | 13.0      | % |  |   | 5.6       | %
|Direct:                                     |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Number of catalogs circulated               |  |                                                                                               | 53,000  |    |                 |   | 50,000  |                 |  |   | 55,000          |   |  |                 | 50,000    |   |  |   | 49,000    |  
|Number of pages circulated (in millions)    |  |                                                                                               | 5,800   |    |                 |   | 5,400   |                 |  |   | 6,100           |   |  |                 | 5,400     |   |  |   | 5,300     |  
|Depreciation and amortization               |  | $                                                                                             | 43,075  |    |                 | $ | 37,061  |                 |  | $ | 33,461          |   |  | $               | 33,525    |   |  | $ | 34,140    |  
|Capital expenditures:                       |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|New store openings                          |  | $                                                                                             | 5,663   |    |                 | $ | 5,910   |                 |  | $ | 8,243           |   |  | $               | 21,277    |   |  | $ | 38,313    |  
|Other(4)                                    |  |                                                                                               | 4,245   |    |                 |   | 7,521   |                 |  |   | 13,695          |   |  |                 | 24,654    |   |  |   | 42,305    |  
|                                            |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Total capital expenditures                  |  | $                                                                                             | 9,908   |    |                 | $ | 13,431  |                 |  | $ | 21,938          |   |  | $               | 45,931    |   |  | $ | 80,618    |  
|                                            |  |                                                                                               |         |    |                 |   |         |                 |  |   |                 |   |  |                 |           |   |  |   |           |  



|(1) | The fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 consisted of 53 weeks. All other fiscal years presented consisted of 52 weeks.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Consists primarily of shipping and handling fees.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Comparable store sales includes net sales at stores open at least twelve months (52 week basis).
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Consists primarily of expenditures on store remodels, information technology, warehouse expansion and warehouse equipment.
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|ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
|------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This discussion summarizes our consolidated operating results, financial condition and liquidity during the three-year period ended February 2, 2008.
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. Fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 ended on February 2, 2008, February 3, 2007 and January 28, 2006, respectively. Fiscals 2007 and 2005 consisted of 52 weeks each,
while fiscal 2006 consisted of 53 weeks. The extra week in fiscal 2006 was reflected in the fourth quarter. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included
elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements involving risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause our results to differ materially from expectations. Factors that might cause such differences include those described under Risk Factors, Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and
elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

Executive Overview

J.Crew is a nationally recognized apparel and accessories brand that we believe embraces a high standard of style, craftsmanship, quality and customer service, while projecting an aspirational American lifestyle.

On the basis of data collected on our Internet channel customers, we believe our customer base consists primarily of affluent,
college-educated and professional and fashion-conscious women and men. As of February 2, 2008, we operated 199 retail stores, including four crewcuts and six Madewell stores, and 61 factory stores throughout the United States.

The following is a brief summary of fiscal 2007 highlights:



| |  |  | Revenues totaled $1,334.7 million, reflecting a 16% increase over prior year revenues of $1,152.1 million.
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| |  |  | Comparable store sales increased 6%. Realigning last years retail calendar to be consistent with this years fiscal period did not change comparable
store sales.
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| |  |  | Direct net sales increased 22% to $377.4 million.
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| |  |  | Income from operations increased 37% to $172.5 million, or 12.9% of revenues.
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| |  |  | Aggregate voluntary prepayments of $75.0 million were made under the Term Loan.
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| |  |  | We opened 21 and closed four J.Crew retail stores; opened 10 J.Crew factory stores, two crewcuts standalone stores and four Madewell stores.
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We have two primary sales channels: Stores, which consists of our retail, crewcuts, Madewell and factory stores, and
Direct, which consists of our catalog and Internet website. The following is a summary of our net sales:



|                      |  |            |       |            |   |            |  |   |        
|--------------------- |  | ---------- | ----- | ---------- | - | ---------- |  | - | -------
|(Dollars in millions) |  | Fiscal2005 |       | Fiscal2006 |   | Fiscal2007
|Stores                |  | $          | 670.4 |            | $ | 808.5      |  | $ | 914.8  
|Direct                |  |            | 253.7 |            |   | 308.6      |  |   | 377.4  
|                      |  |            |       |            |   |            |  |   |        
|Net sales             |  | $          | 924.1 |            | $ | 1,117.1    |  | $ | 1,292.2
|                      |  |            |       |            |   |            |  |   |        

Our recent revenue growth has led to increased selling, general and administrative expenses. The
most significant components of these increases were wage costs, particularly at retail and factory stores due primarily to the opening of new stores. We expect these expenses to continue to grow as our business continues to grow.



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We also expect these and other costsparticularly our store occupancy costs and employee wages and benefits coststo increase as we pursue our
strategy of expanding our retail and factory store base.

While we believe our growth strategy offers significant opportunities, it also
presents significant risks and challenges, including, among others, the risks that we may not be able to hire and train qualified sales associates, that our new product offerings and expanded sales channels may not maintain or enhance our brand
identity and that our order fulfillment and distribution facilities and information systems may not be adequate to support our growth plans. In addition, we must also seek to ensure that implementation of these plans does not divert
managements attention from continuing to build on the strengths that we believe have driven our recent success, including, among others, our focus on improving the quality of our products, pursuing a disciplined merchandising strategy and
improving our store environments and our customer service. For a more complete discussion of the risks facing our business, see Risk Factors.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a variety of
performance and financial measures. The key measures for determining how our business is performing are comparable store sales for Stores and net sales for Direct. We also consider gross profit and selling, general and administrative expenses in
assessing the performance of our business.

Net Sales

Net sales reflect our revenues from the sale of our merchandise less returns and discounts.

We aggregate
our merchandise into four sales categories: womens, mens, and childrens apparel, which consist of items of clothing such as shirts, sweaters, pants, dresses, jackets, outerwear and suits; and accessories, which consists of items
such as shoes, socks, jewelry, bags, belts and hair accessories.

The approximate percentage of our sales derived from these four
categories, based on our internal merchandising systems, is as follows:



|            |  |                 |   |  |                 |   |  |                 |  
|----------- |  | --------------- | - |  | --------------- | - |  | --------------- | -
|            |  | Year Ended      |  
|            |  | January 28,2006 |   |  | February 3,2007 |   |  | February 2,2008 |  
|Apparel     |  |                 |   |  |                 |   |  |                 |  
|Womens     |  | 65              | % |  | 65              | % |  | 66              | %
|Mens       |  | 21              | % |  | 21              | % |  | 20              | %
|Childrens  |  |                |   |  | 1               | % |  | 1               | %
|Accessories |  | 14              | % |  | 13              | % |  | 13              | %
|            |  |                 |   |  |                 |   |  |                 |  
|            |  | 100             | % |  | 100             | % |  | 100             | %
|            |  |                 |   |  |                 |   |  |                 |  

Our crewcuts childrens concept was introduced in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 with the
opening of 10 shops within our J.Crew retail stores followed by the opening of two stand-alone stores in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. As of February 2, 2008, we operated 34 crewcuts shop-in-shops and four standalone crewcuts stores.

Comparable Store Sales

Comparable store sales reflects net sales at stores that have been open for at least twelve months.
Therefore, a store is included in comparable store sales on the first day it has comparable prior year sales. Non-comparable store sales include net sales from new stores that have not been open for twelve months and net sales from closed stores and
temporary stores. In fiscal 2006, comparable store sales excluded the impact of the 53rdweek.



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By measuring the change in year-over-year net sales in stores that have been open for twelve months or
more, comparable store sales allows us to evaluate how our core store base is performing. Various factors affect comparable store sales, including:



| |  |  | consumer preferences, buying trends and overall economic trends,
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| |  |  | our ability to anticipate and respond effectively to fashion trends and customer preferences,
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| |  |  | competition,
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| |  |  | changes in our merchandise mix,
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| |  |  | pricing,
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| |  |  | the timing of our releases of new merchandise and promotional events,
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| |  |  | the level of customer service that we provide in our stores,
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| |  |  | changes in sales mix among sales channels,
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| |  |  | our ability to source and distribute products efficiently, and
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| |  |  | the number of stores we open, close (including for temporary renovations) and expand in any period.
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As we continue our store expansion program, we expect that a greater percentage of our revenues will come from non-comparable store sales.

Cyclicality and Seasonality

The
industry in which we operate is cyclical, and consequently our revenues are affected by general economic conditions. Purchases of apparel and accessories are sensitive to a number of factors that influence the levels of consumer spending, including
economic conditions and the level of disposable consumer income, consumer debt, interest rates and consumer confidence.

Our business is
seasonal. As a result, our revenues fluctuate from quarter to quarter. We have four distinct selling seasons that align with our four fiscal quarters. Revenues are usually substantially higher in our fourth fiscal quarter, particularly December, as
customers make holiday purchases. For example, in fiscal 2007, we realized approximately 30% of our revenues in the fourth fiscal quarter.

Gross Profit

Gross profit is equal to our revenues minus our cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold includes the direct
cost of purchased merchandise, freight, design, buying and production costs, occupancy costs related to store operations (such as rent and utilities) and all shipping costs associated with our Direct business. Our cost of goods sold is substantially
higher in the holiday season because cost of goods sold generally increases as revenues increase and cost of goods sold includes the cost of purchasing merchandise that we sell to generate revenues. Cost of goods sold also generally changes as we
expand or contract our store base and incur higher or lower store occupancy and related costs. The primary drivers of the costs of individual goods are the costs of raw materials and labor in the countries where we source our merchandise. Gross
margin measures gross profit as a percentage of our revenues.

Our gross profit may not be comparable to other specialty retailers, as some
companies include all of the costs related to their distribution network in cost of goods sold while others, like us, exclude all or a portion of them from cost of goods sold and include them in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating expenses not included in cost of goods sold, primarily catalog production and mailing costs, certain warehousing expenses, administrative payroll,
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expenses other than occupancy costs, depreciation and amortization and credit card fees. These expenses do not necessarily vary proportionally with net
sales. As a result, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales are usually higher in the spring season than the fall season.

Results of Operations

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, our operating results as a percentage of
revenues as well as selected store data:



|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ----- | - | --------------- | - | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                            |  | Fiscal Year Ended |      
|                                                            |  | January 28,2006   |       |   | February 3,2007 |   |       | February 2,2008 | 
|Revenues                                                    |  |                   | 100.0 | % |                 |   | 100.0 | %               |  |   | 100.0 | %
|Cost of goods sold, including buying and occupancy costs(1) |  |                   | 58.2  |   |                 |   | 56.6  |                 |  |   | 55.9  |  
|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Gross profit(1)                                             |  |                   | 41.8  |   |                 |   | 43.4  |                 |  |   | 44.1  |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses(1)             |  |                   | 33.4  |   |                 |   | 32.5  |                 |  |   | 31.2  |  
|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Income from operations                                      |  |                   | 8.3   |   |                 |   | 10.9  |                 |  |   | 12.9  |  
|Interest expense, net                                       |  |                   | 7.6   |   |                 |   | 3.8   |                 |  |   | 0.8   |  
|Loss on refinancing of debt                                 |  |                   |      |   |                 |   | 0.9   |                 |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Income before income taxes                                  |  |                   | 0.7   |   |                 |   | 6.3   |                 |  |   | 12.1  |  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                        |  |                   | 0.3   |   |                 |   | (0.5  | )               |  |   | 4.8   |  
|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Net income                                                  |  |                   | 0.4   | % |                 |   | 6.8   | %               |  |   | 7.3   | %
|                                                            |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|                                                            | 
|                                                            |  | Fiscal Year Ended |      
|                                                            |  | January 28,2006   |       |   | February 3,2007 |   |       | February 2,2008 | 
|Selected store data:                                        |  |                   |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Number of stores open at end of period                      |  |                   | 203   |   |                 |   | 227   |                 |  |   | 260   |  
|Sales per gross square foot (52 week basis)                 |  | $                 | 457   |   |                 | $ | 526   |                 |  | $ | 573   |  
|Comparable store sales change (52 week basis)               |  |                   | 13.4  | % |                 |   | 13.0  | %               |  |   | 5.6   | %



|(1) | We exclude a portion of our distribution network costs from the cost of goods sold and include them in selling, general and administrative expenses. Our gross profit therefore may
not be directly comparable to that of some of our competitors.
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Fiscal 2007 Compared to Fiscal 2006



|                                           |  |                                         |         |                    |                                         |   |        |          |         |                    |  |       |         |  |   |             |   |  |        |   
|------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------- | - | ------ | -------- | ------- | ------------------ |  | ----- | ------- |  | - | ----------- | - |  | ------ | --
|                                           |  | Fiscal Year Ended                       |         |                    |                                         |   |        |          |        
|                                           |  | February 2, 2008(Fiscal 2007)(52 weeks) |         |                    | February 3, 2007(Fiscal 2006)(53 weeks) |   |        | Variance |        
|(Dollars in millions)                      |  | Amount                                  |         | Percent ofRevenues |                                         |   | Amount |          |         | Percent ofRevenues |  |       | Dollars |  |   | Percentages |  
|Revenues                                   |  | $                                       | 1,334.7 |                    | 100.0                                   | % |        | $        | 1,152.1 |                    |  | 100.0 | %       |  | $ | 182.6       |   |  | 15.8   | % 
|Gross profit                               |  |                                         | 588.5   |                    | 44.1                                    | % |        |          | 500.4   |                    |  | 43.4  | %       |  |   | 88.1        |   |  | 17.6   | % 
|Selling, general & administrative expenses |  |                                         | 416.1   |                    | 31.2                                    | % |        |          | 374.7   |                    |  | 32.5  | %       |  |   | 41.4        |   |  | 11.0   | % 
|Income from operations                     |  |                                         | 172.5   |                    | 12.9                                    | % |        |          | 125.6   |                    |  | 10.9  | %       |  |   | 46.9        |   |  | 37.3   | % 
|Interest expense, net                      |  |                                         | 11.2    |                    | 0.8                                     | % |        |          | 44.0    |                    |  | 3.8   | %       |  |   | (32.8       | ) |  | (74.5  | )%
|Loss on refinancing of debt                |  |                                         |        |                    |                                        |   |        |          | 10.0    |                    |  | 0.9   | %       |  |   | (10.0       | ) |  | (100.0 | )%
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes       |  |                                         | 64.2    |                    | 4.8                                     | % |        |          | (6.2    | )                  |  | (0.5  | )%      |  |   | 70.4        |   |  | NM     |   
|Net income                                 |  | $                                       | 97.1    |                    | 7.3                                     | % |        | $        | 77.8    |                    |  | 6.8   | %       |  | $ | 19.3        |   |  | 24.8   | % 



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Revenues

Revenues in fiscal 2007 increased by $182.6 million, or 15.8%, to $1,334.7 million from $1,152.1
million in fiscal 2006. We believe the increase in revenues resulted from the continuing appeal of our expanded product line in both Stores and Direct, the additional number of store locations compared to the prior year and our continuing commitment
to customer service. Fiscal 2007 consisted of 52 weeks, as compared to fiscal 2006, which consisted of 53 weeks. The impact of the 53rdweek on
fiscal 2006 revenues was $12.6 million.

Stores sales increased by $106.3 million,
or 13.1%, to $914.8 million in fiscal 2007 from $808.5 million in fiscal 2006. Comparable store sales increased by 5.6% to $838.5 million in fiscal 2007 from $794.3 million in the prior year. Realigning last years calendar weeks to be
consistent with the current year retail calendar weeks would increase comparable store sales last year to $794.4 million, resulting in a comparable store sales increase of 5.5%. Non-comparable store sales were $76.3 million in fiscal 2007. The
impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal 2006 store sales was $8.2 million.

Direct sales increased by $68.8 million, or 22.3%, to $377.4 million in fiscal 2007 from $308.6
million in fiscal 2006. We believe this increase is attributable to the factors that drove overall revenue growth. Additionally, a lower return rate accounted for 3.5 percentage points of the increase. We believe the return rate decreased in part
because of improvements in fit and quality as well as an increase in the penetration of categories with lower returns. The Direct sales increase reflects an increase in our Internet revenues of $74.6 million, or 34.1%, partially offset by a decrease
in our catalog revenues of $5.8 million, or 6.5% as compared to fiscal 2006. We continue to see the ongoing shift of orders to the Internet from our catalog. The impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal 2006 direct sales was $3.9 million.

The increase in Stores and Direct sales during fiscal
2007 was primarily driven by an increase in sales of womens apparel. This increase was largely driven by sales of sweaters, knits and jackets. Sales of mens apparel and accessories also increased during the year.

Other revenues increased by $7.5 million due primarily to an increase in shipping and handling
fees of $6.6 million from $31.3 million in fiscal 2006 to $37.9 million in fiscal 2007 primarily as a result of an increase in orders in the Direct business. The impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal 2006 other revenues was $0.5 million.

Gross Profit

In fiscal 2007, gross profit increased by $88.1 million, or 17.6%, to $588.5 million from $500.4 million in fiscal 2006. The change in the components of
gross profit were as follows:



|                                       |  |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|(Dollars in millions)                  |  |   |      
|Increase in revenues                   |  | $ | 99.1  |  
|Increase in gross margin               |  |   | 11.9  |  
|Increase in buying and occupancy costs |  |   | (22.9 | )
|                                       |  |   |       |  
|                                       |  | $ | 88.1  |  
|                                       |  |   |       |  

Gross margin increased from 43.4% in fiscal 2006 to 44.1% in fiscal 2007. The increase in gross
margin was due primarily to an increase of 90 basis points in merchandise margin expansion, offset by a 20 basis point increase in buying and occupancy costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased
by $41.4 million, or 11.0%, to $416.1 million in fiscal 2007 from $374.7 million in fiscal 2006. The increase resulted primarily from:



| |  |  | an increase in Direct and Stores operating expenses, primarily payroll and payroll related expenses associated with new stores, of $27.5 million,
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| |  |  | an increase in expenses related to the Madewell and crewcuts concepts of $4.0 million,
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| |  |  | an increase in corporate occupancy expenses of $3.4 million attributable to additional office space,
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| |  |  | an increase in share-based compensation expense of $3.2 million, and
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| |  |  | severance costs of $2.3 million recorded in connection with the departure of a senior executive.
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As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 31.2% in fiscal 2007 from 32.5% in fiscal 2006, resulting
primarily from the fact that these expenses increased at a slower rate than revenues during fiscal 2007.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net decreased $32.8 million to $11.2 million in fiscal 2007 from $44.0 million in fiscal 2006. This decrease primarily
reflects our lower average outstanding debt in fiscal 2007 resulting from voluntary prepayments under the Term Loan. All debt and preferred stock outstanding at the beginning of fiscal 2006 was redeemed during the second quarter of 2006 with the
proceeds of the $285.0 million Term Loan entered into in May 2006 and the issuance of 21.6 million shares of common stock at $20.00 per share in our initial public offering (the IPO) in July 2006.

A summary of the components of interest expense, net is as follows:



|                                                             |  |                       |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------- | ---- | - | --------------- | - | ---- | -
|                                                             |  | Year Ended            |     
|                                                             |  | February 3,2007       |      |   | February 2,2008 |  
|                                                             |  | (amounts in millions) |     
|Accreted dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |  | $                     | 20.8 |   |                 | $ |     |  
|Interest expense related to:                                 |  |                       |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|93/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2014                     |  |                       | 7.7  |   |                 |   |     |  
|Term Loan                                                    |  |                       | 14.3 |   |                 |   | 11.8 |  
|131/8% Senior
Discount Debentures due 2008                   |  |                       | 1.1  |   |                 |   |     |  
|5% Convertible Notes Payable                                 |  |                       | 0.5  |   |                 |   |     |  
|Other                                                        |  |                       | 1.1  |   |                 |   | 1.1  |  
|Amortization of deferred financing costs                     |  |                       | 1.5  |   |                 |   | 2.3  |  
|                                                             |  |                       |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|Total interest expense                                       |  |                       | 47.0 |   |                 |   | 15.2 |  
|Interest income                                              |  |                       | (3.0 | ) |                 |   | (4.0 | )
|                                                             |  |                       |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|Interest expense, net                                        |  | $                     | 44.0 |   |                 | $ | 11.2 |  
|                                                             |  |                       |      |   |                 |   |      |  

Loss on Refinancing of Debt

The loss on refinancing of debt of $10.0 million in fiscal 2006 reflects $4.8 million of tender
fees and other expenses and $5.2 million related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the redemption in May 2006 of the 93/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006 is not comparable. The effective tax rate in fiscal 2006 of (8.7)% was not reflective of a
normalized rate due to several factors, including (a) preferred stock dividends included in interest expense for financial statement purposes but not deductible for income tax purposes, and (b) the reversal at February 3, 2007 of a
valuation allowance which fully reserved net deferred income tax assets.

The income tax provision for fiscal 2007 reflects a more
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Net Income

Net income increased $19.3 million to $97.1 million in fiscal 2007 from $77.8 million in fiscal 2006. This increase was due to an $88.1 million increase in gross profit primarily driven by the 15.8% increase in
revenues, a $32.8 million decrease in interest expense, offset by a $41.4 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, and a $70.4 million increase in the provision for income taxes. In addition, fiscal 2006 included a $10.0
million loss on refinancing of debt.

Fiscal 2006 Compared to Fiscal 2005



|                                           |  |                                         |         |   |                                         |       |    |          |   |                    |  |       |         |  |   |             |   |  |       |   
|------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------------------- | ------- | - | --------------------------------------- | ----- | -- | -------- | - | ------------------ |  | ----- | ------- |  | - | ----------- | - |  | ----- | --
|                                           |  | Fiscal Year Ended                       |         |   |                                         |       |    |          |  
|                                           |  | February 3, 2007(Fiscal 2006)(53 weeks) |         |   | January 28, 2006(Fiscal 2005)(52 weeks) |       |    | Variance |  
|(Dollars in millions)                      |  | Amount                                  |         |   | Percent ofRevenues                      |       |    | Amount   |   | Percent ofRevenues |  |       | Dollars |  |   | Percentages |  
|Revenues                                   |  | $                                       | 1,152.1 |   |                                         | 100.0 | %  |          | $ | 953.2              |  | 100.0 | %       |  | $ | 198.9       |   |  | 20.9  | % 
|Gross profit                               |  |                                         | 500.4   |   |                                         | 43.4  | %  |          |   | 398.0              |  | 41.8  | %       |  |   | 102.4       |   |  | 25.7  | % 
|Selling, general & administrative expenses |  |                                         | 374.7   |   |                                         | 32.5  | %  |          |   | 318.5              |  | 33.4  | %       |  |   | 56.2        |   |  | 17.7  | % 
|Income from operations                     |  |                                         | 125.6   |   |                                         | 10.9  | %  |          |   | 79.5               |  | 8.3   | %       |  |   | 46.1        |   |  | 58.0  | % 
|Interest expense, net                      |  |                                         | 44.0    |   |                                         | 3.8   | %  |          |   | 72.9               |  | 7.6   | %       |  |   | (28.9       | ) |  | (39.7 | )%
|Loss on refinancing of debt                |  |                                         | 10.0    |   |                                         | 0.9   | %  |          |   |                   |  |      |         |  |   | 10.0        |   |  | 100.0 | % 
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes       |  |                                         | (6.2    | ) |                                         | (0.5  | )% |          |   | 2.8                |  | 0.3   | %       |  |   | (9.0        | ) |  | NM    |   
|Net income                                 |  | $                                       | 77.8    |   |                                         | 6.8   | %  |          | $ | 3.8                |  | 0.4   | %       |  | $ | 74.0        |   |  | NM    |   

Revenues

Revenues in fiscal 2006 increased by $198.9 million, or 20.9%, to $1,152.1 million from $953.2
million in fiscal 2005. We believe this increase reflects the continuing appeal of our expanded product line in both Stores and Direct and continuing improvements in our customer service. Fiscal 2006 consisted of 53 weeks as compared to fiscal 2005
which consisted of 52 weeks. The impact of the 53rdweek on revenues was $12.6 million.

Stores sales increased by $138.1 million, or 20.6%, to $808.5 million in fiscal 2006 from $670.4
million in fiscal 2005. Comparable store sales (calculated on a 52 week basis) increased by 13.0% to $753.4 million in fiscal 2006 from $666.9 million in the prior year. Non-comparable store sales in fiscal 2006 were $55.1 million, including the
impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal 2006 stores sales, which was $8.2 million.

Direct sales increased by $54.9 million, or 21.6%, to $308.6 million in fiscal 2006 from $253.7
million in fiscal 2005. We believe this increase is attributable to the factors that drove overall revenue growth. The Direct sales increase reflects an increase in our Internet revenues of $58.8 million, or 36.8%, partially offset by a decrease in
our catalog revenues of $3.9 million, or 4.1% as compared to fiscal 2005. We continue to see the ongoing shift of orders to the Internet from our catalog. The impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal 2006 direct sales was $3.9 million.

The increase in Stores and Direct sales occurred
primarily in womens apparel and in accessories. The increase in womens apparel sales was driven by sales of jackets, loungewear, dresses and sweaters, while the increase in accessories sales was driven by an increase in the assortment of
products.

Other revenues increased by $5.9 million due primarily to an increase in
shipping and handling fees of $4.9 million from $26.4 million in fiscal 2005 to $31.3 million in fiscal 2006 as a result of a 10.2% increase in orders in the Direct business. This increase was partially offset by an adjustment of $1.3 million in the
first quarter of fiscal 2005 due to the reversal of income recognized on unredeemed gift cards in prior years. The impact of the 53rdweek on fiscal
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Gross Profit

In fiscal 2006, gross profit increased by $102.4 million, or 25.7%, to $500.4 million from $398.0 million in fiscal 2005. The change in the components of gross profit were as follows:



|                                       |  |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|(Dollars in millions)                  |  |   |      
|Increase in revenues                   |  | $ | 107.0 |  
|Increase in gross margin               |  |   | 6.2   |  
|Increase in buying and occupancy costs |  |   | (10.8 | )
|                                       |  |   |       |  
|                                       |  | $ | 102.4 |  
|                                       |  |   |       |  

Gross margin increased from 41.8% in fiscal 2005 to 43.4% in fiscal 2006. The increase in gross
margin was due primarily to an increase of 50 basis points in merchandise margins, resulting primarily from a decrease in markdowns in the second half of fiscal 2006 and a 110 basis point decrease in buying and occupancy costs as a percentage of
revenues resulting from the fact that buying and occupancy costs increased at a lower rate than revenues.

Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $56.2 million, or 17.7%, to $374.7 million in fiscal
2006 from $318.5 million in fiscal 2005. The increase resulted primarily from:



| |  |  | an increase in Direct and Stores variable operating expenses of $22.3 million,
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| |  |  | an increase in incentive compensation expense of $8.3 million,
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| |  |  | an increase in consulting expenses of $5.7 million,
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| |  |  | an increase in expenses related to the Madewell and crewcuts businesses of $6.3 million, and
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| |  |  | the impact of the adoption of SFAS 123(R) for the accounting of stock based compensation expense of $2.9 million was not applicable in fiscal 2005.
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The increase in Direct and Stores variable operating expenses was primarily attributable to payroll related costs
related to the increased sales in fiscal 2006. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 32.5% in fiscal 2006 from 33.4% in fiscal 2005, resulting primarily from the fact that these expenses increased at
a slower rate than revenues during fiscal 2006.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net decreased by $28.9 million to $44.0 million in fiscal 2006 from $72.9 million in fiscal 2005, as a result of the decrease in
long-term debt from $631.9 million at February 3, 2007 to $200.0 million at February 2, 2008. All outstanding debt at the beginning of fiscal 2006 was redeemed in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 with the proceeds of the $285.0 million
Term Loan in May 2006 and the proceeds from the IPO in July 2006, or was converted into common stock. In fiscal 2006, we made voluntary prepayments of $85.0 million on the Term Loan.



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A summary of the components of interest expense, net is as follows:



|                                                             |  |                 |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | ---- | - | --------------- | - | ---- | -
|                                                             |  | Year Ended      |     
|(Dollars in millions)                                        |  | January 28,2006 |      |   | February 3,2007 |  
|Accreted dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |  | $               | 40.3 |   |                 | $ | 20.8 |  
|Interest expense related to:                                 |  |                 |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|93/4% Notes                                                  |  |                 | 26.8 |   |                 |   | 7.7  |  
|Term Loan                                                    |  |                 |     |   |                 |   | 14.3 |  
|131/8% Debentures                                            |  |                 | 2.8  |   |                 |   | 1.1  |  
|5.0% Notes Payable                                           |  |                 | 1.2  |   |                 |   | 0.5  |  
|Amortization of deferred financing costs                     |  |                 | 1.1  |   |                 |   | 1.5  |  
|Other                                                        |  |                 | 1.3  |   |                 |   | 1.1  |  
|                                                             |  |                 |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|Total interest expense                                       |  |                 | 73.5 |   |                 |   | 47.0 |  
|Interest income                                              |  |                 | (0.6 | ) |                 |   | (3.0 | )
|                                                             |  |                 |      |   |                 |   |      |  
|Interest expense, net                                        |  | $               | 72.9 |   |                 | $ | 44.0 |  
|                                                             |  |                 |      |   |                 |   |      |  

Loss on Refinancing of Debt

The loss on refinancing of debt of $10.0 million reflects $4.8 million of tender fees and other
expenses and $5.2 million related to the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the redemption of the 93/4% Notes in May 2006.

Income Taxes

The Companys effective tax rate was (8.7)% in fiscal 2006 compared with 42.4% in fiscal 2005. The effective rate was not normal in each of the fiscal years due to several factors, including (a) preferred
stock dividends includable in interest expense for financial statement purposes but not deductible for income tax purposes, and (b) the establishment of a valuation allowance in fiscal 2003which continued through fiscal 2005to fully
reserve our deferred income tax assets, which meant that significant federal and state net operating loss carryovers were not recognized for financial statement purposes until they were utilized in our tax returns. At February 3, 2007, we
determined that a valuation allowance was no longer necessary to fully reserve our net deferred tax assets, and accordingly, a deferred tax benefit of $10.9 million was recognized as reduction of the income tax provision in fiscal 2006.

Net Income

Our net income for
fiscal 2006 was $77.8 million compared to $3.8 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in net income of $74.0 million was primarily attributed to:



| |  |  | the $46.1 million increase in operating income in fiscal 2006, resulting from the increase in revenues and gross profit growing at a faster rate than the increase
in expenses.
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| |  |  | the $28.9 million decrease in interest expense, as partially offset by $10.0 million for the loss on refinancing of debt.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary
sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings under the Credit Facility. Our primary cash needs are capital expenditures in connection with opening new stores and remodeling our existing stores, making information technology
system enhancements, meeting debt service requirements and funding working capital requirements. The most significant components of our working capital are cash and cash equivalents, merchandise inventories, accounts payable and other current
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Operating Activities



|                                                                        |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ----- | - | --------------- | - | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                                        |  | Year Ended      |      
|                                                                        |  | January 28,2006 |       |   | February 3,2007 |   |       | February 2,2008 | 
|                                                                        |  | (in millions)   |      
|Net income                                                              |  | $               | 3.8   |   |                 | $ | 77.8  |                 |  | $ | 97.1  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations: |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                           |  |                 | 33.5  |   |                 |   | 33.5  |                 |  |   | 34.1  |  
|Accreted dividends on redeemable preferred stock                        |  |                 | 40.3  |   |                 |   | 20.8  |                 |  |   |      |  
|Non-cash interest                                                       |  |                 | 2.2   |   |                 |   | 2.0   |                 |  |   | 2.3   |  
|Loss on refinancing of debt                                             |  |                 |      |   |                 |   | 10.0  |                 |  |   |      |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                   |  |                 |      |   |                 |   | (10.9 | )               |  |   | 8.1   |  
|Excess tax benefit from share based compensation                        |  |                 |      |   |                 |   | (12.9 | )               |  |   | (22.2 | )
|Share based compensation                                                |  |                 | 0.8   |   |                 |   | 3.8   |                 |  |   | 7.0   |  
|Changes in inventories                                                  |  |                 | (28.1 | ) |                 |   | (24.5 | )               |  |   | (17.9 | )
|Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities               |  |                 | 10.1  |   |                 |   | 14.6  |                 |  |   | 38.2  |  
|Other changes in operating assets and liabilities                       |  |                 | (5.8  | ) |                 |   | 6.7   |                 |  |   | 21.5  |  
|                                                                        |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  
|Net cash provided by operations                                         |  | $               | 56.8  |   |                 | $ | 120.9 |                 |  | $ | 168.2 |  
|                                                                        |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |       |  

Cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2007 was $168.2 million and consisted of
(i) net income of $97.1 million, (ii) adjustments of $29.3 million, and (iii) changes in operating assets and liabilities of $41.8 million due primarily to increases in inventories and accounts payable resulting from anticipated sales
increases.

Cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2006 was $120.9 million and consisted of (i) net income of $77.8 million,
(ii) adjustments of $46.3 million, reduced by (iii) an increase in working capital of $3.2 million. The increase in working capital consisted primarily of an increase of $24.5 million in inventories as a result of seasonal sales increases
in the fourth quarter reduced by an increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities of $14.6 million. The increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities resulted primarily from increases in customer liabilities and accrued
compensation.

Cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2005 was $56.8 million and consisted of net income of $3.8 million and
non-cash adjustments of $76.8 million, reduced by an increase in working capital of $23.8 million. The increase in working capital consisted primarily of an increase in inventories of $28.1 million offset by an increase in accounts payable and other
current liabilities of $10.1 million. Inventories were higher than prior years due to expected sales increases in Spring 2006, and the earlier receipt of a portion of these inventories. The increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities
was primarily due to a $7.3 million increase in accounts payable which in turn was attributable to the increase in inventories.

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures were $80.6 million in fiscal 2007, $45.9 million in fiscal 2006, and $21.9
million in fiscal 2005. Capital expenditures for the opening of new stores were $38.3 million in fiscal 2007, $21.3 million in fiscal 2006, and $8.2 million in fiscal 2005. The remaining capital expenditures in each period were for store renovation
and refurbishment programs, and investments in information systems and distribution center initiatives. Capital expenditures are planned at approximately $80 to $85 million for the 2008 fiscal year, including $35 to $40 million for new stores and
$20 to $25 million for information technology enhancements and the remainder for store renovations and refurbishments and general corporate purposes.



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Financing Activities



|                                                                                                 |  |                 |     |                 |   |        |                 |  |   |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | --- | --------------- | - | ------ | --------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                                                                 |  | Year Ended      |    
|                                                                                                 |  | January 28,2006 |     | February 3,2007 |   |        | February 2,2008 | 
|                                                                                                 |  | (in millions)   |    
|Initial public offering of 21.6 million shares of common stock, net of expenses of $29.7 million |  | $               |    |                 | $ | 402.8  |                 |  | $ |      |  
|Redemption of preferred stock                                                                    |  |                 |    |                 |   | (358.3 | )               |  |   |      |  
|Proceeds from issuance of new debt, net of costs incurred                                        |  |                 |    |                 |   | 276.5  |                 |  |   |      |  
|Repayment of debt                                                                                |  |                 |    |                 |   | (386.5 | )               |  |   | (75.0 | )
|Proceeds from share based compensation plans                                                     |  |                 | 2.7 |                 |   | 5.2    |                 |  |   | 9.6   |  
|Excess tax benefit from share based compensation                                                 |  |                 |    |                 |   | 12.9   |                 |  |   | 22.2  |  
|Repurchase of common stock                                                                       |  |                 |    |                 |   |       |                 |  |   | (0.5  | )
|Costs incurred in connection with amended and restated credit agreement                          |  |                 |    |                 |   |       |                 |  |   | (1.3  | )
|                                                                                                 |  |                 |     |                 |   |        |                 |  |   |       |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                              |  | $               | 2.7 |                 | $ | (47.4  | )               |  | $ | (45.0 | )
|                                                                                                 |  |                 |     |                 |   |        |                 |  |   |       |  

Cash used in financing activities was $45.0 million in fiscal 2007 resulting from the voluntary
prepayments on the Term Loan, offset primarily by proceeds and tax benefits from share based compensation plans.

Financing activities in
fiscal 2006 included the IPO and the Term Loan. The proceeds of these financings and our available cash from operations were used to redeem all of our outstanding indebtedness, including preferred stock, and to prepay $85.0 million of the Term Loan
during 2006. In connection with the IPO, the 5.0% Notes Payable were converted into shares of our common stock. Our financing activities also included the recognition of excess tax benefits of $12.9 million from share based compensation. Our total
indebtedness (including preferred stock) of $724.7 million at January 28, 2006 was reduced to $200.0 million at February 3, 2007.

Cash provided by financing activities was $2.7 million in fiscal 2005 resulting from the exercise of stock options.

Credit
Facility

On May 4, 2007, J. Crew Group, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Operating and certain of its
subsidiaries, as borrowers, entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Credit Facility) with Citicorp USA, Inc. (Citicorp), as administrative agent, Citicorp, as collateral agent, and Bank of America,
N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as syndication agents.

The Credit Facility provides for revolving loans and letters of
credit of up to $200 million (which amount may be increased to up to $250 million subject to certain conditions) at floating interest rates based on Citibank N.A.s prime rate plus a margin of up to 0.25% or LIBOR plus a margin ranging from
1.0% to 1.25%. The total amount of availability is limited to the sum of: (a) 100% of qualified cash, (b) 90% of eligible receivables, (c) 92.5% of the net recovery percentage of inventories (as determined by periodic inventory
appraisals) for the period August 1 through December 31, or 90% of the net recovery percentage of inventories for the period January 1 through July 31, and (d) 65% of the fair market value of eligible real estate. The Credit
Facility expires on May 4, 2013.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries,
and are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the Companys assets and those of certain of its subsidiaries. The Credit Facility includes restrictions on the Companys ability and the ability of



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certain of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and liens, pay dividends or make other distributions, make investments, dispose of assets and
merge. If excess availability under the Credit Facility is less than $20 million at any time, then the Companys fixed charge coverage ratio for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters may not be less than 1.10 to
1.00 for that period.

If an event of default occurs under the Credit Facility, the lenders may declare all amounts outstanding under the
Credit Facility immediately due and payable. In such event, the lenders may exercise any rights and remedies they may have by law or agreement, including the ability to cause all or any part of the collateral securing the Credit Facility to be sold.

There was $156.7 million available in borrowings under the Credit Facility at February 2, 2008 based on the factors described above.
There were no borrowings outstanding in fiscal 2007, 2006 or fiscal 2005.

Term Loan

On May 15, 2006, Operating, as borrower, we and certain of Operatings direct and indirect subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the Term
Loan, a $285.0 million senior secured term loan facility with certain lenders named therein as lenders, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. (GSCP) and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, GSCP
as administrative agent and collateral agent, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. as syndication agent and Wachovia as documentation agent.

The Company is required to make the following annual principal payments: (i) 1% of the original principal balance of the Term Loan due quarterly and (ii) an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow, as defined in the agreement, due
within 90 days of the fiscal year-end. In fiscal 2006, the Company made aggregate voluntary prepayments of $85.0 million. In fiscal 2007, the Company made additional voluntary prepayments of $75.0 million. Aggregate voluntary prepayments are in
excess of the required principal payments.

As of February 2, 2008, the amount outstanding under the Term Loan was $125.0 million.
Borrowings bear interest, at our option, at the base rate plus margin of 0.75% or at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75% per annum, payable quarterly. All borrowings will mature on May 15, 2013.

The IPO and Related Transactions in Fiscal 2006

On July 3, 2006, we completed the IPO of our common stock, issuing 21,620,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $20.00 per share and realizing net proceeds of $402.8 million.

Since October 1997, when the Company completed a recapitalization as a result of which Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a private investment group,
obtained a controlling interest in us, we have incurred significant amounts of interest on our debt and dividends on our preferred stock. A substantial portion of our outstanding debt and all of our preferred stock were redeemed, refinanced or
converted into shares of our common stock prior to or shortly after the IPO. Specifically:



| |  |  | on May 15, 2006, Operating repurchased, using $285.0 million in borrowings under the Term Loan and $12.7 million of
cash on hand, the total principal amount ($275.0 million) of its 93/4% Notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest of $10.6 million) in a tender
offer and consent solicitation and paid premiums, tender fees and other expenses of $13.3 million,
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| |  |  | on June 14, 2006, we redeemed all $21.7 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 131/8% Debentures (plus accrued and unpaid interest of $0.5 million),
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| |  |  | on July 3, 2006, TPG-MD Investment, LLC, an entity controlled by TPG, our largest shareholder, and our chief executive officer and chairman of the board,
Millard Drexler, converted the $20.0 million
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| | principal amount of Operatings 5.0% Notes Payable due 2008 (the 5.0% Notes Payable) (plus accrued and unpaid interest of $3.7 million) into
6,729,186 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $3.52 per share of common stock immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO,
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| |  |  | on July 12, 2006, we made a $35.0 million voluntary prepayment of the borrowings under the Term Loan,
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| |  |  | on July 13, 2006, TPG purchased from us, at the IPO price of $20.00 per share, 3,673,729 shares of our common stock (the TPG Subscription),
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| |  |  | on July 13, 2006, we redeemed all outstanding $92.8 million liquidation value of our 141/2% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $227.0 million) with a portion of the net proceeds of the IPO and the TPG
Subscription, and
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| |  |  | on July 13, 2006, we redeemed all outstanding $32.5 million liquidation value of our 141/2% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $79.5 million) with a portion of the net proceeds of the IPO.
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Outlook

Our short-term and long-term liquidity needs arise primarily from principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, capital expenditures associated with our expansion plans and growth strategy and working capital requirements. Management
anticipates that capital expenditures in fiscal 2008 will be approximately $80 to $85 million, primarily for opening new stores, information technology enhancements, store renovations and refurbishments and general corporate purposes. As of
February 2, 2008, we were permitted to borrow $156.7 million under the Credit Facility. Our annual debt service obligations will change by $1.25 million per year for each 1.0% change in the average interest rate we pay, based on the $125.0
million balance of variable interest rate debt outstanding at February 2, 2008. Management believes that our current cash position, cash flow from operations and availability under the Credit Facility will be adequate to finance working capital
needs, planned capital expenditures and debt service obligations for the next twelve months. Our ability to fund our operations and make planned capital expenditures, to make scheduled debt payments, to refinance indebtedness and to remain in
compliance with the financial covenants under our debt agreements depends on our future financing activities, our future operating performance and our future cash flow, which in turn, are subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial,
business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. We expect to use cash from operating activities and short-term borrowings under the Credit Facility primarily to maintain our business, implement our expansion plans and further
implement our growth strategy.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We enter into documentary letters of credit to facilitate the international purchase of merchandise. We also enter into standby letters of credit as
required to secure certain of our obligations, including insurance programs and duties related to import purchases. As of February 2, 2008, we had the following obligations under letters of credit in future periods.



|                  |  |               |      |              |   |          |  |          |   |              |   |   |  |   |    
|----------------- |  | ------------- | ---- | ------------ | - | -------- |  | -------- | - | ------------ | - | - |  | - | ---
|Letters of Credit |  | Total         |      | Within1 Year |   | 2-3Years |  | 4-5Years |   | After 5Years
|                  |  | (in millions)
|Standby           |  | $             | 7.0  |              | $ |         |  | $        |  |              | $ |  |  | $ | 7.0
|Documentary       |  |               | 36.3 |              |   | 36.3     |  |          |  |              |   |  |  |   |   
|                  |  |               |      |              |   |          |  |          |   |              |   |   |  |   |    
|                  |  | $             | 43.3 |              | $ | 36.3     |  | $        |  |              | $ |  |  | $ | 7.0
|                  |  |               |      |              |   |          |  |          |   |              |   |   |  |   |    



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Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of February 2, 2008 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our
liquidity and cash flows in future periods:



|                               |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|------------------------------ |  | --------------------- | ----- | ------------ | - | -------- |  | -------- | ----- | ------------ | - | ----- |  | - | -----
|                               |  | Total                 |       | Within1 Year |   | 2-3Years |  | 4-5Years |       | After 5Years
|                               |  | (amounts in millions)
|Long-term debt obligations(1)  |  | $                     | 125.0 |              | $ |         |  | $        |      |              | $ |      |  | $ | 125.0
|Interest on long term debt(2)  |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|Operating lease obligations(3) |  |                       | 453.7 |              |   | 72.5     |  |          | 135.3 |              |   | 102.8 |  |   | 143.1
|Unrecognized tax benefits(4)   |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|Purchase obligations:          |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|Inventory commitments          |  |                       | 333.9 |              |   | 333.9    |  |          |      |              |   |      |  |   |     
|Employment agreements          |  |                       | 3.8   |              |   | 1.2      |  |          | 1.4   |              |   | 1.2   |  |   |     
|Other                          |  |                       | 10.6  |              |   | 1.4      |  |          | 3.0   |              |   | 3.2   |  |   | 3.0  
|                               |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|Total purchase obligations     |  |                       | 348.3 |              |   | 336.5    |  |          | 4.4   |              |   | 4.4   |  |   | 3.0  
|                               |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      
|Total                          |  | $                     | 927.0 |              | $ | 409.0    |  | $        | 139.7 |              | $ | 107.2 |  | $ | 271.1
|                               |  |                       |       |              |   |          |  |          |       |              |   |       |  |   |      



|(1) | Mandatory principal payment requirements are based on annual excess cash flows. Aggregate voluntary prepayments are in excess of the required principal payments.
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|(2) | The Term Loan bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR + 1.75% or the base rate +0.75%. As of February 2, 2008, annual interest expense related to the Term Loan is expected
to be approximately $6.0 million.
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|(3) | Operating lease obligations represent obligations under various long-term operating leases entered in the normal course of business for retail and factory stores, warehouses, office
space and equipment requiring minimum annual rentals. Operating lease expense is a significant component of our operating expenses. The lease terms range for various periods of time in various rental markets and are entered into at different times,
which mitigates exposure to market changes that could have a material effect on our results of operations within any given year. Operating lease obligations do not include common area maintenance, insurance, taxes and other occupancy costs, which
constitute approximately an additional 50% of the minimum lease obligations.
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|(4) | As of February 2, 2008, the Company has $7.6 million in unrecognized tax benefits, which are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. While these tax
liabilities may result in future cash outflows, management cannot make reliable estimates of the cash flows by period due to the inherent uncertainty surrounding the effective settlement of these positions.
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Impact of Inflation

Our results of operations
and financial condition are presented based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately measure the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of the estimates required, we believe the effects of inflation, if any, on our results of
operations and financial condition have not been significant.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for the Company beginning February 1, 2009. The Company has not
yet determined the impact, if any, from the adoption of this new accounting standard.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure
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comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the
Company beginning February 3, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 will not impact the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Critical Accounting Policies

Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires estimates
and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management bases estimates on historical experience and other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances and evaluates these
estimates on an on-going basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The following
critical accounting policies reflect the significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. With respect to critical accounting policies, even a relatively minor variance between actual and expected
experience can potentially have a materially favorable or unfavorable impact on subsequent consolidated results of operations. For more information on J. Crews accounting policies, please refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
in this annual report on Form 10-K.

Revenue Recognition



| |  |  | We recognize Store sales at the time of sale, and Direct sales at the time merchandise is shipped to customers. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and
handling of catalog and Internet sales are classified as other revenues and recognized at the time of shipment. We must make estimates of future sales returns related to current period sales. Management analyzes historical returns, current economic
trends and changes in customer acceptance of our products when evaluating the adequacy of the reserve for sales returns.
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| |  |  | We license our trademark and know-how to Itochu Corporation in Japan, for which we receive percentage royalty fees. We defer recognition of advance royalty payments
and recognize royalty revenue when sales entitling us to royalty revenue occur.
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| |  |  | Employee discounts are classified as a reduction of revenue.
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| |  |  | We account for gift cards by recognizing a liability at the time a gift card is sold, and recognizing revenue at the time the gift card is redeemed for merchandise.
We review our gift card liability on an ongoing basis and recognize our estimate of the unredeemed gift card liability on a ratable basis over the estimated period of redemption. We defer revenue and recognize a liability for gift cards issued in
connection with our customer loyalty program. Any unredeemed loyalty gift cards are recognized as income in the period in which they expire.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Inventory Valuation

Merchandise inventories are carried at the lower of average cost or market
value. We capitalize certain design, purchasing and warehousing costs in inventory. We evaluate all of our inventories to determine excess inventories based on estimated future sales. Excess inventories may be disposed of through our factory stores,
Internet clearance sales and other liquidations. Based on historical results experienced through various methods of disposition, we write down the carrying value of inventories that are not expected to be sold at or above costs. Additionally, we
reduce the cost of inventories based on an estimate of lost or stolen items each period.

Deferred Catalog Costs

The costs associated with direct response advertising, which consist primarily of catalog production and mailing costs, are capitalized and amortized over
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we currently estimate to be approximately three months. The expected future revenue stream is determined based on historical revenue trends developed over an
extended period of time. If the current revenue streams were to diverge from the expected trend, our amortization of deferred catalog costs would be adjusted accordingly.

Asset Impairment

We are exposed to potential impairment if the book value of our assets exceeds
their expected future cash flows. The major components of our long-lived assets are store fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements. The impairment of unamortized costs is measured at the store level and the unamortized cost is reduced to fair
value if it is determined that the sum of expected discounted future net cash flows is less than net book value.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the
use of the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using current enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to reverse. Inherent in the measurement of deferred balances are certain judgments and interpretations of enacted
tax law and published guidance.

Management believes it is more likely than not that forecasted income, together with the tax effects of
the deferred tax liabilities, will be sufficient to fully recover the remaining deferred tax assets. In the event that all or part of the net deferred tax assets are determined not to be realizable in the future, a valuation allowance would be
charged to earnings in the period such determination is made. Similarly, if the Company subsequently realizes deferred tax assets that were previously determined unrealizable, any valuation allowance would be reversed into income in the period such
determination is made. In addition, the calculation of tax liabilities involves significant judgment in estimating the impact of uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws. Resolution of these uncertainties in a manner inconsistent with
managements expectation could have a material impact on the Companys results of operations and financial position.

On
February 4, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for
how a company should recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements, uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. This interpretation requires that a company recognize in its financial
statements the impact of tax positions that meet a more likely than not threshold, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on
the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Share-Based
Compensation

On January 29, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment requiring the
recognition of compensation expense in the consolidated statements of operations related to the fair value of employee share-based awards including stock options. Determining the fair value of options at the grant date requires judgment, including
estimating the expected term that stock options will be outstanding prior to exercise, the associated volatility and the expected dividends. Prior to adopting SFAS No. 123(R), we applied Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employeesand related interpretations, in accounting for share-based compensation plans. All employee stock options were granted at or above the grant date market price. Accordingly, no compensation
cost was recognized for stock option grants in prior periods. In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), judgment is required in estimating the amount of share-based awards to be forfeited prior to vesting. If actual forfeitures differ significantly
from the estimates, share-based compensation expense could be materially impacted.



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|ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
|-------- | -----------------------------------------------------------

Our principal market risk relates to interest rate sensitivity, which is the risk that future changes in interest rates will reduce our net income or net assets. Our variable rate debt consists of borrowings under the Credit Facility
and the Term Loan. The interest rates under the Credit Facility are a function of Wachovias prime rate or LIBOR, and the interest rates under the Term Loan are a function of a base rate or LIBOR. A one percentage point increase in
the interest rate on our variable rate debt would result in a change in income before taxes of approximately $100,000 for each $10.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Facility and approximately $1.25 million for the $125.0 million of borrowings
under the Term Loan.

We have a licensing agreement in Japan that provides for royalty payments in yen based on sales of J.Crew
merchandise. We have entered into forward foreign exchange contracts from time to time in order to minimize this risk. At February 2, 2008, there were no forward foreign exchange contracts outstanding.

We also enter into letters of credit to facilitate the international purchase of merchandise. The letters of credit are primarily denominated in
U.S. dollars. Outstanding letters of credit at February 2, 2008 were $43.3 million, including $7.0 million of standby letters of credit.



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|ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
|------- | --------------------------------------------

See
Index to Financial Statements, which is located on page F-1 of this report.



|ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
|------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

None.



|ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
|-------- | ------------------------

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on
that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting. The Companys internal control system was designed to provide reasonable
assurance to the Companys management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. Management evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008 and concluded that it is effective. The Companys independent auditors
have issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. That report appears herein on page F-3.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.



|ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION.
|-------- | ------------------

None.



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PART III



|ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
|-------- | ---------------------------------------------------

The information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by
this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.



|ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
|-------- | -----------------------

The information set forth
in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation
14A under the Exchange Act.



|ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
|-------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Security ownership of management as set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference. The
Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.



|ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
|-------- | -----------------------------------------------

The information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by
this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.



|ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
|-------- | ---------------------------------------

The
information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Services in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Proxy
Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

PART IV



|ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
|-------- | ----------------------------------------



| | (a) | Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules. See Index to Financial Statements which is located on page F-1 of this report.
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (b) | Exhibits. See the exhibit index which is included herein.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



|                     |  |  |  |                     |  |                                           
|-------------------- |  |  |  | ------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------
|                     |  |  |  | J. CREW GROUP, INC.
|                     |  |  | 
|Date: March 26, 2008 |  |  |  | By:                 |  | /s/    MILLARD S.
DREXLER                 
|                     |  |  |  |                     |  | Millard S. Drexler Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated, on March 26, 2008.



|                                             |  |                                                                                                  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Signature                                    |  | Title                                                                                            
|                                             | 
|/s/    MILLARD S.
DREXLER Millard S. Drexler |  | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a Director (Principal Executive Officer)      
|                                             | 
|/s/    JAMES
SCULLY James Scully             |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
|                                             | 
|* Mary Ann Casati                            |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* Jonathan Coslet                            |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* James Coulter                              |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* David House                                |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* Steve Grand-Jean                           |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* Heather Reisman                            |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* Stuart Sloan                               |  | Director                                                                                         
|                                             | 
|* Josh Weston                                |  | Director                                                                                         

|     |  |                               
|---- |  | ------------------------------
|     | 
|*By: |  | /s/    JAMES SCULLY           
|     |  | James Scully, Attorney-in-Fact



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J. Crew Group, Inc.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|                                                                                                                                                 |  |     
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|Audited Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                                        |  |     
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                         |  | F-2 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008                                                                          |  | F-4 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008                                |  | F-5 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficit) for the years ended January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008 |  | F-6 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008                                |  | F-7 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                                       |  | F-8 
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Financial Statement Schedules                                                                                                                    |  |     
|                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Schedule IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008                        |  | F-25



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

J.Crew Group, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets of J.Crew Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (Group) as of February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity (deficit), and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited financial statement schedule II. These consolidated financial statements and the
financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Group as of February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information
set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States), Groups internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on the criteria established inInternal ControlIntegrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 26, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of Groups internal control over financial reporting.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 29, 2006, Group adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. Also, as discussed in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, effective February 4, 2007, Group adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

March 26, 2008



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

J. Crew Group, Inc.:

We have audited J. Crew Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (Group) internal control over financial reporting as of
February 2, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).Groups management is responsible for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted
our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of Groups assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Group maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on
criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Group as of February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008, and our report dated March 26, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those
consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York,
New York

March 26, 2008



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J.CREW GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)



|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | -------- | - | --------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                  |  | February 3,2007 |          |   | February 2,2008 |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                            |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                         |  | $               | 88,900   |   |                 | $ | 131,510  |  
|Merchandise inventories                                                                                                                           |  |                 | 140,670  |   |                 |   | 158,525  |  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                                         |  |                 | 30,728   |   |                 |   | 33,293   |  
|Refundable income taxes                                                                                                                           |  |                 | 8,600    |   |                 |   | 9,794    |  
|Deferred income taxes, net                                                                                                                        |  |                 | 8,200    |   |                 |   |         |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Total current assets                                                                                                                              |  |                 | 277,098  |   |                 |   | 333,122  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Property and equipmentat cost                                                                                                                    |  |                 | 252,491  |   |                 |   | 305,014  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                                                                                                    |  |                 | (130,677 | ) |                 |   | (136,722 | )
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 | 121,814  |   |                 |   | 168,292  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Deferred income taxes, net                                                                                                                        |  |                 | 15,600   |   |                 |   | 20,188   |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                      |  |                 | 13,554   |   |                 |   | 13,994   |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                                      |  | $               | 428,066  |   |                 | $ | 535,596  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                                                                                                              |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                  |  | $               | 77,836   |   |                 | $ | 101,277  |  
|Other current liabilities                                                                                                                         |  |                 | 76,666   |   |                 |   | 91,414   |  
|Federal and state income taxes                                                                                                                    |  |                 | 5,496    |   |                 |   |         |  
|Deferred income taxes, net                                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   | 2,382    |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                         |  |                 | 159,998  |   |                 |   | 195,073  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Deferred credits                                                                                                                                  |  |                 | 62,448   |   |                 |   | 67,600   |  
|Long-term debt                                                                                                                                    |  |                 | 200,000  |   |                 |   | 125,000  |  
|Other liabilities                                                                                                                                 |  |                 |         |   |                 |   | 7,601    |  
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                                                             |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Common stock $.01 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 61,114,458 and 62,823,940 shares; outstanding 59,879,731 and 61,574,862
shares |  |                 | 611      |   |                 |   | 628      |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                        |  |                 | 515,348  |   |                 |   | 554,127  |  
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                               |  |                 | (507,653 | ) |                 |   | (411,208 | )
|Treasury stock, at cost (1,234,727 and 1,249,078 shares)                                                                                          |  |                 | (2,686   | ) |                 |   | (3,225   | )
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                                                        |  |                 | 5,620    |   |                 |   | 140,322  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                                                                        |  | $               | 428,066  |   |                 | $ | 535,596  |  
|                                                                                                                                                  |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ------- | - | --------------- | - | --------- | --------------- |  | - | ---------
|                                                                                                        |  | Years Ended(1) 
|                                                                                                        |  | January 28,2006 |         |   | February 3,2007 |   |           | February 2,2008
|Revenues:                                                                                               |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Net sales                                                                                               |  | $               | 924,129 |   |                 | $ | 1,117,153 |                 |  | $ | 1,292,254
|Other                                                                                                   |  |                 | 29,059  |   |                 |   | 34,947    |                 |  |   | 42,469   
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|                                                                                                        |  |                 | 953,188 |   |                 |   | 1,152,100 |                 |  |   | 1,334,723
|Cost of goods sold, including buying and occupancy costs                                                |  |                 | 555,192 |   |                 |   | 651,748   |                 |  |   | 746,180  
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Gross profit                                                                                            |  |                 | 397,996 |   |                 |   | 500,352   |                 |  |   | 588,543  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                                            |  |                 | 318,499 |   |                 |   | 374,738   |                 |  |   | 416,064  
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Income from operations                                                                                  |  |                 | 79,497  |   |                 |   | 125,614   |                 |  |   | 172,479  
|Interest expense-net of interest income of $584, $3,000 and $4,043 in 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively |  |                 | 72,903  |   |                 |   | 43,993    |                 |  |   | 11,224   
|Loss on refinancing of debt                                                                             |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 10,039    |                 |  |   |         
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Income before income taxes                                                                              |  |                 | 6,594   |   |                 |   | 71,582    |                 |  |   | 161,255  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                                                                    |  |                 | 2,800   |   |                 |   | (6,200    | )               |  |   | 64,180   
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Net income                                                                                              |  |                 | 3,794   |   |                 |   | 77,782    |                 |  |   | 97,075   
|Preferred dividends                                                                                     |  |                 | (13,456 | ) |                 |   | (6,141    | )               |  |   |         
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders                                                     |  | $               | (9,662  | ) |                 | $ | 71,641    |                 |  | $ | 97,075   
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Net income (loss) per share:                                                                            |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Basic                                                                                                   |  | $               | (0.39   | ) |                 | $ | 1.61      |                 |  | $ | 1.61     
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Diluted                                                                                                 |  | $               | (0.39   | ) |                 | $ | 1.49      |                 |  | $ | 1.52     
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Weighted average shares outstanding:                                                                    |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Basic                                                                                                   |  |                 | 24,472  |   |                 |   | 44,558    |                 |  |   | 60,346   
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          
|Diluted                                                                                                 |  |                 | 24,472  |   |                 |   | 48,039    |                 |  |   | 63,748   
|                                                                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |           |                 |  |   |          



|(1) | Year ended February 3, 2007 consisted of 53 weeks. Years ended January 28, 2006 and February 2, 2008 consisted of 52 weeks.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficit)

(in thousands, except shares)



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|                                                                     |  | Common Stock |   |  | Additionalpaid-incapital |     |   | Accumulateddeficit |   |         | Treasurystock |  |   | Deferredcompensation |   |  | Totalstockholdersequity (deficit) |       
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |    
|                                                                     |  | Shares       |   |  | Amount                   |     |   |                    |   |         |              
|January 29, 2005                                                     |  | 26,675,635   |   |  | $                        | 267 |   |                    | $ |        |               |  | $ | (579,313             | ) |  | $                                  | (2,413 | ) |  | $ | (253   | ) |  | $ | (581,712 | )
|Net income                                                           |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | 3,794                |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 3,794    |  
|Issuance of restricted stock                                         |  | 329,086      |   |  |                          | 3   |   |                    |   | 2,825   |               |  |   | (1                   | ) |  |                                    |       |   |  |   | (2,827 | ) |  |   |         |  
|Restricted stock expense                                             |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   | 556    |   |  |   | 556      |  
|Forfeiture of restricted stock                                       |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    | (273   | ) |  |   | 273    |   |  |   |         |  
|Preferred stock dividends                                            |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | (6,200  | )             |  |   | (7,256               | ) |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (13,456  | )
|Exercise of stock options                                            |  | 752,568      |   |  |                          | 8   |   |                    |   | 2,727   |               |  |   | (4                   | ) |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 2,731    |  
|Issuance of stock options                                            |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 525     |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   | (525   | ) |  |   |         |  
|Stock option expense                                                 |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   | 121    |   |  |   | 121      |  
|Non-employee stock option expense                                    |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 83      |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 83       |  
|Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options                    |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 40      |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 40       |  
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  
|January 28, 2006                                                     |  | 27,757,289   |   |  |                          | 278 |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | (582,780             | ) |  |                                    | (2,686 | ) |  |   | (2,655 | ) |  |   | (587,843 | )
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  
|Reclassification of deferred compensation                            |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | (2,655               | ) |  |                                    |       |   |  |   | 2,655  |   |  |   |         |  
|Net income                                                           |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | 77,782               |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 77,782   |  
|Issuance of 21,620,000 shares of common stock, net of costs incurred |  | 21,620,000   |   |  |                          | 216 |   |                    |   | 402,558 |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 402,774  |  
|Conversion of 5% convertible notes payable                           |  | 6,729,186    |   |  |                          | 67  |   |                    |   | 23,619  |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 23,686   |  
|Redemption of preferred stock                                        |  | 3,673,729    |   |  |                          | 37  |   |                    |   | 73,438  |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 73,475   |  
|Issuance of restricted stock                                         |  | 15,000       |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |         |  
|Stock based compensation                                             |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 3,801   |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 3,801    |  
|Exercise of stock options                                            |  | 1,319,254    |   |  |                          | 13  |   |                    |   | 5,173   |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 5,186    |  
|Preferred stock dividends                                            |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | (6,141  | )             |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (6,141   | )
|Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options                    |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 12,900  |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 12,900   |  
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  
|February 3, 2007                                                     |  | 61,114,458   |   |  |                          | 611 |   |                    |   | 515,348 |               |  |   | (507,653             | ) |  |                                    | (2,686 | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | 5,620    |  
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  
|Adoption of FIN 48                                                   |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | (630                 | ) |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (630     | )
|Net income                                                           |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   | 97,075               |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 97,075   |  
|Issuance of restricted stock                                         |  | 325,000      |   |  |                          | 3   |   |                    |   | (3      | )             |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |         |  
|Net settlement of vested restricted stock                            |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   |        |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    | (539   | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (539     | )
|Forfeiture of restricted stock                                       |  | (90,734      | ) |  |                          | (1  | ) |                    |   | 1       |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |         |  
|Stock based compensation                                             |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 6,975   |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 6,975    |  
|Issuance of common stock under ASPP                                  |  | 53,893       |   |  |                          | 1   |   |                    |   | 1,819   |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 1,820    |  
|Exercise of stock options                                            |  | 1,421,323    |   |  |                          | 14  |   |                    |   | 7,810   |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 7,824    |  
|Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options                    |  |             |   |  |                          |    |   |                    |   | 22,177  |               |  |   |                     |   |  |                                    |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 22,177   |  
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  
|February 2, 2008                                                     |  | 62,823,940   |   |  | $                        | 628 |   |                    | $ | 554,127 |               |  | $ | (411,208             | ) |  | $                                  | (3,225 | ) |  | $ |       |   |  | $ | 140,322  |  
|                                                                     |  |              |   |  |                          |     |   |                    |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                                    |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |          |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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J.CREW GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, except for per share data)



|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
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|                                                                                                                              |  | Years Ended     |        
|                                                                                                                              |  | January 28,2006 |         |   | February 3,2007 |   |          | February 2,2008 | 
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                                         |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Net income                                                                                                                    |  | $               | 3,794   |   |                 | $ | 77,782   |                 |  | $ | 97,075  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:                                                        |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment                                                                       |  |                 | 33,461  |   |                 |   | 33,525   |                 |  |   | 34,140  |  
|Amortization of deferred financing costs                                                                                      |  |                 | 1,063   |   |                 |   | 1,460    |                 |  |   | 2,319   |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                         |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | (10,900  | )               |  |   | 8,066   |  
|Non-cash interest expense (including redeemable preferred stock dividends $40,284 and $20,800 in 2005 and 2006, respectively) |  |                 | 41,478  |   |                 |   | 21,292   |                 |  |   |        |  
|Share based compensation                                                                                                      |  |                 | 760     |   |                 |   | 3,801    |                 |  |   | 6,975   |  
|Loss on refinancing of debt                                                                                                   |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 10,039   |                 |  |   |        |  
|Excess tax benefit from share based compensation                                                                              |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | (12,900  | )               |  |   | (22,177 | )
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                                  |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Merchandise inventories                                                                                                       |  |                 | (28,098 | ) |                 |   | (24,479  | )               |  |   | (17,855 | )
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                     |  |                 | (6,915  | ) |                 |   | (1,596   | )               |  |   | (2,565  | )
|Other assets                                                                                                                  |  |                 | 326     |   |                 |   | 1,004    |                 |  |   | (1,475  | )
|Accounts payable and other liabilities                                                                                        |  |                 | 8,921   |   |                 |   | 19,130   |                 |  |   | 43,341  |  
|Federal and state income taxes                                                                                                |  |                 | 2,045   |   |                 |   | 2,819    |                 |  |   | 20,386  |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                     |  |                 | 56,835  |   |                 |   | 120,977  |                 |  |   | 168,230 |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Cash flow used in investing activities:                                                                                       |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Capital expenditures                                                                                                          |  |                 | (21,938 | ) |                 |   | (45,931  | )               |  |   | (80,618 | )
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Cash flow from financing activities:                                                                                          |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Proceeds from share-based compensation plans                                                                                  |  |                 | 2,691   |   |                 |   | 5,186    |                 |  |   | 9,644   |  
|Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation                                                                              |  |                 | 40      |   |                 |   | 12,900   |                 |  |   | 22,177  |  
|Costs incurred in connection with amended and restated credit agreement                                                       |  |                 |        |   |                 |   |         |                 |  |   | (1,284  | )
|Repayments and redemption of long-term debt                                                                                   |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | (386,526 | )               |  |   | (75,000 | )
|Redemption of preferred stock                                                                                                 |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | (358,271 | )               |  |   |        |  
|Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs                                                          |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 276,516  |                 |  |   |        |  
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of underwriting discount and offering costs                                       |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 402,774  |                 |  |   |        |  
|Repurchase of common stock                                                                                                    |  |                 |        |   |                 |   |         |                 |  |   | (539    | )
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                                           |  |                 | 2,731   |   |                 |   | (47,421  | )               |  |   | (45,002 | )
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Increase in cash and cash equivalents:                                                                                        |  |                 | 37,628  |   |                 |   | 27,625   |                 |  |   | 42,610  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                                                                |  |                 | 23,647  |   |                 |   | 61,275   |                 |  |   | 88,900  |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                                                      |  | $               | 61,275  |   |                 | $ | 88,900   |                 |  | $ | 131,510 |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Supplemental cash flow information:                                                                                           |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Income taxes paid                                                                                                             |  | $               | 366     |   |                 | $ | 1,848    |                 |  | $ | 35,789  |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Interest paid                                                                                                                 |  | $               | 30,362  |   |                 | $ | 26,609   |                 |  | $ | 11,600  |  
|                                                                                                                              |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Non-cash financing activities:                                                                                                |  |                 |         |   |                 |   |          |                 |  |   |         |  
|Dividends on preferred stock charged directly to stockholders equity (deficit)                                               |  | $               | 13,456  |   |                 | $ | 6,141    |                 |  | $ |        |  
|Conversion of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest of 5% notes payable into 6,729,186 shares of common stock     |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 23,686   |                 |  |   |        |  
|Liquidation value of Series A preferred stock converted into 3,673,729 shares of common stock                                 |  |                 |        |   |                 |   | 73,475   |                 |  |   |        |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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J.CREW GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise indicated)

1. Nature of Business and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements presented herein are J.Crew Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company or Group),
which consist of the accounts of J.Crew Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including J.Crew Intermediate LLC (Intermediate) and J.Crew Operating Corp. (Operating). Intermediate was formed in March 2003 as a limited liability company.
Effective May 2003, Group transferred its investment in Operating to Intermediate. On October 11, 2005, Intermediate was merged into J.Crew Group, Inc., and J.Crew Group, Inc. became the direct parent of Operating.

All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

(b) Business

The Company designs,
contracts for the manufacture of, markets and distributes womens, mens and childrens apparel, shoes and accessories under the J.Crew brand name. The Companys products are marketed, primarily in the United States, through
various channels of distribution, including retail and factory stores, catalogs, and the Internet. The Company is also party to a licensing agreement which grants the licensee exclusive rights to use the Companys trademarks in connection with
the manufacture and sale of products in Japan. The license agreement provides for payments based on a specified percentage of net sales.

The Company is subject to seasonal fluctuations in its merchandise sales and results of operations. The Company expects its sales and operating results generally to be lower in the first and second quarters than in the third and fourth
quarters (which includes the holiday season) of each fiscal year.

A significant amount of the Companys products are produced in Asia
through arrangements with independent contractors. As a result, the Companys operations could be adversely affected by political instability resulting in the disruption of trade from the countries in which these contractors are located or by
the imposition of additional duties or regulations relating to imports or by the contractors inability to meet the Companys production requirements.

(c) Fiscal Year

The Companys fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The
fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007 ended on January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, respectively. Fiscal years 2005 and 2007 consisted of 52 weeks and fiscal year 2006 consisted of 53 weeks.

(d) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates in amounts that may be material to the financial statements.

(e) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized for catalog and Internet sales when merchandise is shipped to customers and at the time of sale for store sales. Shipping terms for
catalog and Internet sales are FOB shipping point, and title passes



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)



to the customer at the time and place of shipment. Prices for all merchandise are listed in the Companys catalogs and website and are confirmed with
the customer upon order. The customer has no cancellation privileges other than customary rights of return that are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 48, Revenue
Recognition When Right of Return Exists.The Company accrues a sales return allowance for estimated returns of merchandise subsequent to the balance sheet date that relate to sales prior to the balance sheet date.

A liability is recognized at the time a gift card is sold, and revenue is recognized at the time the gift card is redeemed for merchandise. Revenue is
deferred and a liability is recognized for gift cards issued in connection with our customer loyalty program. Any unredeemed loyalty gift cards are recognized as income in the period in which they expire.

Other revenues include the estimated amount of unredeemed gift card liability based on Company specific historical trends, which amounted to $806, $725
and $1,922 in fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Furthermore, the Company recorded an adjustment in fiscal 2005 to reverse income of $1,254 recognized on unredeemed gift cards in prior years. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, the
Company changed its policy to recognize unredeemed gift cards on a ratable basis over the redemption period, rather than at time of issuance. This change in policy did not have a material effect on the Companys financial position or statements
of operations for the periods presented.

Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling fees related to catalog and Internet sales
are included in other revenues at the time of shipment.

Royalty or licensing revenue is recognized as it is earned based on contractually
specified percentages applied to reported sales. Advance royalty payments are deferred and recorded as revenue when the related sales occur.

(f) Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market. The Company
capitalizes certain design, purchasing and warehousing costs in inventory and these costs are included in cost of goods sold as the inventories are sold.

(g) Advertising and Catalog Costs

Direct response advertising, which consists primarily of catalog
production and mailing costs, are capitalized and amortized over the expected future revenue stream. The Company accounts for catalog costs in accordance with the AICPA Statement of Position, Reporting on Advertising
Costs (SOP 93-7). SOP 93-7 requires that the amortization of capitalized advertising costs be the amount computed using the ratio that current period revenues for the catalog cost pool bear to the total of current and
estimated future period revenues for that catalog cost pool. The capitalized costs of direct response advertising are amortized, commencing with the date catalogs are mailed, over the duration of the expected revenue stream, which was approximately
three months for the fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007. Deferred catalog costs, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, as of February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008 were $6,943 and $7,607 respectively. Catalog costs, which are
reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses, for the fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007 were $45,234, $43,666 and $45,652 respectively.

All other advertising costs, which are not significant, are expensed as incurred.



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(h) Deferred Rent and Lease Incentives

Rental payments under operating leases are charged to expense on a straight-line basis after consideration of rent holidays, step rent provisions and
escalation clauses. Differences between rental expense and actual rental payments are recorded as deferred rent and included in deferred credits. Rent is expensed from the date of possession. The Company adopted FAS 13-1, Accounting
for Rental Costs Incurred During a Construction Period, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Accordingly, rental costs incurred during the construction period will be recognized as rental expense and no longer capitalized. The
unamortized balance of capitalized rent upon adoption of FAS 13-1 is amortized over the remaining lease terms (without consideration of option renewal periods).

The Company receives construction allowances upon entering into certain store leases. These construction allowances are recorded as deferred credits and are amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the term of
the related lease. Deferred construction allowances were $41,699 and $45,310 at February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, respectively.

(i) Stock Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004), Share Based Payment (SFAS 123R) effective January 29, 2006. Thus the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for equity instruments awards issued based on
the grant-date fair value of the awards. The Company recognizes compensation expense for share-based awards such as stock options and time or performance based restricted stock awards on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the
award. Prior to January 29, 2006, the Company accounted for stock based compensation under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees (APB No. 25). No share based employee compensation cost related to stock options was recognized prior to January 29, 2006.

(j) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated over the
estimated useful lives by the straight-line method. Buildings and improvements are depreciated over estimated useful lives of twenty years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated over estimated useful lives, ranging from three to ten
years. Leasehold improvements (including rent formerly capitalized during the construction period) are amortized over the shorter of their useful lives or related lease terms (without consideration of optional renewal periods).

The Company capitalizes certain costs (included in fixtures and equipment) related to the acquisition and development of software and amortizes these
costs using the straight line method over the estimated useful life of the software, which is three to five years. Certain development costs not meeting the criteria for capitalization are expensed as incurred.

(k) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company assesses the
recoverability of such assets based upon estimated cash flow forecasts. Charges of $747 and $550 were incurred in fiscal 2005 and 2006, respectively, to write-down the carrying value of certain long-lived assets. No such charges were incurred in
fiscal 2007.



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(l) Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This statement
requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities
using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The provision for income taxes includes taxes currently payable and deferred taxes resulting from the tax effects of temporary differences between the
financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The Company maintains valuation allowances where it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in the valuation allowances are
included in our tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, the Company evaluates factors such as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, carry-back and carry-forward periods and tax
strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.

On February 4, 2007, the Company
adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize,
measure, present and disclose in its financial statements, uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. This interpretation requires that a company recognize in its financial statements the impact of tax positions
that meet a more likely than not threshold, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater
than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

It is the Companys policy to recognize interest income and
expense related to income taxes as a component of interest expense, and penalties as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

(m) Segment Information

The Company operates in one reportable business segment. All of the Companys identifiable
assets are located in the United States. Export sales are not significant.

(n) Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments, with maturities of 90 days or less
when purchased, to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents, which were $76,835 and $113,637 at February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, respectively, are stated at cost, which approximates market value.

(o) Operating Expenses

Cost of goods
sold (including buying and occupancy costs) includes the direct cost of purchased merchandise, freight, design, buying and production costs, occupancy costs related to store operations and all shipping and handling and delivery costs associated with
our Direct business.

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating expenses not included in cost of goods sold,
primarily catalog production and mailing costs, certain warehousing expenseswhich aggregated $16,276, $19,468 and $22,078 for fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectivelyadministrative payroll, store expenses other than occupancy
costs, depreciation and amortization and credit card fees.



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(p) Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs (included in other assets) are amortized over the term of the related debt agreements and are included in interest expense-net.

(q) Store Pre-opening Costs

Costs associated with the opening of new stores are expensed as incurred.

(r) Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. Common shares outstanding included common stock and restricted stock shares for which no future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying common stock. Diluted net income (loss) per share includes the
determinants of basic income per share and, in addition, reflects the dilutive effect of the common stock deliverable pursuant to stock options and to restricted stock shares for which future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the
underlying common stock.

(s) Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current years presentation.

2. Share Based
Compensation

At February 2, 2008, the Company had four share-based compensation plans, which are described below:

Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan

Under
the terms of the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the 1997 Plan), an aggregate of 3,697,374 shares of Group common stock were allotted for grant to key employees and consultants in the form of non-qualified stock options. The
options have terms of seven to ten years and become exercisable over a period of four to five years. Options granted under the 1997 Plan are subject to various conditions, including under some circumstances, the achievement of certain performance
objectives.

2003 Equity Incentive Plan

In January 2003, the Board of Directors of Group approved the adoption of the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2003 Plan). Under the terms of the 2003 Plan, an aggregate of 9,288,270 shares of Group common stock were allotted for
award to key employees and consultants in the form of non-qualified stock options and restricted shares, as follows:



| |  |  | 2,159,987 shares at an exercise price of $3.52 or fair market value, whichever is greater,
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | 2,159,987 shares at an exercise price of $12.91 or fair market value, whichever is greater,
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | 2,159,987 shares at an exercise price of $18.08 or fair market value, whichever is greater, and
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | 2,808,309 shares for the issuance of restricted shares.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------

The options have terms of ten years and become exercisable over the period provided in each grant agreement. Under the 2003 Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Group has the discretion to
modify the exercise price and the number of shares reserved for the issuance of stock options and restricted shares.



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2005 Equity Incentive Plan

The Board of Directors of Group has approved the adoption of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan), which became effective June 27, 2006. Under the terms of the 2005 Plan, an aggregate of
1,900,000 shares of Group common stock were allotted for the issuance of options or other stock based awards to employees, independent contractors, and eligible non-employee directors of Group. Awards may be subject to performance based and/or
service based conditions. Stock options are available for issuance at an exercise price representing the fair market value on the date of grant. The options have terms of up to ten years and become exercisable over the period provided in each grant
agreement.

2007 Associate Stock Purchase Plan

On December 5, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors adopted the J.Crew 2007 Associate Stock Purchase Plan (the ASPP), which was subsequently approved by shareholders. As adopted, 500,000 shares of common stock are
reserved for issuance under the ASPP. Under the ASPP, full time employees are permitted to purchase a limited number of J. Crew common shares at 85% of market value as outlined in the ASPP plan document.

Accounting for Share-Based Payments

Effective
January 29, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R. In fiscal 2006 and 2007, share-based compensation cost includes: (i) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but
not yet vested as of January 29, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123 and (ii) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to
January 29, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards, and time and performance based restricted stock awards on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

Prior to January 29, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based
compensation under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB No. 25, and related interpretations, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation(SFAS No. 123). The following table
illustrates the pro-forma effect on net income and net loss per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R to measure stock-based compensation in fiscal 2005:



|                                                                    |  |      |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------ | -
|                                                                    |  | 2005 |       
|Net income as reported                                              |  | $    | 3,794  |  
|Share based compensation expense included in reported net income    |  |      | 720    |  
|Share based compensation expense determined under fair value method |  |      | (1,540 | )
|                                                                    |  |      |        |  
|Pro forma net income                                                |  | $    | 2,974  |  
|                                                                    |  |      |        |  
|Net loss per share:                                                 |  |      |        |  
|Basic and Diluted, as reported                                      |  | $    | (0.39  | )
|                                                                    |  |      |        |  
|Basic and Diluted, pro forma                                        |  | $    | (0.42  | )
|                                                                    |  |      |        |  

Total share based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations was
$0.7 million, $3.8 million and $7.0 million for fiscal 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively.



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The fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:



|                                             |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|Black-Scholes Option Valuation Assumptions   |  | 2005 |   |  | 2006 |   |  | 2007 |  
|Risk-free interest rates(1)                  |  | 4.0  | % |  | 4.8  | % |  | 4.6  | %
|Dividend yield                               |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |  
|Expected volatility(2)                       |  | 40.0 | % |  | 40.0 | % |  | 40.0 | %
|Weighted-average expected term(3) (in years) |  | 6.25 |   |  | 5.63 |   |  | 5.42 |  



|(1) | Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | In 2005 and 2006, volatility was based on average volatility of stock prices of companies in a peer group analysis; and, in July 2007after the anniversary of the
Companys initial public offeringhistorical volatility of the Companys stock price, implied volatility of publicly traded options on the Companys stock and the average volatility of the stock prices of a peer group.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Represents the period of time options are expected to be outstanding. The weighted average expected option term was determined using the simplified method as allowed by
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110, Share-Based Payment.The simplified method calculates the expected term as the average of the vesting term and original contractual term of the options.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As of February 2, 2008, there was $16.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options that is expected to be
recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.5 years. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted was $2.74, $12.49, and $17.94 for fiscal, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of
stock options exercised was $2.1 million, $30.4 million and $52.5 million for fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.

The following
table summarizes stock option activity for fiscal 2007:



|                                     |  |                |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|------------------------------------ |  | -------------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | --- | ----------------------- | - | -----
|                                     |  | Shares         |   |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price |       | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Term |     | AggregateIntrinsicValue
|                                     |  | (in thousands) |   |  |                                |       | (in years)                                |     | (in millions)          
|Outstanding at February 3, 2007      |  | 8,462          |   |  | $                              | 9.98  |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Granted                              |  | 675            |   |  |                                | 40.87 |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Exercised                            |  | (1,421         | ) |  |                                | 5.50  |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Forfeited                            |  | (223           | ) |  |                                | 19.76 |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|                                     |  |                |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Outstanding at February 2, 2008      |  | 7,493          |   |  | $                              | 13.32 |                                           | 6.4 |                         | $ | 251.6
|                                     |  |                |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Exercisable at February 2, 2008      |  | 4,917          |   |  | $                              | 9.32  |                                           | 6.1 |                         | $ | 184.6
|                                     |  |                |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |   |      
|Expected to vest at February 2, 2008 |  | 2,439          |   |  | $                              | 20.91 |                                           | 6.9 |                         | $ | 63.5 
|                                     |  |                |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |   |      

The following table summarizes information about unvested shares for fiscal 2007:



|                             |  |                |   |  |                                       |      
|---------------------------- |  | -------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------- | -----
|                             |  | Shares         |   |  | Weighted AverageGrant Date Fair Value
|                             |  | (in thousands) |   |  |                                      
|Unvested at February 3, 2007 |  | 3,895          |   |  | $                                     | 11.65
|Granted                      |  | 675            |   |  |                                       | 40.87
|Vested                       |  | (1,797         | ) |  |                                       | 2.6  
|Forfeited                    |  | (197           | ) |  |                                       | 17.76
|                             |  |                |   |  |                                       |      
|Unvested at February 2, 2008 |  | 2,576          |   |  | $                                     | 20.95
|                             |  |                |   |  |                                       |      



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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of February 2,
2008:



|              |  |                  |  |                                                     |       |             |                  |  |                                |  |   |      
|------------- |  | ---------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | - | -----
|              |  | Outstanding      |  | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Term(in years) |       | Exercisable
|              |  |                  | 
|Range         |  | Number ofoptions |  | Weighted AverageExercise price                      |       |             | Number ofoptions |  | Weighted AverageExercise price
|$3.52-$4.41   |  | 1,146            |  | $                                                   | 3.54  |             | 5.6              |  | 961                            |  | $ | 3.54 
|$5.17-$10.76  |  | 2,947            |  | $                                                   | 7.41  |             | 6.6              |  | 1,993                          |  | $ | 7.62 
|$12.91-$18.08 |  | 2,092            |  | $                                                   | 12.92 |             | 6.3              |  | 1,869                          |  | $ | 12.92
|$20.00-$55.72 |  | 1,308            |  | $                                                   | 35.84 |             | 6.6              |  | 94                             |  | $ | 33.24
|              |  |                  |  |                                                     |       |             |                  |  |                                |  |   |      
|$3.52-$55.72  |  | 7,493            |  | $                                                   | 13.32 |             | 6.4              |  | 4,917                          |  | $ | 9.32 
|              |  |                  |  |                                                     |       |             |                  |  |                                |  |   |      

The Company issues new shares upon the exercise of stock options. Cash received from share based
compensation plans was $2.7 million, $5.2 million and $9.6 million for fiscal 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively.

Certain employees and
directors have been awarded restricted stock under the 2003 Plan and the 2005 Plan. The restricted stock vests primarily over a period of four to five years. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
Compensation expense associated with restricted stock was $0.7 million, $0.8 million, and $1.3 million for fiscal 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively. As of February 2, 2008, there was $6.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to
non-vested restricted stock that is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.5 years. The total intrinsic value of restricted shares vested during fiscal 2005, 2006, and 2007 was $1.6 million, $21.3 million,
and $6.6 million, respectively.

In 2007, the Company granted market based restricted stock that vests if a certain predefined shareholder
return threshold is met within a set performance period from the grant date. The fair value of market based awards was estimated at the date of grant using a Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model with the following weighted average assumptions:



|                                               |  |      |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -
|                                               |  | 2007 |  
|Risk-free interest rates(1)                    |  | 4.4  | %
|Dividend yield                                 |  |     |  
|Expected volatility(2)                         |  | 41.2 | %
|Weighted-average performance period (in years) |  | 3    |  

The following table summarizes restricted share activity for fiscal 2007:



|                                |  |                |   |  |                                      |      
|------------------------------- |  | -------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------ | -----
|                                |  | Shares         |   |  | Weighted AverageGrant-DateFair Value
|                                |  | (in thousands) |   |  |                                     
|Outstanding at February 3, 2007 |  | 648            |   |  | $                                    | 4.59 
|Granted                         |  | 325            |   |  |                                      | 23.09
|Vested                          |  | (176           | ) |  |                                      | 2.12 
|Forfeited                       |  | (91            | ) |  |                                      | 11.70
|                                |  |                |   |  |                                      |      
|Outstanding at February 2, 2008 |  | 706            |   |  | $                                    | 13.08
|                                |  |                |   |  |                                      |      

Shares available for the issuance of stock options or other stock based awards under our
share-based compensation plans were 850,672 at February 2, 2008.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)



3. Initial and Secondary Public Offering and Related Transactions

On July 3, 2006, the Company completed an initial public offering (IPO) of 21,620,000 shares of common stock at $20.00 per share. The
Company received net proceeds of $402,774 from the IPO after deducting $29,650 in underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Company used the net proceeds to redeem the liquidation value and accreted dividends of all outstanding Series A and
Series B Preferred Stock.

On July 13, 2006, $73,500 of Series A Preferred Stock held by TPG Partners II, L.P., TPG Parallel II, L.P.,
and TPG Investors, II L.P., was redeemed with 3,673,729 shares of the Companys common stock.

Immediately prior to the consummation
of the IPO, $20,000 principal amount (plus accrued and unpaid interest of $3,700) of 5.0% Convertible Notes Payable was converted into 6,729,186 shares of the Companys common stock at a conversion price of $3.52 per share.

On January 25, 2007, the Company completed a secondary offering of 9,392,100 shares of common stock offered by TPG and its affiliates as selling
stockholders. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the secondary offering.

4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consists of:



|                                               |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | -------- | - | --------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                               |  | February 3,2007 |          |   | February 2,2008 |  
|Land                                           |  | $               | 1,710    |   |                 | $ | 1,710    |  
|Buildings and improvements                     |  |                 | 8,498    |   |                 |   | 15,445   |  
|Fixtures and equipment                         |  |                 | 55,532   |   |                 |   | 64,137   |  
|Leasehold improvements                         |  |                 | 175,536  |   |                 |   | 190,944  |  
|Construction in progress                       |  |                 | 11,215   |   |                 |   | 32,778   |  
|                                               |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|                                               |  |                 | 252,491  |   |                 |   | 305,014  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |                 | (130,677 | ) |                 |   | (136,722 | )
|                                               |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  
|                                               |  | $               | 121,814  |   |                 | $ | 168,292  |  
|                                               |  |                 |          |   |                 |   |          |  

5. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of:



|                               |  |                 |        |                 |   |       
|------------------------------ |  | --------------- | ------ | --------------- | - | ------
|                               |  | February 3,2007 |        | February 2,2008
|Customer liabilities           |  | $               | 22,305 |                 | $ | 28,463
|Taxes, other than income taxes |  |                 | 4,938  |                 |   | 4,926 
|Accrued interest               |  |                 | 159    |                 |   | 191   
|Accrued occupancy              |  |                 | 2,834  |                 |   | 3,030 
|Reserve for sales returns      |  |                 | 6,221  |                 |   | 7,140 
|Accrued compensation           |  |                 | 17,149 |                 |   | 19,804
|Other                          |  |                 | 23,060 |                 |   | 27,860
|                               |  |                 |        |                 |   |       
|                               |  | $               | 76,666 |                 | $ | 91,414
|                               |  |                 |        |                 |   |       



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6. Lines of Credit

On May 4, 2007, J. Crew Group, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Operating and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the
Credit Facility) with Citicorp USA, Inc. (Citicorp), as administrative agent, Citicorp, as collateral agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as syndication agents.

The Credit Facility provides for revolving loans and letters of credit of up to $200 million (which amount may be increased to up to $250 million subject
to certain conditions) at floating interest rates based on Citibank N.A.s prime rate plus a margin of up to 0.25% or LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.0% to 1.25%. The total amount of availability is limited to the sum of: (a) 100% of
qualified cash, (b) 90% of eligible receivables, (c) 92.5% of the net recovery percentage of inventories (as determined by periodic inventory appraisals) for the period August 1 through December 31, or 90% of the net recovery
percentage of inventories for the period January 1 through July 31, and (d) 65% of the fair market value of eligible real estate. The Credit Facility expires on May 4, 2013.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and are secured by a perfected first priority
security interest in substantially all of the Companys assets and those of certain of its subsidiaries. The Credit Facility includes restrictions on the Companys ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to incur additional
indebtedness and liens, pay dividends or make other distributions, make investments, dispose of assets and merge. If excess availability under the Credit Facility is less than $20 million at any time, then the Companys fixed charge coverage
ratio for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters may not be less than 1.10 to 1.00 for that period.

If an
event of default occurs under the Credit Facility, the lenders may declare all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility immediately due and payable. In such event, the lenders may exercise any rights and remedies they may have by law or
agreement, including the ability to cause all or any part of the collateral securing the Credit Facility to be sold.

Operating has at all
times been in compliance with all financial covenants.

There was $156.7 million available for borrowings under the Credit Facility at
February 2, 2008. There were no borrowings outstanding in fiscal 2007, 2006 or fiscal 2005.

Outstanding letters of credit established
primarily to facilitate international merchandise purchases at February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008 amounted to $68,500 and $43,300 respectively.

7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:



|                     |  |                 |         |                 |   |        
|-------------------- |  | --------------- | ------- | --------------- | - | -------
|                     |  | February 3,2007 |         | February 2,2008
|Term loan            |  | $               | 200,000 |                 | $ | 125,000
|Less current portion |  |                 |        |                 |   |       
|                     |  |                 |         |                 |   |        
|Total long-term debt |  | $               | 200,000 |                 | $ | 125,000
|                     |  |                 |         |                 |   |        



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On May 15, 2006 (the Closing Date), Operating, as borrower, Group and certain of
Operatings direct and indirect subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the Credit and Guaranty Agreement) with certain lenders named therein as lenders, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
(GSCP) and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, GSCP as administrative agent and collateral agent, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. as syndication agent and Wachovia Bank, National
Association as documentation agent.

The total amount of the term loan (the Term Loan) borrowed by Operating under the Credit
and Guaranty Agreement on the Closing Date was $285.0 million. Borrowings bear interest, at the Companys option, at the base rate plus a margin of 0.75% or at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75% per annum, payable quarterly. All borrowings will
mature on May 15, 2013.

The Company is required to make the following annual principal payments: (i) 1% of the original
principal balance of the Term Loan due quarterly and (ii) an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow, as defined in the agreement, due within 90 days of the fiscal year-end. The Company made aggregate voluntary prepayments of $85.0 and $75.0
million in fiscal 2006 and 2007, respectively. Aggregate voluntary prepayments are in excess of the required principal payments.

8. Loss on Refinancing
of Debt

During the second quarter of 2006, the Company redeemed in full the
outstanding 93/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes and 131/8% Senior Subordinated Notes. Funds used for the redemption were generated from the proceeds of the Term Loan and internally available funds. In connection with the redemption of these notes the Company recorded a loss on refinancing of debt
of $10.0 million in fiscal 2006 which included $4.8 million of tender fees and other expenses and $5.2 million related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs.

9. Income (Loss) per Share

The calculation of basic
net income (loss) per share and diluted net income (loss) per share is presented below:



|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------
|                                                    |  | 2005                                      |         |   | 2006 |   |        | 2007
|                                                    |  | ($ in thousands, exceptper share amounts)
|Net income                                          |  | $                                         | 3,794   |   |      | $ | 77,782 |      |  | $ | 97,075
|Preferred stock dividends                           |  |                                           | (13,456 | ) |      |   | (6,141 | )    |  |   |      
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders |  | $                                         | (9,662  | ) |      | $ | 71,641 |      |  | $ | 97,075
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Income (Loss) per Share:                            |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Basic                                               |  | $                                         | (0.39   | ) |      | $ | 1.61   |      |  | $ | 1.61  
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Diluted                                             |  | $                                         | (0.39   | ) |      | $ | 1.49   |      |  | $ | 1.52  
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Weighted average common shares outstanding:         |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Basic                                               |  |                                           | 24,472  |   |      |   | 44,558 |      |  |   | 60,346
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       
|Diluted                                             |  |                                           | 24,472  |   |      |   | 48,039 |      |  |   | 63,748
|                                                    |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |       



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)



The number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per
share were as follows:



|                                    |  |                        |  |      |  |     
|----------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- |  | ---- |  | ----
|                                    |  | 2005                   |  | 2006 |  | 2007
|                                    |  | (amounts in thousands)
|Stock options                       |  | 9,232                  |  | 78   |  | 87  
|Unvested shares of restricted stock |  | 1,231                  |  |     |  |    
|Convertible note payable            |  | 6,584                  |  |     |  |    
|                                    |  |                        |  |      |  |     
|                                    |  | 17,047                 |  | 78   |  | 87  
|                                    |  |                        |  |      |  |     

10. Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Operating Leases

As of
February 2, 2008, the Company was obligated under various long-term operating leases for retail and factory stores, warehouses, office space and equipment requiring minimum annual rentals.

These operating leases expire on varying dates through 2019. At February 2, 2008 aggregate minimum rentals are as follows:



|            |  |        |        
|----------- |  | ------ | -------
|Fiscal year |  | Amount
|2008        |  | $      | 72,448 
|2009        |  | $      | 70,000 
|2010        |  | $      | 65,292 
|2011        |  | $      | 56,889 
|2012        |  | $      | 45,963 
|Thereafter  |  | $      | 143,106

Certain of these leases include renewal options and escalation clauses and provide for contingent
rentals based upon sales and require the lessee to pay taxes, insurance and other occupancy costs.

Rent expense for fiscal 2005, 2006 and
2007 was $49,144, $54,694 and $62,662 respectively, including contingent rent, based on store sales, of $2,768, $4,406 and $4,186, respectively.

(b) Employment Agreements

The Company is party to employment agreements with certain executives, which provide for
compensation and certain other benefits. The agreements also provide for severance payments under certain circumstances.

(c) Litigation

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary conduct of its business. Although the outcome
of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that it is reasonably possible that resolution of these legal proceedings will result in unaccrued losses that would be material.

11. Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a 401(K)
Savings Plan pursuant to Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code whereby all eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their annual base salaries subject to certain limitations. The Companys contribution is based on a percentage
formula set forth in the plan agreement. Company contributions to the 401(K) Savings Plan were $1,428, $1,894 and $2,520 for fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.



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12. License Agreement

The Company has a licensing agreement through January 2009 with Itochu Corporation, a Japanese trading company. The agreement permits Itochu to distribute J.Crew merchandise in Japan. In February 2008, the Company
provided notice that it does not intend to renew this agreement.

The Company earns royalty payments under the agreement based on the sales
of its merchandise. Royalty income, which is included in other revenues, for fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007 was $2,864, $2,776 and $2,589, respectively.

13. Other Revenues

Other revenues consist of the following:



|                           |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|-------------------------- |  | ---- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ |  | - | ------
|                           |  | 2005 |        |   | 2006 |   | 2007  
|Shipping and handling fees |  | $    | 26,430 |   |      | $ | 31,319 |  | $ | 37,958
|Royalties                  |  |      | 2,864  |   |      |   | 2,776  |  |   | 2,589 
|Other                      |  |      | (235   | ) |      |   | 852    |  |   | 1,922 
|                           |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|                           |  | $    | 29,059 |   |      | $ | 34,947 |  | $ | 42,469
|                           |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       

14. Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Companys long-term debt is estimated to be approximately $200,375 and $116,250 at February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, respectively, and is based on current rates offered to the
Company for debt of similar maturities or quoted market prices of the same or similar instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term debt were $200,000 and $125,000 at February 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008, respectively. The carrying
amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of those financial instruments. The estimates presented
herein are not necessarily indicative of amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.

15. Income Taxes

Group files a consolidated federal income tax return, which includes all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Each subsidiary files separate, or combined
where mandated, state and local tax returns in required jurisdictions. Group and its subsidiaries have entered into a tax sharing agreement providing (among other things) that each of the subsidiaries will reimburse Group for its share of income
taxes based on the proportion of such subsidiaries tax liability on a separate return basis to the total tax liability of Group.

The
following table summarizes the components of the income tax provision (benefit):



|                      |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|--------------------- |  | --------------- | --- | --------------- | - | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ----
|                      |  | Years Ended    
|(Dollars in millions) |  | January 28,2006 |     | February 3,2007 |   |       | February 2,2008
|Current:              |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|Federal               |  | $               | 0.6 |                 | $ | (0.2  | )               |  | $ | 45.6
|State and local       |  |                 | 1.9 |                 |   | 4.6   |                 |  |   | 10.2
|Foreign               |  |                 | 0.3 |                 |   | 0.3   |                 |  |   | 0.3 
|                      |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|                      |  |                 | 2.8 |                 |   | 4.7   |                 |  |   | 56.1
|Deferred:             |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|Federal               |  |                 |    |                 |   | (10.2 | )               |  |   | 8.0 
|State and local       |  |                 |    |                 |   | (0.7  | )               |  |   | 0.1 
|                      |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|                      |  |                 |    |                 |   | (10.9 | )               |  |   | 8.1 
|                      |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     
|Total                 |  | $               | 2.8 |                 | $ | (6.2  | )               |  | $ | 64.2
|                      |  |                 |     |                 |   |       |                 |  |   |     



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The following table summarizes the principal reasons for the difference between the effective tax
(benefit) and the U.S. federal statutory income tax (benefit) rate:



|                                                       |  |                 |   |  |                 |    |  |                 |  
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | - |  | --------------- | -- |  | --------------- | -
|                                                       |  | Years Ended     |  
|                                                       |  | January 28,2006 |   |  | February 3,2007 |    |  | February 2,2008 |  
|Federal income tax rate                                |  | 35.0            | % |  | 35.0            | %  |  | 35.0            | %
|State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit   |  | 19.0            |   |  | 10.1            |    |  | 4.1             |  
|Foreign income tax                                     |  | 4.4             |   |  |                |    |  |                |  
|Valuation allowance                                    |  | (245.8          | ) |  | (64.5           | )  |  |                |  
|Adjustment of prior tax accruals                       |  | (8.1            | ) |  |                |    |  |                |  
|Non-deductible expenses, primarily preferred dividends |  | 242.6           |   |  | 10.2            |    |  |                |  
|Other                                                  |  | (4.7            | ) |  | 0.5             |    |  | 0.7             |  
|                                                       |  |                 |   |  |                 |    |  |                 |  
|Effective tax rate                                     |  | 42.4            | % |  | (8.7            | )% |  | 39.8            | %
|                                                       |  |                 |   |  |                 |    |  |                 |  

The tax effect of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are
as follows:



|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ----- | - | --------------- | - | ----- | -
|(Dollars in millions)                                       |  | February 3,2007 |       |   | February 2,2008 |  
|Deferred tax assets:                                        |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|Rent                                                        |  | $               | 16.8  |   |                 | $ | 19.2  |  
|Federal NOL carryforwards                                   |  |                 | 8.5   |   |                 |   |      |  
|State and local NOL carryforwards                           |  |                 | 0.8   |   |                 |   |      |  
|Reserve for sales returns                                   |  |                 | 2.5   |   |                 |   | 2.8   |  
|Credit carryovers                                           |  |                 | 4.1   |   |                 |   | 1.3   |  
|Share-based payments                                        |  |                 | 1.5   |   |                 |   | 4.3   |  
|State taxes and interest                                    |  |                 |      |   |                 |   | 2.7   |  
|Other                                                       |  |                 | 1.4   |   |                 |   | 1.5   |  
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|                                                            |  |                 | 35.6  |   |                 |   | 31.8  |  
|Deferred tax liabilities:                                   |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|Prepaid catalog and other prepaid expenses                  |  |                 | (7.6  | ) |                 |   | (8.0  | )
|Difference in book and tax basis for property and equipment |  |                 | (4.2  | ) |                 |   | (6.0  | )
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|                                                            |  |                 | (11.8 | ) |                 |   | (14.0 | )
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|Net deferred income tax assets                              |  | $               | 23.8  |   |                 | $ | 17.8  |  
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|Amounts included in consolidated balance sheets:            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|Current assets                                              |  | $               | 8.2   |   |                 | $ |      |  
|Non-current assets                                          |  |                 | 15.6  |   |                 |   | 20.2  |  
|Current liabilities                                         |  |                 |      |   |                 |   | (2.4  | )
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  
|                                                            |  | $               | 23.8  |   |                 | $ | 17.8  |  
|                                                            |  |                 |       |   |                 |   |       |  

In fiscal 2004, the Company established a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets.
In accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, management continued to reevaluate the necessity of this valuation allowance on an ongoing basis. Due to several factors including significant
improvement in results of operations in fiscal 2005 and 2006, and changes in the Companys debt and equity structure resulting from its initial public offering in July 2006, management determined that the valuation allowance was not necessary
at February 3, 2007. As a result of this revaluation, a deferred tax benefit of $10.9



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million was recognized for the year ended February 3, 2007 and stockholders equity was increased by $12.9 million relating to the excess tax
benefit from share based compensation. Management believes that the net deferred tax asset balance of $17.8 million as of February 2, 2008 is more likely than not to be realized.

On February 4, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan Interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109, (FIN 48). As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized a $0.6 million net increase in unrecognized tax benefits with a corresponding decrease in retained earnings. The total effect
of the adoption was a $1.7 million increase in our non-current deferred tax assets, a $4.1 million decrease in current income taxes payable to reclassify unrecognized tax benefits to non-current liabilities, a $6.4 million increase in non-current
liabilities representing the liability for unrecognized tax benefits including interest, and the previously mentioned $0.6 million decrease to retained earnings.

As of February 2, 2008, the Company has $7.6 million in unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties of $1.0 million) reflected in other liabilities. The amount, if recognized, that would affect
the effective tax rate is $4.3 million. While the Company expects the amount of unrecognized tax benefits to change in the next twelve months, the change is not expected to have a significant effect on the estimated effective annual tax rate, the
results of operations or financial position.

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:



|                                                      |  |   |      |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ---- | -
|(Dollars in millions)                                 |  |   |     
|Balance as of February 4, 2007                        |  | $ | 5.7  |  
|Additions for tax positions taken during current year |  |   | 2.4  |  
|Reductions for tax positions taken during prior years |  |   | (0.6 | )
|Settlements                                           |  |   | (0.1 | )
|Expirations of statues of limitations                 |  |   | (0.8 | )
|                                                      |  |   |      |  
|Balance as of February 2, 2008                        |  | $ | 6.6  |  
|                                                      |  |   |      |  

Tax years ending February 2, 2002February 1, 2003 and January 31,
2004January 29, 2005 are currently under audit by the IRS. The results of these audits are not expected to have a significant effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company. Various state and local jurisdiction
tax authorities are in the process of examining income tax returns of Groups subsidiaries for various tax years ranging from 2001 to 2005.

16.
Related Party Transaction

On October 20, 2005, the Company, Millard Drexler, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and
Millard S. Drexler, Inc. entered into a Trademark License Agreement whereby Mr. Drexler granted the Company a thirty-year exclusive, worldwide license to use the Madewell trademark and associated intellectual property rights owned by him (the
Properties). In consideration for the license, the Company would reimburse Mr. Drexlers actual costs expended in acquiring and developing the Properties (not to exceed $300,000 in total) (the Up-Front Fee) and pay
royalties of $1 per year during the term of the license. The Company reimbursed Mr. Drexler $242,300 for actual costs expended in acquiring and developing this mark. The Company also agreed that it would not assign or spin off ownership of the
Properties during the term of Mr. Drexlers employment without his consent other than as part of a sale of the entire company (except that the Company may pledge or hypothecate its interest in the Properties as part of a bank or other
financings). Mr. Drexler has further agreed to assign to the Company all of his residual rights in the Properties for no additional consideration if the



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Company (a) establishes an operating business unit using the Properties and (b) invests at least $7.5 million in developing the Properties;
provided, however, that Mr. Drexler will have no obligation to assign such rights if the Company terminates his employment without cause or he resigns with good reason before the Company meets conditions (a) and (b) above. In
addition, if one of the following events occurs prior to his assignment of his residual rights, Mr. Drexler will have the right to terminate the license within the first ninety days of the occurrence of such event: (i) the Company has not
made the $7.5 million capital commitment prior to Mr. Drexlers termination without cause or resignation with good reason, (ii) the Company decides to discontinue its plans to use the licensed trademark and the Company has no bona
fide intention to resume such use, or (iii) the Company determines, during Mr. Drexlers employment and without his consent, to pursue a supplemental product line under any mark other than the licensed trademark of J.Crew. If
Mr. Drexler terminates the license he must repay the Up-Front Fee.

In January 2007, the Company provided notice to Mr. Drexler
that the Company had met conditions (a) and (b) referred to above, and Mr. Drexler assigned to the Company all of his residual rights in the Properties.

17. Stock Split

Effective June 13, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors approved a
1.935798 for one split of the Companys common stock in the form of a stock dividend. Accordingly, all references to share and per share information in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated
financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the stock split for all periods presented. The par value per share of the common stock has not changed as a result of the stock split.

18. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for the Company beginning
February 1, 2009. The Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, from the adoption of this new accounting standard.

In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value
and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company
beginning February 3, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 will not impact the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)



19. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Summarized quarterly financial results for fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006 follow:



|                                                    |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------- | - | ---------------- | - | ------- | ------------ |  | ------------------- | ------- |  | - | -------
|(in thousands, except share related amounts)        |  | FirstQuarter |         |   | SecondQuarter    |   |         | ThirdQuarter |  | FourthQuarter      
|Fiscal 2007                                         |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Total revenues                                      |  | $            | 297,312 |   |                  | $ | 304,731 |              |  | $                   | 332,744 |  | $ | 399,936
|Gross profit                                        |  |              | 138,538 |   |                  |   | 133,177 |              |  |                     | 151,835 |  |   | 164,993
|Net income applicable to common shareholders        |  | $            | 24,649  |   |                  | $ | 20,635  |              |  | $                   | 26,837  |  | $ | 24,954 
|Income per share:                                   |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Basic                                               |  | $            | 0.41    |   |                  | $ | 0.34    |              |  | $                   | 0.44    |  | $ | 0.41   
|Diluted                                             |  | $            | 0.39    |   |                  | $ | 0.32    |              |  | $                   | 0.42    |  | $ | 0.39   
|Weighted average common shares outstanding:         |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Basic                                               |  |              | 59,731  |   |                  |   | 60,316  |              |  |                     | 60,725  |  |   | 60,752 
|Diluted                                             |  |              | 63,248  |   |                  |   | 63,806  |              |  |                     | 64,195  |  |   | 64,003 
|                                                    |  |              |         |  
|                                                    |  | FirstQuarter |         |   | SecondQuarter(1) |   |         | ThirdQuarter |  | FourthQuarter(2)(3)
|Fiscal 2006                                         |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Total revenues                                      |  | $            | 240,687 |   |                  | $ | 269,169 |              |  | $                   | 275,575 |  | $ | 366,669
|Gross profit                                        |  |              | 109,394 |   |                  |   | 113,218 |              |  |                     | 127,872 |  |   | 149,868
|Net income                                          |  |              | 7,798   |   |                  |   | 20      |              |  |                     | 26,010  |  |   | 43,954 
|Preferred dividends                                 |  |              | (3,364  | ) |                  |   | (2,777  | )            |  |                     |        |  |   |       
|Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders |  | $            | 4,434   |   |                  | $ | (2,757  | )            |  | $                   | 26,010  |  | $ | 43,954 
|Income (loss) per share:                            |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Basic                                               |  | $            | 0.17    |   |                  | $ | (0.08   | )            |  | $                   | 0.45    |  | $ | 0.75   
|Diluted                                             |  | $            | 0.12    |   |                  | $ | (0.08   | )            |  | $                   | 0.40    |  | $ | 0.71   
|Weighted average common shares outstanding:         |  |              |         |   |                  |   |         |              |  |                     |         |  |   |        
|Basic                                               |  |              | 25,434  |   |                  |   | 36,433  |              |  |                     | 58,036  |  |   | 58,328 
|Diluted                                             |  |              | 37,880  |   |                  |   | 36,433  |              |  |                     | 64,657  |  |   | 62,144 



|(1) | Includes a loss of $10,039 on the refinancing of debt
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes 53rdweek
revenues of $12,600
|--- | -------------------------------------

|(3) | Includes a non-recurring tax benefit of $10,900
|--- | -----------------------------------------------

The sum
of the quarterly income (loss) per share may not equal the full year amount as the computations of the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted shares outstanding for each quarter and the full year are performed
independently.



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SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS



|                                        |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|--------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ----- | ----------------------------- | - | ----------------------- |  | ------------- | - | ------------- | - | --- |  | - | -----
|                                        |  | BeginningBalance |       | Charged toCost andExpenses(a) |   | Charged tootherAccounts |  | Deductions(a) |   | EndingBalance
|                                        |  | (in thousands)  
|Inventory reserve                       |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|(deducted from merchandise inventories) |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|Year ended:                             |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|January 28, 2006                        |  | $                | 4,483 |                               | $ | 3,537                   |  | $             |  |               | $ |    |  | $ | 8,020
|February 3, 2007                        |  |                  | 8,020 |                               |   |                        |  |               |  |               |   | 322 |  |   | 7,698
|February 2, 2008                        |  |                  | 7,698 |                               |   | 268                     |  |               |  |               |   |    |  |   | 7,966
|                                        |  |                  |       |                               |  
|Allowance for sales returns             |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|(included in other current liabilities) |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|Year ended:                             |  |                  |       |                               |   |                         |  |               |   |               |   |     |  |   |      
|January 28, 2006                        |  | $                | 4,831 |                               | $ | 1,385                   |  | $             |  |               | $ |    |  | $ | 6,216
|February 3, 2007                        |  |                  | 6,216 |                               |   | 5                       |  |               |  |               |   |    |  |   | 6,221
|February 2, 2008                        |  |                  | 6,221 |                               |   | 919                     |  |               |  |               |   |    |  |   | 7,140



|(a) | The inventory reserve and allowance for sales returns are evaluated at the end of each fiscal quarter and adjusted (plus or minus) based on the quarterly evaluation. During each
period, inventory write-downs and sales returns are charged to the statement of operations as incurred.
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EXHIBIT INDEX



|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|----------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit No. |  | Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|3.1         |  | Certificate of Incorporation of J.Crew Group, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on October 11, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|            | 
|3.2         |  | By-laws of J.Crew Group, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K/A filed on October 17, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|            |  | Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|            | 
|4.1         |  | Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of J.Crew Group, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on June 22, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|            | 
|4.2         |  | Stockholders Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2003, among J.Crew Group, Inc., TPG Partners II, L.P. and Millard Drexler. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K
filed on February 3, 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|4.3         |  | Form of Amendment No. 1 to Stockholders Agreement, by and among J.Crew Group, Inc., Millard S. Drexler and each of TPG Partners II, L.P., TPG Parallel II, L.P., TPG Investors II, L.P. and TPG
1999 Equity II, L.P. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5(b) to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on June 22, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|            | 
|            |  | Material Contracts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|            | 
|10.1        |  | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2004, by and among J.Crew Operating Corp., J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc. d/b/a J.Crew Retail, H.F.D. No. 55, Inc.
d/b/a J.Crew Factory as Borrowers, J.Crew Group, Inc., J.Crew International, Inc., J.Crew Intermediate LLC as Guarantors, Wachovia Capital Markets LLC as Arranger and Bookrunner, Wachovia Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, Bank of
America, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Congress Financial Corporation as Collateral Agent, and the Lenders (the Credit Facility). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2004.                                  
|            | 
|10.2        |  | Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 10, 2005, to the Credit Facility. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K/A filed on October 17, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|            | 
|10.3        |  | Joinder Agreement between the Company and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent under the Credit Facility, dated October 12, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form
8-K filed on October 18, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|10.4        |  | Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 15, 2006, to the Credit Facility by and among Operating, J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc., H.F.D. No. 55, Inc., as borrowers, Group, J.Crew International,
Inc. and Madewell Inc., as guarantors, the lenders named therein and Wachovia Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Congress Financial Corporation, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral
agent for lenders (the Agent), and Amendment No. 1 to Guarantee, dated as of May 15, 2006, by the borrowers and guarantors in favor of the Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(c) to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed
on May 16, 2006.
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|10.5        |  | Amendment No. 3, dated as of May 15, 2006, to the Credit Facility by and among Operating, J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc., H.F.D. No. 55, Inc., as borrowers, Group, J.Crew International, Inc.
and Madewell Inc., as guarantors, the lenders named therein and the Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(d) to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on May 16, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|            | 
|10.6        |  | Amendment No. 4, dated as of June 26, 2006, to the Credit Facility by and among Operating, J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc., H.F.D. No. 55, Inc., as borrowers, Group, J.Crew International, Inc.
and Madewell Inc., as guarantors, the lenders named therein and the Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 



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|10.7        |  | Amendment No. 5, dated as of July 10, 2006, to the Credit Facility by and among Operating, J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc., H.F.D. No. 55, Inc., as borrowers, Group, J.Crew International, Inc.,
and Madewell Inc., as guarantors, the lenders named therein and the Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2006.                
|            | 
|10.8        |  | Amendment No. 6, dated as of November 7, 2006, to the Credit Facility by and among Operating, J.Crew Inc., Grace Holmes, Inc., H.F.D. No. 55, Inc., as borrowers, Group, J.Crew International,
Inc., and Madewell Inc., as guarantors, the lenders named therein and the Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2006.          
|            | 
|10.9        |  | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, among J. Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J. Crew Group, Inc., as borrowers and guarantors, the lenders
and issuers party thereto and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent (the Credit Agreement). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2007.
|            | 
|10.10       |  | Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of May 4, 2007, by J. Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J. Crew Group, Inc., as guarantors, in favor of Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative
agent, each lender and each issuer under the Credit Agreement and certain other parties. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2007.     
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|10.11       |  | Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, by J. Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J. Crew Group, Inc., as grantors, in favor of Citicorp USA, Inc.,
as administrative agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2007.                                                                    
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|10.12       |  | Amended and Restated J.Crew Group, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q for the period ended August 3, 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|10.13       |  | J.Crew Group, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2003 Plan). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 
|10.14       |  | Amendment No. 1 to the 2003 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|            | 
|10.15       |  | Services Agreement, dated January 24, 2003, between the Company, Millard S. Drexler, Inc. and Millard S. Drexler. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended February 1, 2003.                                                                                                                                                      
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|10.16       |  | Option Surrender Agreement, dated September 25, 2003, between the Company and Millard S. Drexler. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9(b) to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
31, 2004.                                                                                                                                                                   
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|10.17       |  | Employment Agreement, dated January 24, 2003, between the Company and Jeffrey Pfeifle. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|10.18       |  | Option Surrender Agreement, dated September 25, 2003, between the Company and Jeffrey Pfeifle. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10(b) to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
31, 2004.                                                                                                                                                                     
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|10.19       |  | Separation Agreement and General Release and Waiver, dated January 22, 2008, between J.Crew and Jeffrey Pfeifle. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on
February 22, 2008.                                                                                                                                                                        
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|10.20       |  | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated March 14, 2008, between the Company and Tracy Gardner. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 19,
2008.                                                                                                                                                                                    



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|10.21       |  | Employment Agreement, dated August 16, 2005, between the Company and James Scully. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the S-1 Registration Statement filed on August 17,
2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|10.22       |  | Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, dated August 8, 2006, between the Company and Libby Wadle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|            | 
|10.23       |  | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and among the Company, Operating and Millard S. Drexler dated as of October 20, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K
filed on October 21, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|10.24       |  | Trademark License Agreement by and among the Company, Millard S. Drexler and Millard S. Drexler, Inc. dated as of October 20, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K
filed on October 21, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|10.25       |  | Registration Rights Agreement dated July 3, 2006 among TPG Partners II, L.P., TPG Parallel II, L.P., TPG Investors II, L.P., TPG 1999 Equity II, L.P. and J.Crew Group Inc. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|10.26       |  | Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and among J.Crew Operating Corp., J.Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J.Crew Operating Corp. named as guarantors
therein, the lenders party thereto from time to time, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as administrative agent and collateral
agent, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as syndication agent, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as documentation agent (the Credit and Guaranty Agreement). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the S-1/A Registration
Statement filed on May 16, 2006.
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|10.27       |  | Pledge and Security Agreement Term Loan Collateral, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and among J.Crew Operating Corp., J.Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J.Crew Operating Corp. named as
grantors therein and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as collateral agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on May 16, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|            | 
|10.28       |  | Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and among J.Crew Inc. and J.Crew International, as grantors, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as collateral agent. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on May 16, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|10.29       |  | Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and between J.Crew International, as grantor, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as collateral agent. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.20 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on May 16, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|            | 
|10.30       |  | Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and among J.Crew Operating Corp., J.Crew Group, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of J.Crew Operating Corp. named as guarantors in the Credit
and Guaranty Agreement, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent and
collateral agent under the Credit Facility. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the S-1/A Registration Statement filed on May 16, 2006.                                                                                                               
|            | 
|10.31       |  | J.Crew Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the S-8 Registration Statement filed on June 28, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|10.32       |  | Amendment No. 1, dated December 5, 2006, to the J.Crew Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Form 10-Q for the period ended October 28,
2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      



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|Exhibit No. |  | Document                                                                                                                                                                                          
|10.33       |  | Stock option grant agreement, dated as of November 15, 2006, between J.Crew Group, Inc. and Jeffrey Pfeifle. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2006.
|            | 
|10.34       |  | Stock option grant agreement, dated as of November 15, 2006, between J.Crew Group, Inc. and Tracy Gardner. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2006.  
|            | 
|10.35       |  | Stock option grant agreement, dated as of November 15, 2006, between J.Crew Group, Inc. and James Scully. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2006.   
|            | 
|10.36       |  | Standard form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (Time-Based Vesting). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2006.                                     
|            | 
|10.37       |  | Standard form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (Performance-Based Vesting). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2006.                              
|            | 
|10.38       |  | Standard form of Stock Option Grant Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2006.                                                              
|            | 
|10.39       |  | J.Crew Group, Inc. 2007 Associate Stock Purchase Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the S-8 Registration Statement filed on December 13, 2006.                                    
|            | 
|            |  | Other Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                    
|            | 
|21.1        |  | Subsidiaries of J.Crew Group, Inc.                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|23.1        |  | Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.                                                                                                                              
|            | 
|24.1        |  | Power of Attorney                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|31.1        |  | Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                              
|            | 
|31.2        |  | Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                              
|            | 
|32.1        |  | Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                  



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