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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

                          FORM OF NOMINATING AGREEMENT

            THIS NOMINATING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April __,
2005, is entered into by and between Citi Trends, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Hampshire").

            WHEREAS, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the
consummation of the Company's initial public offering of its common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), Hampshire owns in the aggregate
______________ shares (collectively, the "Shares") of Common Stock; and

            WHEREAS, Hampshire and the Company wish to make certain agreements
with respect to the nomination of candidates for election to the board of
directors of the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and considerations herein set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

            1. Board of Directors. The size of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board") shall be established in accordance with the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company. The members of the Board shall be
nominated and elected in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of the Company, and the provisions of this Agreement. "Certificate of
Incorporation" shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware and effective as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from
time to time. "By-Laws" shall mean the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the
Company, effective as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time
to time.

            2. Staggered Board. The Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of
the Company shall provide that the Board shall be divided into three classes, as
nearly equal in number as possible, as follows: (A) one class initially
consisting of one director ("Class I"), the initial term of which shall expire
at the first annual meeting of the stockholders to be held after the date
hereof; (B) a second class initially consisting of two directors ("Class II"),
the initial term of which shall expire at the second annual meeting of the
stockholders to be held after the date hereof and (C) a third class initially
consisting of two directors ("Class III"), the initial term of which shall
expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders to be held after the date
hereof, with each class to hold office until its successors are elected and
qualified. At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, the
successors of the members of the class of directors whose term expires at that
meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third
succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. On the date hereof, the Board shall
consist of: (i) _______________ in Class I, (ii) Tracy Noll and John Lupo in
Class II and (iii) R. Edward Anderson and Gregory Flynn in Class III.
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            3. Designees. Upon expiration of the respective terms of the initial
Board members set forth in Section 2 above, and subject to the provisions of
Section 4 hereof, Hampshire shall have the right to designate individuals for
nomination for election to the Board as set forth below and the Company shall,
acting through its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, cause such
individuals to be nominated for election to the Board as set forth below;
provided that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's obligations
under this Agreement are subject to the requirements of their fiduciary duties
as directors and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

                  (a) For so long as Hampshire (together with any of its
respective successors and permitted assigns) owns, in the aggregate, at least
forty percent (40%) of the Shares, Hampshire shall be entitled to designate two
persons for nomination for election to the Board; or

                  (b) For so long as Hampshire (together with any of its
respective successors and permitted assigns) owns, in the aggregate, less than
forty percent (40%), but at least fifteen percent (15%), of the Shares,
Hampshire shall be entitled to designate one person for nomination for election
to the Board.

            4. Mechanics of Designation.

                  (a) In order to nominate an individual for election to the
Board, Hampshire must submit to the Company a prior written notice at least
ninety (90) days prior to the date of the next scheduled annual meeting of the
Company's stockholders in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in
Section 11 hereof, which notice shall include (i) the name of the designee, (ii)
a current resume and curriculum vitae of the designee, (iii) a statement
describing the designee's qualifications and (iv) contact information for
personal and professional references. At least one hundred and twenty (120) days
prior to the date of such annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, the
Company shall provide Hampshire with written notice of the expected date of such
meeting in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section 11 hereof.

                  (b) At each meeting of the Company's stockholders at which the
directors of the Company are to be elected, the Company agrees to recommend that
the stockholders elect to the Board each designee of Hampshire nominated for
election at such meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 above.

            5. Vacancies.

                  (a) At any time at which a vacancy shall be created on the
Board in any class as a result of the death, disability, retirement,
resignation, removal or otherwise of a designee of Hampshire and Hampshire
maintains the right to designate a person for nomination for election to the
Board, as specified in Section 3 above, Hampshire shall have the right to
designate for appointment by the remaining directors of the Company under the
Certificate of Incorporation an individual to fill such vacancy and to serve as
a director on the Board in such class.

                  (b) In connection with the foregoing, Hampshire must submit to
the Company written notice of such designee or designees in accordance with the
notice provisions set forth in

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Section 11 hereof, which notice shall include (i) the name of the designee, (ii)
a current resume and curriculum vitae of the designee, (iii) a statement
describing the designee's qualifications and (iv) contact information for
personal and professional references. The Company agrees to take such actions as
will result in the appointment to the Board as soon as practicable of any
individual so designated by Hampshire.

            6. Modification, Amendment, Waiver. No modification, amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless approved in
writing by the Company and Hampshire. The failure of any party at any time to
enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as
a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the rights of the party
thereafter to enforce the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms.

            7. Invalid or Unenforceable Provisions. Whenever possible, each
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but if any term or provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under
any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. The parties further agree that any court of competent jurisdiction is
expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable provision of this
Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this Agreement
in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or
all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or
by making such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent
and agreement of the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted
by law. The parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by a
court of competent jurisdiction shall be binding upon and enforceable against
each of them.

            8. Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein,
this document embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and
preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between
the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter
hereof in any way.

            9. Binding Effect; Assignment. All of the terms of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and
Hampshire and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided,
however, that this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto.

            10. Remedies. The parties hereto will be entitled to enforce their
rights under this Agreement specifically (without posting a bond or other
security), to recover damages by reason of any material breach of any provision
of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The
parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate
remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may
in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent
jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to
enforce or prevent any violation of the

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provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any dispute involving the terms of
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to collect reasonable
fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such
dispute from the other parties to such dispute.

            11. Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with
this Agreement or the Shares shall be deemed to be delivered and received if in
writing (or in the form of a telex or telecopy) addressed as provided below (a)
when actually delivered, in person, (b) if telexed or telecopied to said
address, when electronically confirmed, (c) when delivered if delivered by
overnight courier or (d) in the case of delivery by mail, five (5) business days
shall have elapsed after the same shall have been deposited in the United States
mails, postage prepaid and registered or certified:

                  If to the Company, to:

                  Citi Trends, Inc.
                  102 Fahm Street
                  Savannah, Georgia 31401
                  Attention:  R. Edward Anderson
                  Facsimile:  (912) 443-3674

                  with a copy to:

                  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                  75 East 55th Street
                  New York, New York  10022
                  Attention: William F. Schwitter, Esq.
                  Facsimile: (212) 319-4090

                  If to Hampshire, to:

                  Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P.
                  520 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor
                  New York, New York 10022
                  Attention:  Laurens M. Goff
                  Facsimile:  (415) 362-1192

            12. Term. The term of this Agreement shall terminate upon the
earlier to occur of: (i) the mutual consent in writing of the parties hereto or
(ii) the date on which Hampshire (together with any of its respective
successors and permitted assigns) owns, in the aggregate, less than fifteen
percent (15%) of the Shares.

            13. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. All questions
concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will
be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect
to principles of conflicts of law. The parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of Delaware or the United States of America located in the State of
Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and the

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transactions contemplated hereby (and the parties agree not to commence any
action, suit or proceeding relating hereto except in such courts), and further
agree that service of any process, summons, notice or documents by United States
registered mail to a party in accordance with Section 11 hereof shall be
effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against
such party in any such court and, absent any statute, rule or order to the
contrary, that each party shall have thirty (30) days from actual receipt of any
complaint to answer or otherwise plead with respect thereto. The parties hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of
any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby in the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States
of America located in the State of Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any
such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

            14. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this
Agreement.

            15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate
counterparts each of which will be an original and all of which taken together
will constitute one and the same agreement.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
on the day and year first above written.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    CITI TRENDS, INC., a Delaware corporation

                                    By:
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                                         Name:  R. Edward Anderson
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                    HAMPSHIRE:

                                    HAMPSHIRE EQUITY PARTNERS II, L.P., a
                                    Delaware limited partnership

                                    By: Lexington Equity Partners II, L.P.,
                                    its General Partner

                                    By: Lexington Equity Partners Inc.,
                                    its General Partner

                                    By:
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                                         Name:
                                         Title:

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                    HAMPSHIRE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING AGREEMENT

      THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED HAMPSHIRE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") is executed as of February 28, 2005 and is effective as of February
1, 2004 (the "Effective Date"), by and between HAMPSHIRE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of Hampshire Equity Partners
II, L.P. (the "Consultant") and CITI TRENDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, the Company previously entered into a Management Consulting
Agreement with an affiliate of the Consultant, Lexington Equity Partners II,
L.L.C., on April 13, 1999 (the "Original Agreement");

      WHEREAS, Lexington Equity Partners II, L.L.C. has been dissolved;

      WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain Consultant to provide business and
financial advice to the Company and to amend and restate the Original Agreement;
and

      WHEREAS, the Consultant wishes to provide such business and financial
advice to the Company.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree follows:

      Section 1. The Company hereby retains the Consultant, through the
Consultant's own personnel or through personnel available to the Consultant, to
render consulting services from time to time to the Company and its subsidiaries
(whether now existing or hereafter acquired), in connection with their financial
and business affairs, their relationships with their lenders, stockholders and
other third-party associates or affiliates, and the expansion of their
businesses. Consultant shall render such services to the Company in good faith
and in accordance with professional standards and applicable law. Consultant
shall report directly to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of
Directors") and, when appropriate in conjunction with management, shall prepare
reports and provide other documentation for review by the Board of Directors as
to its work on behalf of the Company. The Board of Directors shall in its sole
discretion determine the scope and breadth of the Consultant's responsibilities
and duties hereunder. The terms of this Agreement shall commence on the date
hereof and continue until February 1, 2009, unless extended, or sooner
terminated, as provided in Section 5 below. The Consultant's personnel shall be
reasonably available to the Company's Board of Directors, managers, auditors and
other personnel for consultation and advice to be rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, subject to Consultant's reasonable convenience and scheduling.
Services may be rendered at the Consultant's offices or at such other locations
selected by the Consultant as the Company and the Consultant shall from time to
time agree.
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      Section 2. The Company shall pay the Consultant a management fee equal to
$240,000 per year from the Effective Date through the termination of this
Agreement. The Company shall pay the Consultant such management fee in monthly
installments on the last day of each month during the term of this Agreement.
The Company and the Consultant acknowledge and agree that all fees and other
amounts due and owing to the Consultant for all periods prior to the Effective
Date have been paid in full.

      Section 3. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company
shall reimburse Consultant for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and any
reasonable, direct, allocable costs incurred by the Consultant and its personnel
in performing services hereunder to the Company and its subsidiaries upon the
Consultant's rendering of a statement therefor, together with supporting data as
the Company shall reasonably require.

      Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not pay the
fees under Section 2 and such fees shall accrue pursuant to the second sentence
of this Section 4, if and to the extent expressly prohibited by the provisions
of any credit, stock, financing or other agreements or instruments binding upon
the Company, its subsidiaries or properties, if the Company has not paid cash
interest on any interest payment date or has postponed or not made any principal
payments with respect to any of their indebtedness on any scheduled payment
dates, or if the Company has not paid cash dividends on any dividend payment
date as set forth in its certificate of incorporation or as declared by its
Board of Directors, or has postponed or not made any redemptions on any
redemption date as set forth in its certificate of incorporation or any
certificate of designation with respect to its preferred stock, if any. Any
payments otherwise owed hereunder, which are not made for any of the
above-mentioned reasons, shall not be canceled but rather shall accrue, without
interest, and shall be payable by the Company promptly when, and to the extent,
that the Company is no longer prohibited from making such payments. This Section
4 will not, in any event, restrict or limit the Company's obligations under
Sections 3, 8 and 9 which will be absolute and not subject to set-off.

      Section 5. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive
one (1) year terms starting February 1, 2008 unless either party hereto, within
sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled renewal date, notifies the other party as
to its election to terminate this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement may be terminated by not less than ninety (90) days' prior written
notice from the Company to the Consultant at any time after (a) substantially
all of the stock or substantially all of the assets of the Company are sold to
any entity unaffiliated with the Consultant and/or a majority of the Company's
stockholders immediately prior to such sale or (b) the Company is merged or
consolidated into another entity unaffiliated with the Consultant and/or a
majority of the Company's stockholders immediately prior to such merger and the
Company is not the survivor of such transaction, or (c) the consummation of a
public offering and sale of equity securities of the Company pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

      Section 6. The Consultant shall have no liability to the Company on
account of (a) any advice which it renders to the Company, provided the
Consultant believed in good faith that such advice was useful or beneficial to
the Company at the time it was rendered, or (b) the Consultant's inability to
obtain financing or achieve other results desired by the Company or Consultant's
failure to render services to the Company at any particular time or from time to
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time, (c) the failure of any transaction to meet the financial, operating or
other expectations of the Company. The Company's sole remedy for any claim under
this Agreement shall be termination of this Agreement.

      Section 7. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company agrees and acknowledges that the Consultant, Hampshire
Equity Partners II, L.P., their respective affiliates, members, employees, and
directors (the "Hampshire Affiliates") intend to engage and participate in
acquisitions and business transactions outside of the scope of the relationship
created by this Agreement and the Hampshire Affiliates shall not be under any
obligation whatsoever (except to the extent that fiduciary duty principles under
Delaware corporate law may be applicable to individual directors and officers of
the Company) to make such acquisitions, business transactions or other
opportunities through the Company or offer such acquisitions, business
transactions or other opportunities to the Company.

      Section 8. The Company will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant, its affiliates and associates,
each of the Hampshire Affiliates, and each of the respective owners, partners,
officers, directors, members, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (the
"Indemnified Parties"), from and against any loss, liability, damage, claim or
expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel) arising as a result of or
in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall not
indemnify any of the Indemnified Parties for any losses, liabilities, damages,
claims or expenses arising as a result of the Consultant's breach (or alleged
breach) of its obligations under Section 10 of this Agreement.

      Section 9. Any payments paid by the Company under this Agreement shall not
be subject to set-off and shall be increased by the amount, if any, of any taxes
(other than income taxes) or other governmental charges levied in respect of
such payments, so that the Consultant is made whole for such taxes or charges.

      Section 10. (a) This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the Consultant's rendering of services to the Company.
This Agreement may not be modified, waived, terminated or amended except
expressly by an instrument in writing signed by the Consultant and the Company.

            (b) This Agreement may be assigned by either party hereto without
the consent of the other party, provided, however, such assignment shall not
relieve such party from its obligations hereunder. Any assignment of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns.

            (c) In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held
to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of
this Agreement and the remaining portion of any provision held void or
unenforceable in part shall continue in full force and effect.

            (d) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, notice given
hereunder shall be deemed sufficient if delivered personally or sent by
registered or certified mail to the
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address of the party for whom intended at the principal executive offices of
such party, or at such other address as such party may hereinafter specify by
written notice to the other party.

            (e) If at any time after the date upon which this Agreement is
executed, the Company acquires or creates one or more subsidiary corporations (a
"Subsequent Subsidiary"), the Company shall cause such Subsequent Subsidiary to
be subject to this Agreement and all references herein to the Company's "direct
and indirect subsidiaries" shall be interpreted to include all Subsequent
Subsidiaries.

            (f) Each subsidiary of the Company shall be jointly and severally
liable and obligated hereunder with respect to each obligation, responsibility
and liability of the Company as if a direct obligation of such subsidiary.

            (g) No waiver by either party of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any preceding or
succeeding breach of such provision or of any other provision herein contained.

            (h) The Consultant and its personnel shall, for purposes of this
Agreement, be independent contractors with respect to the Company.

            (i) This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws (and not
the law of conflicts) of the State of New York.

      Section 11. The parties shall keep the terms of this Agreement strictly
confidential and shall not reveal them to any person, except as may be necessary
in any proceeding to enforce the terms of this Agreement or as consented to by
the parties hereto.

      Section 12. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the
parties in the entirety with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the
terms of the Original Agreement, and no agreements or representations, oral or
otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have
been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.

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                                                           [Hampshire Management
                                                           Consulting Agreement]

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

                                   HAMPSHIRE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC,
                                   a Delaware limited liability company

                                   By: /s/ Thomas J. Walker
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                                       Name:  Thomas J. Walker
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   CITI TRENDS, INC., a Delaware corporation

                                   By: /s/ Thomas W. Stoltz
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                                       Name:  Thomas W. Stoltz
                                       Title: Chief Financial Officer

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