Charming Shoppes Inc.

BENSALEM, Pennsylvania, October 18, 2011 - - Brings Leading Plus Size Fashion Brands to Women Around the World Charming Shoppes, Inc., the leading women's specialty plus size retailer in the U.S., (NASDAQ: CHRS) is pleased to announce that today, for the first time, consumers shopping for plus sizes around the globe will have online access to fashion brands Lane Bryant, Cacique, Catherines, Fashion Bug and Loop 18, as well as the more than 300 brands offered at the Company's new plus size shopping hub, Sonsi.com.