SANDPOINT, Idaho, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coldwater Creek Inc. (Nasdaq: CWTR) today announced that Daniel Griesemer, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Tim Martin, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 11th Annual ICR XChange Conference, to be held January 14-15, 2009, at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California.

The Coldwater Creek investor presentation is scheduled for Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 2:55 p.m. PT. The presentation will be webcast live at http://investor.shareholder.com/icr/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=63864 and archived at http://www.coldwatercreek.com/InvRel/.

The Company also announced the appointment of Lyn Walther as Divisional Vice President, Investor Relations, effective January 5, 2009. Ms. Walther brings ten years of extensive financial, retail, and Wall Street experience to the position. She spent seven years covering the retail sector at Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, most recently as a Senior Equity Analyst, specializing in specialty retail. Prior to Wachovia, Ms. Walther was an Associate Analyst at Ferris, Baker Watts.

"We are excited to welcome Lyn to lead our investor relations and strategic communication activities," said Tim Martin, Chief Financial Officer. "Her strong financial background, extensive Wall Street experience, and deep knowledge of the specialty retail sector uniquely qualify her to lead our investor communications efforts. We look forward to Lyn's contribution to our senior management team as well as strengthening our investor communication initiatives and enhancing our Wall Street profile."

Ms. Walther earned an MBA from the University of Maryland and is a CFA charterholder.

Coldwater Creek is an integrated triple-sales-channel retailer of women's apparel, jewelry, gifts and accessories through a growing number of premium retail stores located across the United States, an e-commerce web site at http://www.coldwatercreek.com and direct-mail catalogs.



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