Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2004



                          JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                Delaware                             36-3189198
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         (State of Incorporation)       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



       500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD                  21074
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    (Address of principal executive offices)          (zip code)



                                 (410) 239-2700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section.

On September 9, 2004, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release (the "Press Release") in which the Company announced, among other
things, certain results of operations for its second quarter ended July 31,
2004. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.




                                    SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
                                          (Registrant)

                                          By: /s/ Robert N. Wildrick
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                                          Robert N. Wildrick
                                          Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated: September 9, 2004






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number         Description
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99.1           Press Release dated September 9, 2004.