Zale Scheduled to Speak at the Johnson Rice & Company Annual Consumer Conference

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zale Corporation (NYSE:ZLC) today announced that Rodney Carter, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the Johnson Rice & Company Annual Consumer Conference on Monday, October 29, 2007, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time. A webcast and replay of the presentation over the Internet will be available via the Company’s website at www.zalecorp.com under the heading "Shareholder Information."

Zale Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of fine jewelry in North America operating approximately 2,250 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Zale Corporation’s brands include Zales Jewelers, Zales Outlet, Gordon’s Jewelers, Bailey Banks & Biddle Fine Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, Mappins Jewellers and Piercing Pagoda. Zale also operates online at www.zales.com, www.gordonsjewelers.com and www.baileybanksandbiddle.com. Additional information on Zale Corporation and its brands is available at www.zalecorp.com.