(Graphic: Business Wire)

The activity with respect to the number of Company-operated store units was as follows:

			Thirteen Weeks				Thirty-Nine Weeks
			Ended				Ended
			October 30, 2012				October 30, 2012
	Store units, beginning of period		957				729
	New stores		31				88
	Acquired stores		34				215
	Closed stores		(11	)			(21	)
	Store units, end of period		1,011				1,011

Forward-Looking Statements

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