Market Commentary on Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 February 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Market Commentary on Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09022007 Eddie Bauer Holdings is a descendant of former top US direct retailer Spiegel. The holding company is the parent of the Eddie Bauer retail business, which sells outdoorsy apparel and home furnishings through catalogs and some 380 stores throughout North America.

Eddie Bauer also licenses its name for eyewear, furniture, bicycles, and Ford SUVs. About a quarter of Eddie Bauer's sales come from catalogs and its Web site. Spiegel filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and later sold its Spiegel and Newport News catalogs to Golden Gate Capital for about $82 million. The company, which reorganized and emerged from Chapter 11 as...