Finance watch - Brief Article

DSN Retailing Today, May 6, 2002

INSIDER TRADES

NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC.

STOCKS BOUGHT

Books-A-Million: Terrance Finley, officer, bought 1,069 shares on March 15 at $1.86, now owns 4,719 shares.

Circuit City: Paula Rosput, director, bought 1,000 shares on March 5 at $18.51, now owns 1,342 shares.

PetsMart: Susanna Eiselsberg, vp, bought 11,459 shares on March 20 at $13.09, now owns 11,459 shares

STOCKS SOLD

Advance Auto Parts: FS Equity Partners, beneficial owner, sold 2,930,511 shares on March 12 at $40.01, now owns 8,092,141 shares.

Amazon.com: Tom Alberg, director, sold 125,340 shares on March 1 to March 25 at $14.48 to $16.10, now owns 818,479 shares.

Dollar Tree: Macon Brock Jr., chairman, sold 124,500 shares on March 18 to March 22 at $34.00 to $34.60, now owns 3,789,429 shares.

OfficeMax: Orient Star Holdings, beneficial owner, sold 2,010,000 shares on March 7 to March 22 at $5.57 to $6.04, now owns 14,900,000 shares.

Petco: TPG Advisors, beneficial owner, sold 536,616 shares on March 14 at $17.72, now owns 15,030,955 shares.

Staples: Thomas Steinberg, chairman, sold 120,000 shares on March 1 to March 18 at $19.67 to $20.53, now owns 2,453,451 shares.

Target: Bart Butzer, officer, sold 225,000 shares on March 15 to March 20 at $45.00 to $45.10, now owns 64,548 shares.

REGISTERED TO SELL

Charming Shoppes: Dorrit Bern, ceo, registered 140,000 shares on April 5.

Gart Sports: John Morton, ceo, registered 75,000 shares on April 11.

OfficeMax: Gateway Companies, shareholder, registered 200,000 shares on April 10.

The Sports Authority: Steve Dougherty, director, registered 100,000 shares on April 10.

Staples: Trust Investments Inc., affiliated company, registered 100,000 shares on April 11.