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Recent Events Jan 31 Price hit new 52-week low ($20.00) Feb  2 Board Meeting Upcoming Events Mar 23 Earnings Announcement Mar 23 Conference Call Location 2418 Main Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Phone: (860) 257-2000 Fax: (860) 257-2168 Email: amesinetfeedback@aneshome.com Employees as of 1/99: 36,400 Financial Links  ·Top Institutional Holders  ·Top Mutual Fund Holders  ·Upgrade/Downgrade History  ·Historical Quote Data  ·Journal Archive  ·Raw SEC Filings Competitors:  ·Sector: Services  ·Industry: Retail (Department & Discount) Company Websites  ·Home Page  ·Employment  ·Yahoo! Category  ·Search Yahoo! for related links... Index Membership  ·S&P 600 SmallCap Ownership · Insider: 5% · Over the last 6 months:  · 7 insider sells; 65.0K shares   (4.3% of insider shares) · Institutional: 86% (90% of float) (315 institutions) · Net Inst. Buying: 334.0K shares (+1.32%) (prior quarter to latest quarter)

Business Summary Ames Department Stores, Inc. is a discount retailer that operates 453 stores in 19 contiguous states in the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions and the District of Columbia. Ames stores are situated in rural communities, small cities and the suburbs of larger metropolitan areas. Stores are smaller and more customer friendly than the stores of most competing national discount department store chains. Ames offers a variety of merchandise that includes apparel, housewares, electronics, ready-to-assemble and patio furniture, jewelry, crafts, pet supplies, health and beauty care items, stationery, sporting goods, toys, seasonal products and more. Ames stores offer a wide range of both brand name and other quality merchandise for the home and family at prices below those of conventional department stores and specialty retailers. In addition, all Ames stores include a shoe department operated by a licensee, and a "Crafts & More" department that features a large selection of crafts. Financial Summary Ames Department Stores operates 453 discount department stores in 19 states in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West and the District of Columbia. For the 39 weeks ended 10/30/99, sales increased 61% to $2.63 billion. Net loss totalled $66.1 million vs. an income of $11.4 million. Revenues reflect the openings of 151 converted Hills stores and 12 new stores. Net loss reflect increased S/G/A, depreciation, and interest expenses related to the Hills acquisition. Officers [Insider Trade Data] FY1999 Compensation Pay Exer Joseph Ettore, 59 Chairman, Pres, CEO $6.8M --   Rolando De Aguiar, 50 Exec. VP, CFO, Chief Admin. Officer --   --   Denis Lemire, 51 Exec. VP, COO 1.6M $626K Paul Buxbaum, 44 Director --   --   Eugene Bankers, 59 Sr. VP of Marketing 970K 547K Dollar amounts are as of 30-Jan-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. More from Market Guide: Highlights -Performance - Ratio Comparisons