Merrill Lynch Retail Analysts’ Field Trip

Charleston » January 20, 1998

Four day trip
Hosted by Merrill Lynch senior Retail Analysts
120 senior institutional investors from major institutions
Visit 15 store sites (as Best Buy, The Gap, Tiffany, Home Depot, CompUSA, Sears, Blockbuster, etc)
Intricate transportation and meeting schedule
Presentations by Chairman, and/or President, CFO of each store