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To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:16:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Business Summary Brookstone, Inc. is a nationwide specialty retailer that offers consumer products which are functional in purpose, distinctive in quality and design and not widely available from other retailers. BKST also operates a mail order catalog business. For the 39 weeks ended 10/31/98, net sales increased 16% to $135.1 million. Net loss rose 17% to $9.4 million. Revenues reflect the addition of 17 stores. Higher loss reflects increased occupancy and interest expenses.

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:16:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Statistics at a Glance -- BKST Last Updated: Dec 18, 1998 Price and Volume (updated Dec 18, 1998) 52-Week Low $8.375 Recent Price $12.688 52-Week High $15.875 Beta 0.57 Daily Volume (3-month avg) 32.3K Share-Related Items Market Capitalization $102.3M Shares Outstanding 8.06M Float 2.90M Dividend Information Annual Dividend none Per-Share Data Book Value (mrq) $6.65 Earnings (ttm) $0.69 Sales (ttm) $32.19 Cash (mrq) $0.50 Valuation Ratios Price/Book (mrq) 1.91 Price/Earnings (ttm) 18.28 Price/Sales (ttm) 0.39 Income Statements After-Tax Income (ttm) $5.96M Sales (ttm) $258.1M Profitability Profit Margin (ttm) 2.3% Management Effectiveness Return on Assets (ttm) 5.45% Return on Equity (ttm) 10.77% Financial Strength Current Ratio (mrq) 1.33 Long-Term Debt/Equity (mrq) 0.05 Total Cash (mrq) $4.03M Short Interest Shares Short as of Nov 9, 1998 106.0K Short Ratio 6.62 Stock Performance

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

BROOKSTONE ( BKST ): News , SEC , Msgs , Profile , Research , Insider Number of brokers recommending as: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strong Buy 0 Moderate Buy 3 Hold 0 Moderate Sell 0 Strong Sell 0 Average Recommendation (Strong Buy) 1.00 - 5.00 (Strong Sell) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Week 2.0 Last Week 2.0 Change 0.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry:RETAIL-MISC/DIV Ranked 36 of 75

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:22:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Business Overview Specialty retailer Brookstone, Inc. offers an assortment of functional and distinctive consumer products not widely available from other retailers. Brookstone's merchandise includes personal care products, lawn and garden tools, household products, leisure and recreational products, and specialty tools. The company offers some 750 product items at its 178 Brookstone stores located in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Brookstone also operates temporary stores and kiosks during the winter holiday season and the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In addition, Brookstone operates a direct marketing business which includes its traditional Hard-To-Find Tools catalog, its Brookstone Collection catalog, and an interactive Internet site.

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Brookstone Inc is presently remodeling a majority of its 179 outlets. The chain, which was created in 1965 as a cataloger focusing on hard-to-find tools, has since pursued novelty products. Michael Anthony, Brookstone's chief executive, wants his outlets to be similar to department stores, with massage products in one area and travel-related products in another. The setting up of 50 "seasonal" outlets is expected in summer 1998. Brookstone's net income in FY ending 1/31/98 totaled $7.3 mil, up 25% vs the prior FY, on revenues of $240 mil, up 10%. Sales are expected to be $266 mil in FY ending 1/31/99. Sharper Image, a Brookstone competitor, generated earnings of $590,000 in FY98 on revenues of $217 mil for its 85 outlets and catalog operations. Detail is given to a profile of Michael Anthony.

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:36:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Brookstone in Cyberspace Abstracted from Direct Marketing Magazine 05/95 Brookstone, a retailer with two mail order catalogs and 32 mall-based stores, is developing a virtual storefront in the netplaza Internet cyberspace mall. A large number of Brookstone's upmarket customers have home PCs and probably Internet access, too, according to the retailer.

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

Enter ticker symbol(s): Symbol Lookup Management Discussion: BROOKSTONE INC(BKST) MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THIRTEEN WEEK AND THIRTY-NINE WEEK PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998 Results of Operations For the thirteen week and thirty-nine week periods ended October 31, 1998, net sales increased 11.7% and 15.6%, respectively, over the comparable periods last year. Comparable store sales for the thirteen week and thirty-nine week periods increased 2.6% and 5.2%, respectively. The sales increase reflects the results of opening seven new stores during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 1997 and 14 new stores during Fiscal 1998, offset by the closing of four stores during Fiscal 1998. The total number of Brookstone stores open at the end of the thirty-nine week period ended October 31, 1998 was 187 versus 170 at the end of the comparable period in Fiscal 1997. In addition, the Company operated a total of 50 seasonal stores during a portion of the thirty-nine week period ended October 31, 1998. Thirteen seasonal locations were open during a portion of the comparable period last year. Mail order sales decreased 5.7% compared to the comparable thirty-nine week period last year, due primarily to an approximate 10% reduction in catalog circulation.

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Igor Borodine	Respond to of 13

NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Specialty retailer Brookstone is currently a bargain, especially with its recent online business that has yet to be tapped, BusinessWeek reported in its Dec. 28 issue. The stock is worth more than twice its book value and could be an attractive takeover target, a money manager quoted in the article said. Along with its low price-earings ration, the retailer also has its small but growing Internet business in its favoer, analysts said. Its stock closed Thursday at 12-5/8, up 1-1/8 on the day. ((-- New York Newsdesk 212 859-1700)) REUTERS

To: Igor Borodine who wrote (2)	12/21/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: Igor Borodine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13

GOLD POINTS CUSTOMERS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO MORE THAN 100 FAMOUS CATALOGS THROUGH New Partnership With SkyMall New Program Includes Merchandise from Merchants such as Brookstone(R), Frontgate(R), Orvis(R), The Sharper Image(R), and The Wine Enthusiast(R); Shopping Online is Added Attraction as Program Continues National Push pre pre MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A new relationship announced today will make available a new array of catalog merchandise for consumers who are part of the popular Gold Points customer loyalty program, which is continuing to expand nationally.