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IMALL adds merchants at stuff.com site, stock gains -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan 7 (Reuters) - IMall Inc. IMAL.O said on Thursday that Stuff.com, its Internet shopping search system, plans to add 14 name-brand merchants and now offers online shoppers a choice of more than 2 million items. Merchants whose products are now available atstuff.com include Toys R Us TOY.N, Skechers, Music Boulevard, Pet Warehouse, Seattle's Finest Gourmet Coffee, Fitness Zone, Candy Direct, Game Keeper and OfficeMax OMX.N. Coming soon are SkyMall SKYM.O, OnSale ONSL.O, Rubbermaid RBD.N, Omaha Steaks, and Netmarket, a unit of Cendant Corp. CD.N, iMall said. IMall shares gained $2 to $18.25 in Nasdaq trading Thursday morning following the announcement. The stock, which hovered around $6 last summer, rocketed to nearly $33 two weeks ago but has traded lower since Christmas. IMall said it has also added feature enhancements to make shopping at stuff.com easier, including a keyword search method that allows a user to quickly scan through the millions of products in the database. Search results now include greater product detail; links to the specific page on the retailer's Web site where the product can be purchased; and mapping features that allow the consumer to get directions to a retailer's "brick and mortar" stores. Stuff.com also provides an informational page on every product it carries. This allows the user to "try on" each product by viewing a photo and item description, as well as learning the price, shipping information and e-mail contact. REUTERS Rtr 16:08 01-07-99 Copyright 1999, Reuters News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------------