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Company:
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SPIEGEL INC
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Form Type:
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8-K
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Filing Date:
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6/8/2004
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CIK:
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0000276641
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Address:
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3500 LACEY RD
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City, State, Zip:
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DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois 60515-5432
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Telephone:
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(708) 986-8800
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Fiscal Year:
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01/02
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Description of Business
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Spiegel, Inc. ("The Spiegel Group" or "the Company") and its predecessors
date from 1865. The Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware in
1965. Spiegel Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SHI"), currently holds
100% of the Company's Class B voting common stock, affording SHI control of the
Company.
In 1988, the Company acquired Eddie Bauer, Inc. and certain related Canadian
assets (collectively, "Eddie Bauer").
In 1990, the Company acquired First Consumers National Bank ("FCNB"). FCNB
is a special-purpose bank specializing in the issuance of credit cards.
In 1993, the Company acquired New Hampton, Inc. ("New Hampton"). In 1995,
New Hampton's name was changed to Newport News, Inc. ("Newport News").
In 1997, the Company incorporated its Spiegel Catalog division ("Spiegel")
as a separate subsidiary parallel to Eddie Bauer and Newport News.
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