749872--3/20/2006--BARRY_R_G_CORP

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Our business is dependent on our ability to continue sourcing products from outside North America. Our international manufacturing and distribution operations are subject to the risks of doing business abroad. Loss of customers could have a material adverse effect on us and our success is dependent on the success of our customers. The footwear industry is highly competitive Our business is subject to consumer preferences, and unanticipated shifts in tastes or styles could adversely affect our sales and results of operations. If we inaccurately forecast consumer demand, we may experience difficulties in handling consumer orders or liquidating excess inventories and results of operations may be adversely affected. We rely on distribution centers to store and distribute our product and if there is a natural disaster or other serious disruption in any of these facilities or methods of transport, we may be unable to affectively deliver product to our customers. Fluctuations in the price, availability, and quality of raw materials could cause delay and increase costs. The seasonal nature of our business makes management more difficult, and severely reduces cash flow and liquidity during certain parts of the year. We must satisfy minimum covenants regarding our financial condition in order to be able to borrow under our credit facility. We depend on retaining qualified personnel whose loss would adversely impact our business. If our dispute with the IRS is resolved unfavorably to us, we may incur a substantial liability. If we are unable to successfully finalize the exiting of an ongoing lease obligation in Mexico, we may incur unplanned costs or difficulties. Future sales of our common shares or other securities may dilute the value of our common shares. Management s accounting policies and methods are the basis of how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and these policies and methods may require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. We may be a defendant in a variety of litigation and other actions, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation. Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or customer information, whether through a breach of our computer systems or otherwise, could severely harm our business.

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