884940--4/6/2006--STEIN_MART

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Intense competition in the retail industry. We may be unable to open new stores in a cost-effective and timely manner. Consumer sensitivity to economic conditions. Unanticipated changes in fashion trends and changing consumer preferences. A lack of adequate sources of merchandise at acceptable prices. Seasonality, and especially the importance of the holiday selling season. Our advertising, marketing and promotional strategies may be ineffective and inefficient. If the third parties, which we rely on for a majority of the distribution aspects of our business, experience labor strikes or do not adequately perform our distribution functions, our business would be disrupted. Because of our focus on keeping our inventory at the forefront of fashion trends, extreme and/or unseasonable weather conditions could force us to prematurely mark down inventory. Fluctuations in comparable store sales and quarterly results of operations could cause the price of our common stock to decline substantially. We may be unable to close under-performing stores in a cost-effective and timely manner. Our failure to adequately protect our trademark Stein Mart and, to a lesser extent, the various other marks we use in conjunction with our private label merchandise program, could have a negative impact on our brand image. We are dependent on certain key personnel.

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884940--4/6/2006--STEIN_MART_INC