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The Walking Company Closes Acquisition of Natural Comfort
| Source: Big Dog Holdings, Inc.
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - January 16, 2008) - The Walking Company, a subsidiary of Big
Dog Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ : BDOG ), is pleased to announce that it has
closed its acquisition of substantially all assets of Natural Comfort
Footwear, Inc. effective January 15, 2008. Natural Comfort is one of the
largest independent comfort shoe retailers in Florida, with eight stores
operating under the names Natural Comfort and Martini's. The stores
acquired will be converted to The Walking Company stores.
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. consists of The Walking Company and Big Dogs. The
Walking Company is a leading independent specialty retailer of high
quality, technically designed comfort shoes and accessories that features
premium brands such as ECCO, Mephisto, and Dansko among many others. With
the acquisition of Natural Comfort, The Walking Company now operates 185
stores in premium malls across the nation. Big Dogs develops, markets and
retails a branded, lifestyle collection of unique, high-quality,
popular-priced consumer products, including activewear, casual sportswear,
accessories and gifts. Big Dogs currently operates 108 stores throughout
the country.
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