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Fred’s operates discount general merchandise stores which offer pharmaceuticals, household goods, apparel and linens, food and tobacco products, health and beauty aids, and paper and cleaning products principally to low, middle, and fixed-income families. As of May 3, 2012 the company operated 707 stores, including 21 franchised Fred’s stores, in the Southeastern United States. |
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| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Sector | Discount & Variety Stores |
| Primary NAICS Code | 452112 – Discount Department Stores |
| Primary SIC Code | 5331 – Variety Stores |
| Fiscal Year 2012 Ends on | Feb 2, 2013 |
| 2011 Net Sales | $ 1.88 Billion |
| 2011 Net Income | $ 33.4 Million |
| Store Count* | 707 |
| Total Selling Sq Ft** | 9,590,000 |
| Employees** | 10,568 |
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*as of 5/3/12 **as of 1/28/12 |
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| 2011 | 2010 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
| Net Sales (1,000′s) | $ 1,879,059 | $ 1,841,755 | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | 0.5% | 2.2% | |||
| Operating Income (1,000′s) | $ 51,155 | $ 46,718 | 9.5% | 24.8% | 4.6% |
| Net Income (1,000′s) | $ 33,428 | $ 29,587 | 13.0% | 26.2% | 4.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $ 0.87 | $ 0.75 | 16.0% | 27.5% | 5.4% |
| Company-Operated Stores | 679 | 653 | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.1% |
| Selling Sq Ft (1,000s) | 9,590 | 9,350 | 2.6% | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| Employees | 10,568 | 9,852 | 7.3% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Advertising Spend (1,000s) | $ 19,500 | $ 22,100 | -11.8% | -3.6% | -5.8% |
| Pvt Label as % of Total Sales | 9.0% | 9.0% | |||

| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
| Pharmaceuticals | 34.9% | 34.1% | 33.5% |
| Household Goods | 23.3% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
| Food & Tobacco Products | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.2% |
| Paper & Cleaning Supplies | 8.7% | 8.6% | 9.2% |
| Apparel and Linens | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.9% |
| Health & Beauty Aids | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Sales to Franchised Stores | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
