We wish to balance this loss of jobs as far as possible by offering alternative positions in our sales force or with our sales and business partner.

Streamlining our sales organization will lead to 700 job cuts among our in- house sales staff. This will affect staff in our local sales offices and in our sales management teams.

Unfilled orders earlier in the year contributed to weaker sales results for the balance of the year for Russell Athletic. Additionally, sales weakness in Mossy Oak continued throughout the year, with declines of approximately 20% from 2004.

The jobs number was fuzzy, even though on balance it helped to perk up the market, ... Based on that number, the market is now factoring in that the economy is not weak enough for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in its Sept. 24 meeting.

Abercrombie met or was very close to meeting its sales force benchmark for Asians.

After a year of turbulence following the reorganization of the sales force, it now appears that the group is fully engaged and focused as leadership and accounts have been settled.