ST. LOUIS, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Brothers Stores Inc.
(Nasdaq: EDBR) announced today that Lee Johnson has been named Senior Vice
President, Human Resources.
    Johnson, who joined Edison in 1990, most recently served as Vice
President, Director of Stores where he was responsible for supervising,
training and recruiting store personnel for the company's 400-store JW, Coda
and Oaktree divisions. Before coming to Edison, Johnson spent four years as
District Manager for Gap Stores. He also has six years of merchandising buying
experience from Mercantile Stores and its Lion Department Store chain.
    Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in communication arts/broadcasting with
a minor in psychology from Long Island University in Greenvale, NY. He
recently was elected to Mathews-Dickey Boys Club's board of directors. Johnson
replaces Eric Freesmeier, who announced that he is leaving to take a senior
management position with another company.
    Edison Brothers Stores Inc. operates 5-7-9 junior apparel stores; Bakers
and Wild Pair footwear stores; JW, Coda, Oaktree, J. Riggings and REPP Ltd.
Big & Tall menswear stores; and REPP By Mail men's catalog. With nearly $1
billion in annual sales and 1,600 stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands, Edison is one of the largest specialty retailers
of apparel, footwear and accessories in North America. Additional information
about Edison can be found on the company's Web site at
http://www.edisonbrothers.com


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