Design Within Reach, Inc. (NASDAQ:DWRI) today announced preliminary sales results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2008. Based on a preliminary review of first quarter results, the Company expects to report product sales of approximately $43 million, which represents an approximately 6% increase from $40.7 million reported in the first quarter of 2007. �We believe our solid sales performance is a direct reflection of customer demand for well designed products and overall company efforts to improve our product mix,� said Ray Brunner, Chief Executive Officer. �In addition, the success of our semi-annual sales event contributed to continued growth in our studio sales.� Design Within Reach is maintaining its 2008 sales guidance of approximately $200 million and diluted earnings per share guidance of $0.03-$0.05. The Company expects to report first quarter results on or around May 8, 2008. About Design Within Reach, Inc. Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, is an integrated multi-channel provider of distinctive modern design furnishings and accessories. The Company markets and sells its products to both residential and commercial customers nationwide through the DWR catalog, online at www.dwr.com and at over 65 studios across the U.S. �Design Within Reach� is a registered trademark of Design Within Reach, Inc. This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements related to anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings, operating cash flows, the outlook for Design Within Reach�s markets and the demand for its products. Factors that could cause Design Within Reach's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements including the following: we have recently revised our corporate strategy and our new strategy may not be successful; if we fail to offer merchandise that our customers find attractive, the demand for our products may be limited; the expansion of our studio operations could result in increased expenses with no guarantee of increased revenues; we do not have long-term vendor contracts and as a result we may not have continued or exclusive access to products that we sell; our business depends, in part, on factors affecting consumer spending that are not within our control; we rely on catalog-based marketing, which could have significant cost increases and could have unpredictable results; we must manage our online business successfully or our business will be adversely affected; we have made and will continue to make certain systems changes that might disrupt our supply chain operations and delay financial results; management has identified material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting; our failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls in our business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price; we may need additional financing and may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms or at all, which could increase our costs, limit our ability to grow and dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders; we may not manage our inventory levels successfully; changes in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies and any failure by us to adopt and implement an effective hedging strategy could adversely affect our operating results; we rely on foreign sources of production, which subjects us to various risks; we may fail to timely and effectively obtain shipments of product from our vendors and deliver merchandise to our customers; we face intense competition and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may not be able to achieve and maintain profitability; and our operating and financial performance in any given period might not meet the guidance that we have provided to the public and other risks detailed in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is available at the SEC�s website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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