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R.G. Barry Corporation Announces Sales Organization Changes PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comfort footwear manufacturer and marketer R.G. Barry Corporation today announced several changes to its senior sales organization. Tom Hollister has been named Vice President, National Account Sales. He will have responsibility for strategic branding, product development, merchandising and all consumer/trade promotion for the Company's business with Kohls, Sears and Target stores. Mr. Hollister has been with R.G. Barry in various sales positions since 1969 and most recently was a regional vice president of sales. Bob Dickey has been named Vice President, Sales. In this expanded role, he will assume brand management responsibility for the Company's new Terrasoles(R) footwear line working on growth, merchandising and promotional strategies. Mr. Dickey also will retain overall sales management responsibilities for all of the Company's business with JC Penney and Costco stores. He has been with R.G. Barry in various sales roles since 1980 and most recently served as a regional vice president of sales. Pam Gentile will rejoin the Company on Jan. 12, 2004, as Vice President, National Account Sales. She will have overall management responsibility for product development, price positioning and marketing the Company's EZfeet(R) brand within Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. Ms. Gentile is the former Vice President, National Account Sales, for R.G. Barry's Wal-Mart and Sam's Club businesses and returns to the Company after a one-year absence. James L. Faulkner has been promoted to Vice President, Field Sales. He will manage the Company's department store field sales organization and will also retain overall sales management responsibility for the licensed Liz Claiborne(R) Slippers brand. Mr. Faulkner has been affiliated with R.G. Barry in various sales positions since 1980. "We believe that these changes will allow us to capitalize on some of the internal strengths of our senior sales organization and that these key individuals will play an important role in our future success," said Joseph Petracca, Senior Vice President, Sales. Hollister, Gentile and Faulkner are based at the Company's suburban Columbus, Ohio, corporate headquarters, and Dickey is based in Dallas. To learn more about R.G. Barry Corporation and its at- and around-the-home footwear products, visit the Company Website at http://www.rgbarry.com/ . "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current plans and strategies, and reflect our current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to our business. In addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this news release, there are factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of our forward-looking statements. These factors include product demand and market acceptance; the economic and business environment and the impact of governmental regulations, both in the United States and abroad; the effects of direct sourcing by customers of competitive products from alternative suppliers; the loss of significant customers in connection with mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies or other circumstances; economic, regulatory and cultural difficulties or delays in our business outside the United States; our ability to improve processes and business practices to keep pace with the economic, competitive and technological environments; the availability and costs of financing; capacity, efficiency and supply constraints; weather; the effects of terrorist acts; acts of war; and other risks detailed in the our press releases, shareholder communications and Securities and Exchange Commission filings. DATASOURCE: R.G. Barry Corporation CONTACT: Roy Youst, Director Corporate Communications of R.G. Barry Corporation, +1-614-864-6400 Web site: http://www.rgbarry.com/

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