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Fred's Inc. (FRED)At 4:00PM ET: 10.05  Down 0.16 (1.57%)  
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Fred's Inc.
4300 New Getwell Road
Memphis, TN 38118
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Phone: 901-365-8880
Fax: 901-365-8865
Web Site: http://www.fredsinc.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Discount, Variety Stores
Full Time Employees:9,979

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Fred’s, Inc. and its subsidiaries sell general merchandise through retail discount stores and pharmacies. Its stores and pharmacies offer pharmaceuticals, household goods, apparel and linens, food and tobacco products, health and beauty aids, and paper and cleaning supplies principally to low, middle, and fixed income families. The company also sells general merchandise to its 24 franchisees. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 639 discount general merchandise stores and 284 pharmacies located in 15 states, primarily in the southeastern United States. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Fred's Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 3-Jan-10 is better than 10.3% of S&P 600 companies and 32.1% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Bruce A. Efird , 51
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 595.00KN/A
    Mr. Jerry A. Shore , 57
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Chief Administative Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Dennis Keith Curtis , 50
    Exec. VP and Gen. Merchandise Mang.
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James R. Fennema , 59
    Chief Merchandising Officer, Sr. VP and Divisional Merchandise Mang.
    N/A N/A
    Garry Mcferrin ,
    Pres
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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