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Table of Contents
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
statements are therefore entitled to the protection of the safe harbor provisions of these laws. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, and relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. These statements include,
but are not limited to, statements concerning:
• the anticipated benefits and risks of our business relationships;
• our ability to attract retail and business customers; our belief that we can attract customers in a cost-efficient manner; the
ability of our online marketing campaigns to be a cost-effective method of attracting customers; our belief that we can
internally develop cost-effective branding campaigns;
• the anticipated benefits and risks associated with our business strategy;
• our future operating results;
• the anticipated size or trends of the market segments in which we compete and the anticipated competition in those
markets;
• potential government regulation;
• our future capital requirements and our ability to satisfy our capital needs; the potential for additional issuances of our
securities;
• our future ability to repurchase or retire our publicly traded debt;
• our expansion in international markets;
• our plans to devote substantial resources to our sales and marketing teams;
• our strategy to develop strategic business relationships with additional wholesalers and distributors; our belief that
manufacturers will recognize us as an efficient liquidation solution;
• our belief that current or future litigation will likely not have a material adverse effect on our business;
• the results of upgrades to our infrastructure and the likelihood that additional future upgrades can be implemented
without disruption of our business;
• our belief that we can meet our published product shipping standards even during periods of relatively high sales
activity;
• our belief that we can maintain or improve upon customer service levels that we and our customers consider acceptable;
• our belief that our information technology infrastructure can and will support our operations and will not suffer
significant downtime;
• the potential effects of our facilities consolidation and restructuring program and of the various actions we have taken in
connection with that program;
• the possibility that we will relocate our corporate offices;
• statements about our community site business and its anticipated functionality;
• our belief that we can maintain inventory levels at appropriate levels despite the seasonal nature of our business; and
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