Wickes Furniture Going out of Business Sale Begins Sat., March 1, at All Locations in California, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada

Hilco Merchant Resources mail@hilcotrading.com By order of a U.S. Bankruptcy court, store closing sales will begin Saturday, March 1, at all 38 Wickes Furniture, Inc. stores in California, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. Over $75 million of famous brand furniture and accessories will be liquidated. (Sales at 5 Oregon locations are planned to commence later in March.)

Discounts from 25% to 50% will be offered on all merchandise in each of the 38 California, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada stores. Consumers will be able to benefit from very significant savings on Wickes' entire stock of furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom, kids' room and home office. All mattress sets, home entertainment centers, Oriental rugs and decorative accessories will be deeply discounted, as well.

Liquidation of all inventory and store fixtures will be managed by a joint venture comprised of Hilco Merchant Resources LLC, SB Capital Group LLC, Tiger Capital Group LLC and Planned Furniture Promotions, Inc.

Michael Keefe, President of Hilco Merchant Resources stated, "This is a tremendous opportunity for every home owner and apartment renter to take advantage of truly compelling discounts on a huge selection of brand name furniture and accessories. Anticipating that today's value conscious consumer will respond very positively to these outstanding savings on quality home furnishings, we expect this will be a short sale." -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: STORE LOCATION LIST FOLLOWS Store Closing Sales Begin on March 1 at the Following 38 Wickes Furniture Locations: 1256 N Magnolia Anaheim CA 92801 1482 Second St Beaumont CA 92223 11111 183rd Street Cerritos CA 90703 3615 Grand Oaks Corona CA 92881 3305 Hyland Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 39825 Avenida Acacias Murrieta CA 92562 1721 Ventura Blvd. Oxnard CA 93036 39626 10th Street West Palmdale CA 93551 3363 E Foothill Blvd. Pasadena CA 91107 11750 Fourth Street Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730 6155 Valley Spring Parkway Riverside CA 92507 217 E Club Center Drive San Bernardino CA 92408 26520 Carl Boyer Drive Santa Clarita CA 91350 18850 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance CA 90504 6161 Sepulveda Van Nuys CA 91411 12704 Amargosa Road Victorville CA 92392 301 Glendora Avenue West Covina CA 91790 1500 S Randall Road Algonquin IL 60102 165 N Randall Road Batavia IL 60510 7220 S Cicero Bedford Park IL 60629 875 E Boughton Road Bolingbrook IL 60440 1757 East West Road Calumet City IL 60409 2606 N Elston Ave Chicago IL 60647 1508 Butterfield Road Downers Grove IL 60515 1200 Bryn Mawr Itasca IL 60143 825 South Rand Road Lake Zurich IL 60047 3240 W Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood IL 60645 3310 Shoppers Drive McHenry IL 60050 1584 S IL Route 59 Naperville IL 60564 8247 Golf Road Niles IL 60714 7250 W Cermak Road North Riverside IL 60546 140 Orland Park Place Orland Park IL 60462 580 East Golf Road Schaumburg IL 60173 700 N. Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills IL 60061 351 W Dundee Road Wheeling IL 60090 1550 E Lincoln Highway Merrillville IN 46410 1080 W Sunset Road Henderson NV 89014 6425 N Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas NV 89131

25% To 50% Discounts Offered on All Merchandise