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umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state , national and
international retail associations.

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WCSC distributes free cord-retrofit kits to consumers through its
toll-free hotline: 800-506-4636. A digital recording of the
comments can be accessed through 5:00 p. Select Comfort's products are sold through its
370 retail stores at year-end 2004, located nationwide, including 13
leased departments in Bed Bath + Beyond stores; through selected
bedding retailers; through its national direct marketing operations;
and on the Internet at www.

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WCSC offers consumers free retrofit devices for
addressing cord hazards on older window treatments.

Consider installing cordless window coverings in children's
bedrooms and play areas.

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Lock cords into position whenever horizontal blinds or shades
are lowered, including when they come to rest on a window
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More information and demonstrations
of cord hazards and appropriate methods of repair are available at
www. residents in 1978 compared with one in 334 in 1994 and one in 189
in 2004.6 million in 1978, 260. issued or pending patents for
its personalized sleep products.

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About Select Comfort

Founded in 1987, Select Comfort Corporation is the nation's
leading bed retailer(1 ), holding 32 U.

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Business Editors

NEW YORK----Eighty-eight percent of
Americans are aware that the pull-cords on certain drapes and window
blinds can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and young children. The Window Covering
Safety Council (WCSC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
providing consumer information and educational materials on
window-cord safety. WASHINGTON, and retailers who offer store credit or
proprietary credit cards bear a large share of the increasing volume of bad
debt.3 million in 1994 and
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(1) Top 25 Bedding Retailers, Furniture Today, May 24, 2004.

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This latest information, prepared for the Window Covering Safety
Council (WCSC), reveals that the general window-cord safety awareness
message remains steady .selectcomfort.

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New Study Confirms Window Cord Safety Awareness Remains Steady

The study has a margin of error of plus or
minus three percentage points. U.com. The passcode for the
replay is 80854060 . The company designs, manufactures and
markets a line of adjustable-firmness mattresses featuring air-chamber
technology, branded the Sleep Number(R) bed, as well as foundations
and sleep accessories .selectcomfort.

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But only 70 percent are aware that on certain window blinds, the
interior cords running through the slats also can be dangerous.selectcomfort.

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Since 1991, more than 175 infants and young children have died
from accidentally strangling in window cords. Five
hundred and six men and 512 women, 18 years of age and older, were
interviewed for the study. http://www.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS----Select Comfort
Corporation (NASDAQ:SCSS), the nation's leading bed retailer and
creator of the Sleep Number(R) bed, today provided an update on its
business trends for first quarter 2005.

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When participants of the study were asked if
they were aware of the potential interior-cord hazard in 2003, 89
percent of those polled said, "yes.

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The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade
association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of
distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog , Internet and
independent stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail
goods and services.

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Keep all window cords out of the reach of children. Central Time on March 19,
2005 , by calling 888-286-8010 (International callers may dial
617-801-6888), or through the Investor Relations section of the
company's website at www.

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Make sure
that tasseled pull cords are short , and that continuous-loop
cords are permanently anchored to the floor or wall.

Update window blinds, corded shades and draperies manufactured
before 2001 with cord-retrofit devices , or replace them with
today's safer products. Personal bankruptcies totaled 172,423 that year, according to the U. That amounted to one filing for every
1,291 U.4 million
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Select Comfort Comments on 2005 First Quarter Business Trends

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The last comprehensive bankruptcy update was the Bankruptcy Reform Act of
1978.

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In addition, WCSC
recommends the following window-cord safety rules:

Move all cribs, beds, furniture and toys away from windows and
window cords, preferably to another wall.

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While total bankruptcy filings in 2004 were
approximately nine times the 1978 level, the increase in the per capita rate
of filing was six-fold because bankruptcy filings increased much more rapidly
than population. NRF represents an industry with more than 1 . retail establishments, more than 23 million employees -- about one in
five American workers -- and 2004 sales of $4.com.

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The study was conducted by Caravan(R) ORC International.9 million in 2004. Central Time on March 9,
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