-Casual Male’s Trading Partner in Kuwait Taps Experience of Great American Group Now Available through the GA Store Opening Services Program -

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- (Business Wire)

The Standard Arabian Business & Enterprises Company (SABECO), a leading trading and contracting company based in Kuwait that represents Casual Male, will use Great American Group, LLC’s (OTCBB: GAMR) GAStore Opening Services program for a retail location in Kuwait.

The SABECO Project represents the first time Great American Group’s new Store Opening Services have been used outside the United States.

“We rolled out GA Store Opening Services last year,” said Scott Carpenter, President, GA Retail. “Casual Male, the largest specialty retailer of big and tall men’s apparel, was one of our first clients – and their projects worked out extremely well. We have hundreds of associates around the country with years of retail experience and GA Store Opening Services gives us an opportunity to put their experience to work for retailers who can use their expertise.”

Through the GA Store Opening Services program, a team of Great American retail associates are assigned to work with the retailer, receiving training on how to merchandise the retailer’s products.

“The goal of our program is to eliminate the need for retailers to assign their managers, district managers and staff from other stores in order to get a new store opened efficiently,” said Billy Nichols, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for GA Retail. “Taking managers and experienced sales people from existing stores, or corporate staff, can be disruptive, affecting sales and customer service. With Great American Group’s program, retailers are able to avoid those issues.”

Working in conjunction with SABECO, Casual Male-DXL’s trading partner in Kuwait, a Great American Group consultant team will arrive in the country, develop a schedule and conduct a complete store set-up in two weeks.

Great American Group, well known for its appraisal and disposition services for major companies like Circuit City, Borders Books and Linens ‘n Things, has associates around the country who assist with those projects. According to Carpenter, retailers can now receive assistance from these same professionals – who have expertise in a variety of retail sectors – to help with store openings and store re-sets.

For more information about GA Store Opening Services, contact Scott Carpenter at 818-884-3737 or visit www.greatamerican.com.

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About Great American Group

Great American Group, LLC, is a leading provider of asset disposition solutions and valuation and appraisal services to a wide range of retail, wholesale and industrial clients, as well as lenders, capital providers, private equity investors and professional service firms. Great American Group has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. For more information, contact (818) 884-3737 or visit www.greatamerican.com.

About Casual Male

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. is the largest specialty retailer of big and tall men's apparel, with nearly 500 store locations throughout the U.S., Canada and in London, England, along with substantial e-commerce and catalog operations – including current expansion into the European markets. Casual Male operates under the trade names of Casual Male XL, Rochester Big & Tall Clothing, and Sears Canada–Casual Male. For more information, contact (800) 767-0319 or visit www.casualmale.com.

Contacts:

Great American Group
Laura Drummond, 847-444-1400 ext. 2312
Vice President of Marketing
ldrummond@greatamerican.com
or
Mulberry Marketing Communications
Ron Whittington, 904-355-8680
rwhittington@mulberrymc.com

Source: Great American Group, LLC