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KHLM News Kuhlman Company Announces New Retail Store Openings; Opens High Profile Locations in New York City and Bellevue, WA; Combines Individual Men's and Women's Stores into Company Flagship Store at Edina, MN, Galleria Mall

Scott Kuhlman, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to be on plan for new store openings as we continue to expand our brand presence in the finest fashionable and upscale shopping centers around the country. Additionally, we have combined the individual men's and women's store locations at the Galleria Mall in Edina to create a high performing flagship store. We have great expectations for the performance of our new locations and believe our store expansion strategy will increase our sales productivity and maximize value for our shareholders."

The Company continues to target opening at least 25 new locations during its fiscal year ending on January 1, 2006.

About Kuhlman Company, Inc.

Kuhlman is a specialty retailer and wholesale provider of both men's and women's apparel, offered under the Kuhlman brand through company-owned retail stores and under private labels through other large retailers. Kuhlman opened its first retail store in July 2003 and now operates forty nine (49) retail stores in 18 states and in Washington, D.C. Kuhlman's growth strategy includes offering men's and women's product at all opening stores. Kuhlman has approximately 220 employees and its corporate office is located in Minneapolis, MN. Additional information regarding Kuhlman and its apparel, and store locations can be found at http://www.kuhlmancompany.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements made in this release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and projections about future events and generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for our business. Although our management believes that the plans and objectives expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the outcome of such plans, objectives and expectations involve risks and uncertainties and our actual future results may be materially different from the plans, objectives and expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Specific factors that might cause actual results to differ from our current expectations include, but are not limited to:

-- our ability to anticipate and identify style trends

-- our ability to identify and secure favorable retail locations

-- our ability to establish successful vendor relationships and obtain quality products on a timely basis

-- our ability to hire and develop successful retail salespeople and managers

-- our ability to identify and develop additional wholesale relationships

-- our ability to compete successfully against other retailers and market our styles in a profitable manner, and

-- other factors expressed in our periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically including those risk factors contained in the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2005.

For the foregoing reasons, readers and investors are cautioned that there also can be no assurance that the outcomes expressed in our forward-looking statements included in this release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in such forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation or warranty by the Company or any other person that the Company's objectives and plans will be achieved in any specified time frame, if at all. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce revisions to any forward-looking statements.