Brookstone Announces New Gardeners Eden Store Opening

NASHUA, N.H./PRNewswire/ -- Brookstone, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKST) today announced that it has recently opened its second Gardeners Eden retail store location in Chestnut Hill, MA. The first Gardeners Eden store, located in Avon, Connecticut, opened on March 30, 2001.

Gardeners Eden is a premier lifestyle brand that celebrates the beauty and bounty of nature both indoors and outdoors, strongly influenced by the great garden cultures found throughout the world. Our retail stores both complement and enhance the product assortment found in the Gardeners Eden catalog, which is a proven 20 year old concept and has an annual circulation of over 15 million books.

Michael Anthony, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are very pleased to open this store in one of Boston's premier retail shopping districts. This store builds on our experience and success in Avon. The Gardeners Eden retail concept fills a need we feel is currently under served, and we feel it will be a significant growth vehicle for Brookstone in the years to come."

Brookstone, Inc. is a nationwide specialty retailer that operates 235 stores in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Typically located in high-traffic regional shopping malls and airports, the stores feature unique and innovative consumer products. The Company also operates a direct marketing business that consists of three catalogs; The Brookstone Gift Collection, Hard-to-Find Tools and Gardeners Eden catalog; as well as an e-commerce web site at http://www.brookstone.com.

Statements in this release which are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's confidence or expectations, earnings, anticipated operations of its e-commerce sites and those of third-party service providers, and other statements about the Company's operational outlook, are forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks of changing market conditions in the overall economy and the retail industry, consumer demand, the effectiveness of e-commerce technology and marketing efforts, availability of products, availability of adequate transportation of such products, and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's annual and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. The Company undertakes no obligations to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

SOURCE: Brookstone, Inc., 09/27/2001
CONTACT: Philip Roizin, EVP of Finance and Administration, +1-603-880-9500, or Robert Fusco, Investor Relations, +1-603-880-9500, both of Brookstone
Website: http://www.brookstone.com
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