8-K

                            UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549


                              FORM 8-K
                           Current Report
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15d of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) :   December 10, 2003

                            SPIEGEL, INC.

   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Delaware                 0-16126             36-2593917
 (State or other          (Commission file    (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction of          number)             Identification No.)
   incorporation or
   organization)

   3500 Lacey Road
   Downers Grove, IL                            60515-5432
  (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


                            (630) 986-8800
       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                               No Change
  (Former name or Former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5. Other Events

On December 10, 2003, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In addition attached as Exhibit 99.2 is the Order Modifying The Permanent
Injunction.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

    Exhibit 99.1       Press release dated December 10, 2003

    Exhibit 99.2       Order Modifying The Permanent Injunction dated
                       December 4, 2003


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       SPIEGEL, INC.
                                       (Registrant)

Dated:   December 10, 2003            By: /s/ James M. Brewster
                                     -------------------------
                                     James M. Brewster
                                     Senior Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer
                                     (Principal Accounting and
                                      Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1           Spiegel, Inc. press release dated December 10, 2003

99.2           Order Modifying The Permanent Injunction dated
               December 4, 2003

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Debbie Koopman
         (630) 769-2596
         Debbie_Koopman@spgl.com

The Spiegel Group Obtains Order Granting Additional Time to File Audited
Financials, Selects BDO Seidman, LLP as Independent Public Accountants

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - December 10, 2003 - The Spiegel Group (Spiegel, Inc.)
today announced that the U.S. District Court in Chicago (the Court) entered
an Order on December 4, 2003, granting relief in response to the company's
motion to modify the Amended Partial Final Judgment and Order of Permanent
Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (the Amended Partial Final Judgment)
entered on March 27, 2003. The Amended Partial Final Judgment was modified
previously by the Order Granting Spiegel, Inc. Partial Relief From Permanent
Injunction, entered April 15, 2003,which provides, among other things, that
the company would not be in contempt of the Amended Partial Final Judgment
as a result of its inability to file its periodic reports with the SEC until
after the completion of the report of the Independent Examiner appointed by
the Court, but no later than December 3, 2003.
  On November 25, 2003, the company filed with the Court a motion requesting
an extension until April 7, 2004, to file its 2002 fiscal year annual report
on Form 10-K and its three quarterly reports for the 2003 fiscal year on
Forms 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The Order
provides that, Spiegel, Inc., and its officers, directors, employees and
agents, are not, and will not in the future, be in contempt of the Amended
Partial Final Judgment as a result of the company's inability to timely file
its 2002 Form 10-K and its quarterly reports for the 2003 fiscal year on
Forms 10-Q with the SEC as required; provided that Spiegel, Inc., among other
requirements, continues to comply with the additional reporting obligations
on Form 8-K specified in the Order Granting Spiegel, Inc. Partial Relief From
Permanent Injunction entered April 15, 2003 and files any past due Form 10-K
or Forms 10-Q with the SEC as soon as possible and not later than April 7, 2004.
  The company also announced that it has reached an agreement with BDO Seidman,
LLP to serve as its independent public accountants and on December 5, 2003,
filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking approval to employ and retain
them.
  The Spiegel Group is a leading international specialty retailer marketing
fashionable apparel and home furnishings to customers through catalogs,
specialty retail and outlet stores, and e-commerce sites, including
eddiebauer.com, newport-news.com and spiegel.com.  The Spiegel Group's
businesses include Eddie Bauer, Newport News and Spiegel Catalog.  Investor
relations information is available on The Spiegel Group Web site at
http://www.thespiegelgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
  This press release contains statements that are forward-looking within the
meaning of applicable federal securities laws and are based upon the company's
current expectations and assumptions.  You should not place undue reliance on
those statements because they speak only as of the date of this release.
Forward-looking statements include information concerning the company's
possible or assumed future financial condition or results of operations.
These statements often include words such as "expect," "plan," "believe,"
"anticipate," "intend," "estimate," or similar expressions.  As you read and
consider this release, you should understand that these statements are not
guarantees of financial condition, performance or results. They involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Although the company believes that these
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be
aware that many factors could affect its actual financial results and actual
results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, uncertainty regarding the company's
ability to continue as a going concern; uncertainty regarding the company's
ability to operate pursuant to the terms of the debtor-in-possession (DIP)
financing facility; uncertainty regarding the company's ability to develop
and consummate one or more plans of reorganization; risks associated with
third parties seeking and obtaining court approval to terminate or shorten
the exclusivity period for the company to propose and confirm one or more
plans of reorganization, for the appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee or to
convert the Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 case; the effect on the company's
net sales and cash flow of its decision to stop accepting private-label credit
cards at its merchant companies; the effects on the company of the Pay-Out
Events experienced by all of the company's securitization agreements that are
backed by the company's credit card receivables; the ultimate effect on the
company of the pending investigation by the SEC; the uncertainty relating to
the outcome of the liquidation of the bankcard segment; the ability of the
company to maintain trade credit and contracts that are important to its
operations; the financial strength and performance of the retail and direct
marketing industry; changes in consumer spending patterns; risks associated
with collections on the company's credit card portfolio; the success of
merchandising, advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns; and various
other factors beyond the company's control.
  All future written and oral forward-looking statements made by the company
or persons acting on the company's behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above.  Except
for the company's ongoing obligations to disclose material information as
required by the federal securities laws, the company does not have any
obligation or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-
looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.2

                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
______________________________________
	                              )
UNITED STATES SECURITIES              )
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,              )
                                      )
              Plaintiff,              )
                                      )   NO. 03C-1685
       v.                             )   Judge James B. Zagel
                                      )
SPIEGEL, INC.,                        )
                                      )
              Defendant.              )
______________________________________)

                       ORDER MODIFYING THE PERMANENT INJUNCTION

On December 4, 2003, Spiegel, Inc. ("Spiegel") moved for an order
modifying the permanent injunction included in the Amended Partial
Final Judgment and Order of Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable
Relief, entered on March 27, 2003 (the "Amended Partial Final
Judgment").  Upon consideration of the motion, and having heard the
positions of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is
GRANTED as follows:

    1.  Spiegel, and its officers, directors, employees and agents
    and those in active concert therewith, are not now and shall not
    in the future be in contempt of the Amended Partial Final
    Judgment as a result of Spiegel's failure to timely file its any
    current or past-due Form 10-K or any Form 10-Q provided that
    Spiegel complies with the terms of this Order.

    2.  Spiegel shall file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
    Commission any past due Form 10-K or Forms 10-Q on or before
    April 7, 2004.

    3.  Spiegel shall promptly notify the Court and the parties
    hereto in the event that (i) it is unable to retain new outside
    auditors, (ii) the bankruptcy court declines to authorize Spiegel's
    proposed retention of new outside auditors, or (iii) Spiegel's new
    auditors resign or are dismissed by Spiegel.

    4.  Spiegel shall continue to comply with the additional reporting
    obligations on Forms 8-K specified in the Order Granting Spiegel,
    Inc. Partial relief From Permanent Injunction, entered April 15,
    2003.

    5. Nothing in this Order shall relieve Spiegel, or its officers or
    directors, from any requirements or responsibilities of the Federal
    securities laws.


SO ORDERED:


Dated: December 4, 2003                    /s/ James B. Zagel
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                                           Hon. James B. Zagel