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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT   REGISTRATION NO.  333-54662
(To Prospectus dated August 15, 2007)   Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
 


1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Retail HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated August 15, 2007 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Retail HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Retail HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share
Amounts
 
Primary
Trading
Market
Amazon.com, Inc.
 
AMZN
 
7
 
NASDAQ
Best Buy Co., Inc.
 
BBY
 
9
 
NYSE
Costco Wholesale Corporation
 
COST
 
8
 
NASDAQ
CVS Corporation / Caremark Corporation
 
CVS
 
14
 
NYSE
Kohl’s Corporation
 
KSS
 
6
 
NYSE
Limited Brands, Inc.
 
LTD
 
8
 
NYSE
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
 
LOW
 
28
 
NYSE
Macy’s Inc.
 
M
 
11.738
 
NYSE
RadioShack Corporation
 
RSH
 
3
 
NYSE
Safeway Inc.
 
SWY
 
9
 
NYSE
SUPERVALU Inc.
 
SVU
 
1.456
 
NYSE
Target Corporation
 
TGT
 
16
 
NYSE
The Gap, Inc.
 
GPS
 
16
 
NYSE
The Home Depot, Inc.
 
HD
 
40
 
NYSE
The Kroger Co.
 
KR
 
15
 
NYSE
The TJX Companies, Inc.
 
TJX
 
10
 
NYSE
Walgreen Co.
 
WAG
 
19
 
NYSE
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
 
WMT
 
36
 
NYSE


 

 
The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions.
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is June 30, 2008.