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                           Hills Stores Company
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NEWS RELEASE                              MACKENZIE 
                                          PARTNERS INC.
                                          156 Fifth Avenue
                                          New York, NY  10010
CONTACT:                                  212 929-5500
Stan Kay                                  FAX 212-929-0308
(212) 929-5940

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

         INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY FIRM ENDORSES
           DICKSTEIN NOMINEES IN HILLS PROXY CONTEST

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 20, 1995 -- Dickstein Partners Inc.
announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. has
recommended that its clients vote for the Dickstein slate of
directors at the Hills Stores Co. (NYSE:  HDS) Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled for this Friday, June 23, at 10:00 a.m.

Institutional Shareholder Services (I.S.S.), based in Bethesda,
Maryland, is a leading independent advisor to several hundred
institutional investors in the areas of proxy contests, corporate
governance and other shareholder related issues.

The  I.S.S. report states that though "management has done an
effective job in restoring the company to profitability... the
company's flagging stock price cannot be ignored..."

I.S.S. goes on to say, "we believe that conditions are ripe for
an auction of Hills and that shareholders should have an
opportunity to consider all bids for the company. . ."

The report concludes, "we recommend that you vote for the
Dickstein slate..."

Mark Dickstein, President of Dickstein Partners, Inc. commented,
"We are pleased that I.S.S. has endorsed our plans to elect
directors committed to an auction of Hills to the highest bidder.
If elected, our nominees look forward following the June 23
Annual Meeting to working with the Hills management team in order
to maximize value in the near term for all Hills shareholders."


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