-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SKrQiUAlsXo8X0KE9qrb+Tm/Q4SjC7VNcA49q7mAQJw2V05Fno6K3TEQ0RLSlhQm YAjQUa5iioeENCwBtAmcwA== 0000950123-09-029151.txt : 20090804 0000950123-09-029151.hdr.sgml : 20090804 20090804060400 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-09-029151 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090804 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090804 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090804 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GSI COMMERCE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000828750 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 042958132 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16611 FILM NUMBER: 09981587 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 935 FIRST AVE CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 BUSINESS PHONE: 6104917000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 935 FIRST AVE CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL SPORTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971223 8-K 1 w75074e8vk.htm 8-K e8vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 4, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
GSI COMMERCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-16611   04-2958132
(State or other   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)       Identification No.)
935 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(610) 491-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 8.01. Other Events
     GSI Commerce, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of reissuing its consolidated financial statements that were previously filed in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2008 Form 10-K”) in order to retrospectively apply FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that may be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement),” (“FSP APB 14-1”), for the purpose of incorporation into future registration statements to register securities and correct an immaterial misstatement in its stock-based compensation expense.
     In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Position FSP APB 14-1, which changes the accounting treatment for convertible debt instruments that allow for either mandatory or optional cash settlements. FSP APB 14-1 requires the issuer of convertible debt instruments with cash settlement features to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument. The Company’s $207,500,000 of subordinated convertible notes are subject to the provisions of FSP APB 14-1 because under the notes the Company has the ability to elect cash settlement of the conversion value of the notes. The debt component of the notes is recognized at the present value of the Company’s cash flows discounted using its nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The equity component of the notes is recognized as the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the note and the fair value of the liability. FSP APB 14-1 also requires an accretion of the resultant debt discount over the expected life of the debt. The Company adopted FSP APB 14-1 in its first fiscal quarter of 2009. The new accounting treatment has been retrospectively applied to prior periods as required by FSP APB 14-1.
     The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R), requires that the amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of grant date value of the award that has vested at that date. Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s fiscal 2008 financial statements, the Company discovered a computational error in the software used by the Company to calculate the stock-based compensation expense whereby the expense recognized for each vested portion of the award was less than the grant date fair value of that vested portion of the award. Therefore in reissuing its consolidated financial statements, the Company has also recorded adjustments to correct stock-based compensation for all periods presented.
     Neither this Current Report nor Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 or 99.3 hereto reflect any events occurring after January 3, 2009 or modify or update the disclosures in the 2008 Form 10-K that may have been affected by subsequent events, except as required to reflect the effects of the Company’s retrospective application of FSP APB 14-1 and the correction of an immaterial misstatement in the Company’s stock-based compensation expense. Accordingly, the Company has amended disclosures, to the extent relevant, in only the following items of the 2008 Form 10-K:
    Part II, Item 6 — Selected Financial Data
 
    Part II, Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
    Part II, Item 8 — Financial Statements
     Therefore, this Current Report should be read in conjunction with the 2008 Form 10-K and the Company’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the 2008 Form 10-K.
     In addition, Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts which was originally filed as Item 15(a)(2) to the 2008 Form 10-K is being filed as Exhibit 99.4 hereto. This financial statement schedule has not been modified or updated, but is being included herein for the convenience of the reader.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  12.1    
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  23.1    
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  99.1    
Part II, Item 6 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Selected Financial Data.
  99.2    
Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  99.3    
Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto.
  99.4    
Financial Statement Schedule — Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
  GSI COMMERCE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael R. Conn    
    Michael R. Conn   
    Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer   
 
Dated: August 4, 2009

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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  12.1    
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  23.1    
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  99.1    
Part II, Item 6 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Selected Financial Data.
  99.2    
Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  99.3    
Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009: Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto.
  99.4    
Financial Statement Schedule — Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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EX-12.1 2 w75074exv12w1.htm EX-12.1 exv12w1
Exhibit 12.1
Statement of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                         
    January 1,   December 31,   December 30,   December 29,   January 3,
    2005   2005   2006   2007   2009
 
                                       
Pre-tax (loss) income from continuing operations
    (337 )     1,468       6,521       (3,846 )     (30,556 )
Fixed charges
    1,653       5,301       7,834       17,150       24,441  
 
                                       
Total earnings (losses) and fixed charges
    1,316       6,769       14,355       13,304       (6,115 )
 
                                       
Interest expense
    538       3,772       6,081       12,191       18,841  
Portion of rent expense deemed to be interest expense
    1,115       1,529       1,753       4,959       5,600  
 
                                       
Total fixed charges
    1,653       5,301       7,834       17,150       24,441  
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    n/a       1.28       1.83       n/a       n/a  
 
(1)   For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, total earnings consist of pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and loss from equity investees plus fixed charges minus minority interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and that portion of rent expense that we believe to be representative of interest expense. Earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by $30.6 million for fiscal year 2008, $3.8 million for fiscal 2007, and $0.3 million for fiscal year 2004.
EX-23.1 3 w75074exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-49363, 333-122186, 333-54060, 333-54062, 333-53982, 333-65694, 333-109043, 333-132523, 333-132526, 333-152896, and 333-145923 on Forms S-8 and Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-145921 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 12, 2009, except for the information included in Note 17, as to which the date is August 4, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of GSI Commerce, Inc. and subsidiaries (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the effects of the retrospective application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)) appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2009.
/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 4, 2009
EX-99.1 4 w75074exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
ITEM 6:   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
     The following tables present portions of our financial statements and are not complete. You should read the following selected consolidated financial data together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes to our financial statements, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors.” The selected statement of operations data for fiscal 2006, fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 and the balance sheet data as of the end of fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. The selected statement of operations data for fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005 and the balance sheet data as of the end of fiscal 2004, fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that are not included herein.
                                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    January 1,     December 31,     December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2005     2005(1)     2006(1)     2007(1)     2009(1)  
 
                                       
Revenues:
                                       
Net revenues from product sales
  $ 274,988     $ 355,374     $ 461,183     $ 512,194     $ 577,073  
Service fee revenues
    60,116       85,018       148,370       237,763       389,853  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net revenues
    335,104       440,392       609,553       749,957       966,926  
 
                                       
Total costs and expenses(2)
    335,505       437,514       600,116       745,638       977,186  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income (loss) from operations
    (401 )     2,878       9,437       4,319       (10,260 )
 
                                       
Total other (income) expense
    (64 )     1,410       2,916       8,165       20,296  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (337 )     1,468       6,521       (3,846 )     (30,556 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes(3)
          321       (38,140 )     (2,887 )     (7,585 )
 
                             
Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (337 )     1,147       44,661       (959 )     (22,971 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                268              
 
                             
Net income (loss)
  $ (337 )   $ 1,147     $ 44,929     $ (959 )   $ (22,971 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                                       
Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.98     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                             
Net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.99     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                                       
Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.93     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                             
Net income (loss) per share(4)
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.94     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                             
 
                                       
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
                                       
Total assets
  $ 231,823     $ 331,922     $ 457,456     $ 670,104     $ 716,025  
Total long-tem liabilities(5)
    13,564       53,235       60,083       185,364       201,398  
Working capital(6)
    30,106       109,804       125,172       165,822       40,938  
Stockholders’ equity
    118,053       136,538       235,778       280,900       274,496  
 
(1)   As retrospectively adjusted and corrected. For additional information, see Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1, in the consolidated financial statements.
 
(2)   Beginning in fiscal 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” for recognizing stock-based compensation. We recognized $19.4 million in fiscal 2008, $9.0 million in fiscal 2007, $7.8 million in fiscal 2006, $3.8 million in fiscal 2005 and $3.6 million in fiscal 2004.

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(3)   Included in fiscal 2006 was a $38.1 million non-cash income tax benefit. For additional information, see Note 11, Income Taxes, to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
 
(4)   For additional information on the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation, see Note 12, Earnings Per Share, to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
 
(5)   In fiscal 2007, we completed a subordinated convertible notes offering of $150.0 million. For additional information, see Note 7, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility, to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
 
(6)   In fiscal 2008, we acquired e-Dialog, Inc. for $150.1 million, including acquisition costs. Note 6, Acquisitions, to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

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EX-99.2 5 w75074exv99w2.htm EX-99.2 exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
ITEM 7:   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
     All statements made herein, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, as defined under federal securities law. The words “look forward to,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “guidance,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “continue,” “project,” “forecast,” “confident,” “prospects,” “schedule,” “designed,” “future” “discussions,” “if” and similar expressions typically are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about our business. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors which may affect our business, financial condition and operating results include the effects of changes in the economy, consumer spending, the financial markets and the industries in which we and our clients operate, changes affecting the Internet and e-commerce, our ability to develop and maintain relationships with strategic clients and suppliers and the timing of our establishment, extension or termination of our relationships with strategic clients, our ability to timely and successfully develop, maintain and protect our technology, confidential and proprietary information, and product and service offerings and execute operationally, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, our ability to successfully integrate our acquisitions of other businesses, and the performance of acquired businesses. In addition, the current global economic environment amplifies many of these risks. More information about potential factors that could affect us is described in Item 1A of Part I, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Executive Overview
Fiscal 2008 Financial Results and Significant Events:
    Net revenues grew $216.9 million, or 29%, over fiscal 2007. Net income decreased from $1.0 million in fiscal 2007 to a loss of $23.0 million in fiscal 2008.
 
    In January 2008, we entered into a secured bank line of credit with an initial borrowing availability of $75 million. In May 2008, we increased the line of credit by $15 million, expanding our total borrowing availability to $90 million. The five-year, line of credit is available to us for working capital and general corporate purposes, including possible acquisitions, and contains certain financial and negative covenants with which we must comply. As of January 3, 2009, there were no outstanding borrowings under the line of credit and we were in compliance with all covenants.
 
    In February 2008, we acquired e-Dialog, a provider of advanced e-mail marketing services and solutions to more than 100 companies in the U.S. and Europe, for $150.1 million, including acquisition costs. We believe that the acquisition will expand the breadth and depth of our interactive marketing services capabilities, our reach into existing and new vertical markets, and our growing European presence.
Events Subsequent to Fiscal 2008:
    In January 2009, we terminated the agreement we entered into in October 2008 to acquire Innotrac Corporation, an e-commerce fulfillment and customer care services provider. The parties mutually agreed to terminate the agreement based on current prevailing market valuations. Neither party has any financial obligation to the other party as a result of the termination.
2009 Outlook:
    We expect a modest decrease in net revenues due primarily to the liquidation of the business of a client that was one of our top ten contributors of service fee revenues for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, and the transition during fiscal 2009 of one owned inventory client to a non-owned inventory deal structure. We believe that the client transition will result in a decrease in net revenues from product sales partially offset by an increase in service fee revenues in fiscal 2009 and it will have no material effect on earnings. We also expect this transition will decrease our cost of revenues from product sales and our marketing expenses in fiscal 2009. In addition, we believe, due to the current economic environment, same store e-commerce revenues in fiscal 2009 will grow at a more moderate rate than in fiscal 2008 and that capital expenditures will modestly decrease in fiscal 2009. We believe we will have a net loss in fiscal 2009.

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Financial Statement Adjustment and Correction
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted and corrected from amounts previously reported. Accordingly, amounts presented in Management’s Discussion and Analysis include the effects of the changes. See Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1, in the consolidated financial statements for a summary of the impact of the retrospective adjustment and correction.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Fiscal 2008 and 2007 (amounts in tables in millions):
Net Revenues
     We derive our revenues from sales of products by us through our clients’ e-commerce businesses, service fees earned by us in connection with the development and operation of our clients’ e-commerce businesses, and through service fees earned by us through our provision of interactive marketing services.
                                                 
                                    Fiscal 2008  
                                    vs.  
                                    Fiscal 2007  
    Fiscal 2007   Fiscal 2008   $ Change     % Change  
Net Revenues by Type:
                                               
Net revenues from product sales
  $ 512.2       68.3 %   $ 577.1       59.7 %   $ 64.9       12.7 %
Service fee revenues
    237.8       31.7 %     389.8       40.3 %     152.0       63.9 %
 
                                     
Total net revenues
  $ 750.0       100.0 %   $ 966.9       100.0 %   $ 216.9       28.9 %
 
                                     
 
Net Revenues by Segment:
                                               
E-Commerce services
  $ 737.9       98.4 %   $ 900.0       93.1 %   $ 162.1       22.0 %
Interactive marketing services
    26.9       3.6 %     84.5       8.7 %     57.6       214.1 %
Intersegment eliminations
    (14.8 )     (2.0 %)     (17.6 )     (1.8 %)     (2.8 )     18.9 %
 
                                     
Total net revenues
  $ 750.0       100.0 %   $ 966.9       100.0 %   $ 216.9       28.9 %
 
                                     
Net Revenues by Type
     Net Revenues from Product Sales. Net revenues from product sales are derived from the sale of products by us through our clients’ e-commerce Web stores and include outbound shipping charges for all clients for which we provide fulfillment services. Net revenues from product sales are net of allowances for returns and discounts. We recognize revenue from product sales and shipping when products are shipped and title and risk of ownership passes to the consumer.
     Net revenues from product sales increased $64.9 million in fiscal 2008. This increase was primarily due to revenue growth from our professional sports league clients and an increase in shipping revenue, partially offset by a decrease in sales from one consumer electronics client. Of this increase, $34.3 million was due to the increase in revenues from clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, $29.5 million was due to the increase in revenues from clients that initially began generating revenue during fiscal 2007, which includes clients of Accretive which we acquired during the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and $1.1 million was due to the increase in revenues from clients that were launched in fiscal 2008. Shipping revenue for all clients for which we provide fulfillment services was $120.2 million for fiscal 2008 and $82.9 million for fiscal 2007. Fiscal 2008 included 53 weeks compared to 52 weeks for fiscal 2007, and the extra week added incremental net revenues from product sales of approximately $11.0 million.

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     Service Fee Revenues. Service fee revenues include revenues from the provision of e-commerce services and interactive marketing services. E-commerce service fee revenues are generated from a client’s use of one or more of our e-commerce platform components, which include technology, fulfillment and customer care, as well as from professional services and gift card breakage. Interactive marketing services service fee revenues are generated from online marketing, advertising, email and design services. Service fee revenues can be fixed or variable and are based on the activity performed, the value of merchandise sold, or the gross profit from a transaction.
     Service fee revenues increased $152.0 million in fiscal 2008. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions of Accretive and e-Dialog, which closed in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and first quarter of fiscal 2008, respectively, as well as growth from clients that operated for the entirety of fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Of this increase, $69.4 million was attributable to clients that launched in fiscal 2008, including the addition of e-Dialog clients. Also included in the $69.4 million increase was $3.0 million from gift card breakage, for which we began recognizing revenue in fiscal 2008. $53.0 million of the increase was from clients that initially began generating revenue during fiscal 2007, including the addition of Accretive clients, and $29.6 million was from clients that operated for the entirety of both periods. The $29.6 million increase for clients that operated for the entirety of both periods decreased from the $36.8 million increase for clients that operated for the entirety of fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006 due primarily to a decline in the growth rate of existing client sales and the liquidation of the business of a client that was one of our top ten contributors of service fee revenues for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007. The extra week in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007 added incremental service fee revenues of approximately $7.5 million.
     For fiscal 2009, we expect a decrease in net revenues from product sales due to the transition of one owned inventory client to a non-owned inventory deal structure. This transition is also expected to result in an increase in service fee revenues in fiscal 2009, but an overall decline in total net revenues.
Net Revenues by Segment
     E-Commerce Services Segment Revenues. Net revenues from e-commerce services increased $162.1 million in fiscal 2008. This increase was comprised of $97.2 million from service fee revenues (an increase from $225.7 million in fiscal 2007 to $322.9 million in fiscal 2008) and $64.9 million from net revenues from product sales (an increase from $512.2 million in fiscal 2007 to $577.1 million in fiscal 2008).
     Of the $162.1 million increase in net revenues from our e-commerce services segment, $77.0 million was from clients that initially began generating revenue during fiscal 2007, including the addition of Accretive clients, $62.6 million was from clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, and $22.5 million was from clients that launched in fiscal 2008.
     Of the $97.2 million service fee revenue increase, $47.5 million was from clients that launched during fiscal 2007, including the addition of Accretive clients, $28.3 million was from clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, and $21.4 million was from clients that launched during fiscal 2008. See the discussion above under Net Revenues by Type — Net Revenues from Product Sales for a discussion of the $64.9 million increase in net revenues from product sales.
     Interactive Marketing Services Segment Revenues. Net revenues increased $57.6 million due primarily to the acquisition of e-Dialog in February 2008 and, to a lesser extent, growth in our online marketing, design, and digital photo studio services.
Costs and Expenses
     Costs and expenses consist of costs of revenues from product sales, marketing expenses, account management and operations expenses, product development expenses, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization expenses. Starting in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we replaced the former expense line of sales and marketing with two separate line items: (i) marketing, and (ii) account management and operations. We conformed all periods presented to this presentation. This change was made to enable investors to analyze the Company’s expenses in a manner consistent with management’s internal view which is used to manage the business.

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    Fiscal 2007     Fiscal 2008     Fiscal 2008
vs.
Fiscal 2007
 
            % of             % of        
            Net             Net        
    $     Revenues     $     Revenues     $ Change     % Change  
Cost of revenues from product sales
  $ 356.5       47.5 %   $ 405.3       41.9 %   $ 48.8       13.7 %
Marketing
    64.6       8.6 %     70.3       7.3 %     5.7       8.8 %
Account management and operations
    177.5       23.7 %     260.3       26.9 %     82.8       46.6 %
Product development
    66.0       8.8 %     104.2       10.7 %     38.2       57.9 %
General and administrative
    43.7       5.8 %     69.0       7.1 %     25.3       57.9 %
Depreciation and amortization
    37.3       5.0 %     68.1       7.0 %     30.8       82.6 %
 
                                     
Total costs and expenses
  $ 745.6       99.4 %   $ 977.2       100.9 %   $ 231.6       31.1 %
 
                                     
     Cost of Revenues from Product Sales. Costs of revenues from product sales consist primarily of direct costs associated with (i) products we sell through our clients Web stores, and (ii) our shipping charges for all clients for which we provide fulfillment services. All costs of revenues from product sales were attributable to our e-commerce services segment.
                 
    Fiscal 2007   Fiscal 2008
Cost of revenues from product sales
  $ 356.5     $ 405.3  
As a percentage of net revenues from product sales
    69.6 %     70.2 %
     Cost of revenues from product sales increased $48.8 million in fiscal 2008. The decrease in cost of revenues as a percentage of net revenues from 47.5% in fiscal 2007 to 41.9% in fiscal 2008 was primarily due to the higher percentage increase in service fees compared to the percentage increase in product sales, because service fees have no associated cost of revenue. We continue to expect a decrease in cost of revenues from product sales as a percentage of net revenues as we believe that the growth in service fee revenues will continue to exceed the growth in net revenues from product sales.
     The increase in cost of revenues from product sales as a percentage of net revenues from product sales from 69.6% in fiscal 2007 to 70.2% in fiscal 2008 was primarily due to an increase in shipping revenue. Our cost of generating shipping revenue is higher than our cost of generating revenue on sale of the underlying physical product.
     Marketing. Marketing expenses consist primarily of net client revenue share charges, promotional free shipping and subsidized shipping and handling costs, catalog costs, and net advertising and promotional expenses. All marketing expenses were attributable to our e-commerce services segment and generally supported revenues from product sales.
                 
    Fiscal 2007   Fiscal 2008
Marketing
  $ 64.6     $ 70.3  
As a percentage of net revenues from product sales
    12.6 %     12.2 %
     Marketing expenses increased $5.7 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing expenses decreased from 8.6% in fiscal 2007 to 7.3% in fiscal 2008. This decrease was primarily due to the higher percentage increase in service fees compared to the percentage increase in product sales, because service fees typically have no associated marketing expenses.
     As a percentage of net revenues from product sales, marketing expenses decreased slightly from 12.6% in fiscal 2007 to 12.2% in fiscal 2008 due a to decrease in promotional free shipping and subsidized shipping and handling costs. The $5.7 million increase in marketing expenses was primarily due to a $6.5 million increase in client revenue share expenses caused by growth in revenue from our professional sports league clients, and a $1.1 million increase in catalog costs, partially offset by a $1.9 million decrease in promotional free shipping and subsidized shipping and handling costs. We believe that marketing expenses will decrease in absolute dollars during fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008, because of the expected decrease in net revenues from product sales due to the transitioning of one owned inventory client to a non-owned inventory deal structure. We continue to expect a decrease in marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues, as we believe that the growth in service fee revenues will continue to exceed the growth in net revenues from product sales.

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     Account Management and Operations. Account management and operations expenses consist primarily of costs to operate our fulfillment centers and customer care centers, credit card fees, and payroll related to our buying, business management, operations and marketing functions.
     Account management and operations expenses increased $82.8 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, account management and operations expenses increased from 23.7% in fiscal 2007 to 26.9% in fiscal 2008. The increases in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenues were primarily due to the e-Dialog, Zendor.com Ltd. (“Zendor”) and Accretive acquisitions in February 2008, December 2007 and September 2007, respectively, and start-up, occupancy and payroll expenses related to our Richwood, Kentucky fulfillment center, which commenced operations in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. The $82.8 million increase in account management and operations expenses was due to a $53.8 million increase in payroll and related costs mostly in our customer care and fulfillment operations, a $14.0 million increase in office expenses and occupancy costs, a $7.2 million increase in credit card fees, and a $7.8 million increase in other account management and operations costs which include professional fees and communication costs. We believe that account management and operations expenses will increase in absolute dollars during fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008, as we plan to continue to grow by adding new clients and by expanding our domestic and international e-commerce businesses and our interactive marketing services business.
     Product Development. Product development expenses consist primarily of expenses associated with planning, maintaining and operating our proprietary e-commerce and e-mail platforms and related systems, and payroll and related expenses for engineering, production, creative and management information systems.
     Product development expenses increased $38.2 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, product development expenses increased from 8.8% in fiscal 2007 to 10.7% fiscal 2008. The increases in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenues were primarily due to the e-Dialog, Zendor and Accretive acquisitions, payroll expenses and professional fees incurred for client launches during fiscal 2008 and expected future client launches, and increased expenses to enhance the technology features and functionality on our e-commerce platform. The $38.2 million increase in product development expenses was primarily due to a $24.9 million increase in personnel and related costs, a $4.8 million increase in professional fees, a $2.9 million increase in office expenses and occupancy costs, a $2.9 million increase in software and equipment maintenance, and a $2.7 million increase in other product development costs. We continue to believe that product development expenses will increase in absolute dollars in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008, as we plan to continue to launch additional client Web stores and to invest in our e-commerce and interactive marketing services platforms and expand our international operations.
     General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for executive, finance, human resources, legal, sales and administrative personnel, as well as bad debt expense and occupancy costs for our headquarters and other offices.
     General and administrative expenses increased $25.3 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, general and administrative expenses increased from 5.8% in fiscal 2007 to 7.1% in fiscal 2008. The increases in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenues were primarily due to the e-Dialog, Zendor and Accretive acquisitions, the addition of new clients, the expansion of the e-commerce businesses of our existing clients and the expansion of our interactive marketing services business. The $25.3 million increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a $17.2 million increase in personnel and related costs to support the growth of our business, a $4.7 million increase in professional fees, a $1.2 million increase in office expenses and occupancy costs, $0.9 million in deal costs for a potential acquisition no longer deemed probable, and a $1.3 million increase in other general and administrative costs. We continue to believe that general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute dollars in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008 as we expect to add new clients, expand our e-commerce and interactive marketing services platforms, and expand our international operations.
     Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses relate primarily to the depreciation or amortization of the capitalized costs for our purchased and internally-developed technology, including a portion of the cost related to the employees that developed such technology, hardware and software; furniture and equipment at our corporate headquarters, fulfillment centers and customer care centers; the office buildings and other facilities owned by us; and acquisition-related intangible assets.
     Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $30.8 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, depreciation and amortization expenses increased from 5.0% in fiscal 2007 to 7.0% in fiscal 2008. Depreciation expenses increased $21.8 million due to the depreciation of prior and current year fixed asset additions. Amortization expenses increased $9.0 million primarily due to the intangible asset amortization in connection with the Accretive and e-Dialog acquisitions. While we expect capital expenditures for fiscal 2009 to decrease, we continue to believe that depreciation expenses will increase in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008, as we continue to depreciate capital expenditures incurred in prior years. We believe that

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amortization expenses will decrease in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008 due a decrease in intangible asset amortization associated with the Accretive and e-Dialog acquisitions.
     Fiscal 2008 included 53 weeks compared to 52 weeks for fiscal 2007. The extra week did not materially impact our costs and expenses for fiscal 2008.
Comparison of Fiscal 2007 and 2006 (amounts in tables in millions):
Net Revenues
                                                 
                                    Fiscal 2007  
                                    vs.  
                                    Fiscal 2006  
    Fiscal 2006     Fiscal 2007     $ Change     % Change  
Net Revenues by Type:
                                               
Net revenues from product sales
  $ 461.2       75.7 %   $ 512.2       68.3 %   $ 51.0       11.1 %
Service fee revenues
    148.4       24.3 %     237.8       31.7 %     89.4       60.2 %
 
                                     
Total net revenues
  $ 609.6       100.0 %   $ 750.0       100.0 %   $ 140.4       23.0 %
 
                                     
 
                                               
Net Revenues by Segment:
                                               
E-Commerce services
  $ 600.8       98.6 %   $ 737.9       98.4 %   $ 137.1       22.8 %
Interactive marketing services
    18.9       3.1 %     26.9       3.6 %     8.0       42.3 %
Intersegment eliminations
    (10.1 )     (1.7 %)     (14.8 )     (2.0 %)     (4.7 )     46.5 %
 
                                     
Total net revenues
  $ 609.6       100.0 %   $ 750.0       100 %   $ 140.4       23.0 %
 
                                     
Net Revenues by Type
     Net Revenues from Product Sales. Net revenues from product sales increased $51.0 million. This increase was primarily due to an increase from our sporting goods clients of $69.8 million in fiscal 2007 partially offset by a decrease in sales from one electronics client. Of the $69.8 million increase, $32.9 million was due to clients that were launched during fiscal 2006, $19.9 million was due to clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, and $17.0 million was due to clients that initially began generating revenue during fiscal 2007. Other net revenues from product sales decreased primarily due to one client that operated for the entirety of both periods, partially offset by an increase in shipping revenue. Shipping revenue for all clients for which we provide fulfillment services was $82.9 million for fiscal 2007 and $59.2 million for fiscal 2006.
     Service Fee Revenues. Service fee revenues increased $89.4 million in fiscal 2007. Of this increase, $36.8 million was due to e-commerce related service fees attributable to clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, $32.6 million was due to the addition of new clients that were either launched in fiscal 2007 or were clients of Accretive, and $20.0 million was due to clients that operated in part of fiscal 2006 and all of fiscal 2007.
Net Revenues by Segment
     E-Commerce Services Segment Revenues. Net revenues increased $137.1 million due to an increase in revenues of $58.8 million for clients that launched during fiscal 2006, $53.4 million for clients that initially began generating revenue during fiscal 2007, and $24.9 million for clients that operated during the entirety of both periods.
     Of the $137.1 million increase, e-commerce service fee revenues increased $86.1 million from $139.6 million in fiscal 2006 to $225.7 million in fiscal 2007. Of the $86.1 million increase in e-commerce service fee revenues, $33.5 million was due to growth from clients that operated for the entirety of both periods, $32.6 million was due to revenues from clients that initially began generating revenue in fiscal 2007 including the addition of Accretive clients, and $20.0 million was due to revenues from clients that launched in fiscal 2006. E-commerce net revenues from product sales increased from $461.2 million in fiscal 2006 to $512.2 million in fiscal 2007 representing a $51.0 million increase. This increase in net revenues from product sales is discussed above under Net Revenues by Type — Net Revenues from Product Sales.
     Interactive Marketing Services Segment Revenues. Net revenues increased $8.0 million due primarily to growth in our online marketing, design and digital photo studio practices.
Costs and Expenses

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                                    Fiscal 2007  
                                    vs.  
    Fiscal 2006     Fiscal 2007     Fiscal 2006  
            % of             % of              
            Net             Net              
    $     Revenues     $     Revenues     $ Change     % Change  
Cost of revenues from product sales
  $ 331.2       54.3 %   $ 356.5       47.5 %   $ 25.3       7.6 %
Marketing
    48.6       8.0 %     64.6       8.6 %     16.0       32.9 %
Account management and operations
    117.3       19.2 %     177.5       23.7 %     60.2       51.3 %
Product development
    45.4       7.5 %     66.0       8.8 %     20.6       45.4 %
General and administrative
    36.2       5.9 %     43.7       5.8 %     7.5       20.7 %
Depreciation and amortization
    21.3       3.5 %     37.3       5.0 %     16.0       75.1 %
 
                                     
Total costs and expenses
  $ 600.0       98.4 %   $ 745.6       99.4 %   $ 145.6       24.3 %
 
                                     
     Cost of Revenues from Product Sales:
                 
    Fiscal 2006   Fiscal 2007
Cost of revenues from product sales
  $ 331.2     $ 356.5  
As a percentage of net revenues from product sales
    71.8 %     69.6 %
     The decrease in cost of revenues from product sales as a percentage of net revenues from 54.3% in fiscal 2006 to 47.5% in fiscal 2007 was primarily due to the higher percentage increase in service fees compared to the percentage increase in product sales, because service fees have no associated cost of revenue.
     The decrease in cost of revenues from product sales as a percentage of net revenues from product sales from 71.8% in fiscal 2006 to 69.6% in fiscal 2007 was primarily due to an increase in product sales from our sporting goods clients. Product sales from our sporting goods clients carry a lower percentage of cost of revenues than product sales from our non-sporting goods clients. Product sales from our sporting goods clients increased to 75.1% of total net revenues from product sales in fiscal 2007 compared to 68.2% in fiscal 2006.
      Marketing:
                 
    Fiscal 2006   Fiscal 2007
Marketing
  $ 48.6     $ 64.6  
As a percentage of net revenues from product sales
    10.5 %     12.6 %
     Marketing expenses increased $16.0 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing expenses increased from 8.0% in fiscal 2006 to 8.6% in fiscal 2007. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to an increase in our client revenue share payments due to the growth of our net revenues from product sales. The $16.0 million increase in marketing expenses was primarily due to a $10.3 million increase in client revenue share expenses, a $5.6 million increase in advertising costs, and $0.1 million in other marketing costs.
     The increase in marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues from product sales from 10.5% in fiscal 2006 to 12.6% in fiscal 2007 was primarily due to the increase in our client revenue share payments and advertising costs.
     Account management and operations. Account management and operations expenses increased $60.2 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, account management and operations increased from 19.2% in fiscal 2006 to 23.7% in fiscal 2007. This increase was primarily due to the addition of Accretive’s facilities in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, start-up, occupancy and payroll expenses related to our Richwood, Kentucky fulfillment center, which commenced operations in the second quarter of fiscal 2007, and our Eau Claire, Wisconsin customer care center, which commenced operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The $60.2 million increase in account management and operations expenses was primarily due to a $34.4 million increase in payroll and related costs mostly in our customer care and fulfillment operations, a $10.8 million increase in credit card fees, a $6.9 million increase in office expenses and occupancy costs, a $2.8 million increase in packaging supplies and a $5.3 million increase in other account management and operations costs which include non-income taxes, insurance, software maintenance, and communication costs.

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     Product Development. Product development expenses increased $20.6 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, product development expenses increased from 7.5% in fiscal 2006 to 8.8% in fiscal 2007. This percentage increase, as well as the increase in absolute dollars, was primarily due to payroll expenses incurred for client launches during fiscal 2007 and expected future client launches, and increased expenses to enhance the technology features and functionality on our e-commerce platform. The $20.6 million increase in product development costs was primarily due to a $13.5 million increase in personnel and related costs, a $3.5 million increase in professional fees and a $3.6 million increase in other product development costs.
     General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $7.5 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, general and administrative expenses decreased from 5.9% in fiscal 2006 to 5.8% in fiscal 2007. This decrease was primarily due to our ability to utilize our existing infrastructure to support more growth in our business and a decrease in incentive compensation expense. The $7.5 million increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in bad debt expense, a $1.6 million increase in personnel and related costs incurred to support the growth of our business, a $1.5 million increase in office expense and occupancy costs, and a $2.4 million increase in other general and administrative costs.
     Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $16.0 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, depreciation and amortization expenses increased from 3.5% in fiscal 2006 to 5.0% in fiscal 2007. Of this increase, $11.9 million was primarily due to increased technology purchases and capitalized costs related to internal-use software, $3.0 million was for intangible assets acquired in connection with the Accretive acquisition and $1.1 million was related to the amortization of other intangible assets.
Other (Income) Expense
     Other (income) expense consists of interest expense, interest income, other expense, loss on sales of marketable securities, and impairment of equity investments. Interest expense consists primarily of interest related to our convertible notes and our line of credit. The interest income consists of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents. Other expense consists primarily of foreign currency transaction losses.
                                                 
                                    Fiscal 2008  
                                    vs.  
    Fiscal 2007     Fiscal 2008     Fiscal 2007  
            % of             % of              
            Net             Net              
    $     Revenues     $     Revenues     $ Change     % Change  
Interest expense
  $ 12.2       1.6 %   $ 18.8       1.9 %   $ 6.6       54.1 %
Interest income
    (9.3 )     (1.2 %)     (1.8 )     (0.2 %)     7.5       (80.6 %)
Other expense
    0.2       0.0 %     1.6       0.2 %     1.4       700.0 %
Loss on sale of marketable securities
    5.0       0.7 %           0.0 %     (5.0 )     (100.0 %)
Impairment of equity investments
          0.0 %     1.7       0.2 %     1.7       100.0 %
 
                                     
Total other expenses
  $ 8.1       1.1 %   $ 20.3       2.1 %   $ 12.2       150.6 %
 
                                     
     Other expense increased $12.2 million in fiscal 2008. The $6.6 million increase in interest expense was primarily due to the amortization of the debt discount on our convertible notes in accordance with FSP APB 14-1, the interest on our 2.5% convertible notes issued in July 2007, and our line of credit which we entered into in January 2008. The $7.5 million decrease in interest income was due to lower cash balances and lower interest rates earned in fiscal 2008. The $1.4 million increase in other expense was primarily due to foreign currency exchange losses on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. The fiscal 2007 $5.0 million loss on sale of marketable securities related to the sale of our auction rate securities. The $1.7 million increase in impairment of equity investments was due to an other-than-temporary impairment on an equity investment incurred in fiscal 2008.
     Total other expenses were $2.9 million in fiscal 2006 which consisted of $6.1 million of interest expense and $2.9 million for losses on sales of marketable securities, partially offset by $6.1 million of interest income.
Income Taxes

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     Our effective tax rate for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006 was 24.8%, 75.1% and -584.9%, respectively. Our tax rate is affected by recurring items such as tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the relevant amount of income we earn in each jurisdiction, which has not been consistent as we seek to expand our presence in the international market, as well as the reversal of valuation allowances in some years. In addition to state income taxes, the following items had the most significant impact on the difference between our effective income tax rate and the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 35%:
     Fiscal 2008:
    A $2,085 (or 6.8%) reduction in the tax benefit primarily resulting from the imposition of a valuation allowance on foreign losses; and
 
    a $561 (or 1.9%) reduction in the tax benefit resulting from rate differences between U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions.
     Fiscal 2007:
    A $294 (or 7.7%) increase in tax benefit resulting from the reversal of valuation allowance.
     Fiscal 2006:
    A $34,599 (or 530.6%) increase in tax benefit resulting from the reversal of valuation allowance; and
 
    a $4,513 (or 69.2%) increase in tax benefit resulting from the increase in federal tax rate from 34% to 35% in recording deferred tax items.
Seasonality
     We have experienced and expect to continue to experience seasonal fluctuations in our revenues from e-commerce services. These seasonal patterns will cause quarterly fluctuations in our operating results. We experience less seasonality in our revenues from interactive marketing services. The fourth fiscal quarter has accounted for and is expected to continue to account for a disproportionate percentage of our total annual revenues. We believe that results of operations for any quarterly period may not be indicative of the results for any other quarter or for the full year. We recognized 40.5%, 44.7% and 42.2% of our annual net revenues during the fourth quarter of fiscals 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. For additional information, see Note 16, Quarterly Results (Unaudited), to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006     2007     2009  
    (in millions)  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 71.4     $ 231.5     $ 130.3  
Marketable securities
    113.1              
 
                 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities
  $ 184.5     $ 231.5     $ 130.3  
 
                 
Percentage of total assets
    40.3 %     34.5 %     18.2 %
Sources of Cash
     Our principal sources of liquidity in fiscal 2008 were our cash and cash equivalents balances, cash provided by operating activities, and cash provided by financing activities, including cash borrowed under our secured revolving bank credit facility.
     As of January 3, 2009, we had $130.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $231.5 million of cash and cash equivalents as of December 29, 2007. Cash equivalents are comprised of money market mutual funds.
     Cash provided by operating activities was $96.0 million, $58.1 million, and $66.1 million in fiscal 2008, fiscal 2007, and fiscal 2006, respectively. Cash provided by operating activities is driven by our net income, adjusted for non-cash items and

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changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash adjustments include depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense and deferred income taxes. Cash provided by operating activities was greater than net loss in fiscal 2008 primarily due to the net impact of non-cash adjustments to income as well as an increase to our accounts payable and accrued expense balances.
     We have experienced and expect to continue to experience seasonal fluctuations in our cash flows. We generate the majority of our cash from operating activities in our fourth fiscal quarter. In our first fiscal quarter, we typically use cash generated from operating activities in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year to satisfy accounts payable and accrued expenses incurred in the fourth fiscal quarter of our prior fiscal year. During our second and third fiscal quarters, we generally fund our operating expenses and capital expenditures from cash generated from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents, and/or cash from financing activities.
     Cash provided by financing activities was primarily driven by proceeds from our secured revolving bank credit facility, proceeds from our equity and debt offerings, capital lease financings, and proceeds from employee stock option exercises. In January 2008, we entered into a $75 million secured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks which is collateralized by substantially all of our assets other than intellectual property. In May 2008, we increased our line of credit by $15 million, which increased the total borrowing availability to $90 million. The credit facility contains financial and restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long term best interests. We do not believe the financial covenants will limit our ability to utilize the entire borrowing availability in fiscal 2009, if necessary.
     During fiscal 2008, we borrowed and also repaid $70 million on our secured revolving bank credit facility. During fiscal 2008, the maximum amount outstanding on our secured revolving bank credit facility was $40 million. During fiscal 2007, we issued subordinated convertible notes resulting in net proceeds of $145 million. Our cash proceeds from employee option exercises were $1.4 million in 2008, compared to $8.1 million and $10.2 million in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, respectively. The downward trend in proceeds from option exercises was due primarily to our granting of restricted stock units since fiscal 2006 rather than stock options as well as our fluctuating stock price.
Uses of Cash
     We invest cash to support our operations, our infrastructure needs, and as consideration for acquisitions and strategic investments. Cash used in investing activities is primarily attributable to capital expenditures and acquisitions.
     Our capital expenditures totaled $57.2 million, $54.2 million, and $42.6 million in fiscal 2008, fiscal 2007, and fiscal 2006, respectively. Our capital expenditures have generally comprised purchases of computer hardware and software, internally developed software, furniture and fixtures, and real estate. Capital expenditures increased 5.5% in fiscal 2008 compared to the 27.2% increase in fiscal 2007. We expect a modest decrease in capital expenditures in fiscal 2009.
     We invested $145.0 million in acquisitions in fiscal 2008, compared to $103.7 million and $8.3 million in acquisitions and equity investments in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, respectively. Acquisitions in fiscal 2008 included e-Dialog and our fiscal 2007 acquisitions included Accretive and Zendor. Our acquisitions in fiscal 2006 primarily included Aspherio S.L.
Outlook
     We expect to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations in fiscal 2009, the majority of which will be generated in our fourth fiscal quarter. We believe that our cash flow from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents balances, and borrowing availability under our secured revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash needs for at least the next 12 months. However, any projections of future cash needs and cash flows are subject to substantial uncertainty. See Item 1A of Part I, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     Holders of our 3% subordinated convertible notes due June 1, 2025 may require us to repurchase the notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on June 1, 2010. In the event our holders require us to repurchase the notes in fiscal 2010, we expect to have sufficient liquidity from our cash from operating activities, our cash and cash equivalents and/or from our secured revolving bank credit facility to fund the repurchases as well as our operating cash needs.
     We continually evaluate opportunities to sell additional equity or debt securities, obtain credit facilities, or repurchase, refinance, or otherwise restructure our long-term debt for strategic reasons or to further strengthen our financial position. Our secured revolving bank credit facility contains negative covenants including prohibitions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities would likely be dilutive to our stockholders. In addition, we will, from time to time, consider the acquisition of, or investment in, complementary businesses, products, services, and

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technologies, which might affect our liquidity requirements or cause us to issue additional equity or debt securities. There can be no assurance that additional lines-of-credit or financing instruments will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Contractual Obligations
     We had the following contractual obligations as of the end of fiscal 2008 (in thousands):
                                         
    Payments due by fiscal year  
            Less than                    
Contractual Obligation(1)(2)   Total     1 Year     1-3 Years     4-5 Years     Thereafter  
 
                                       
Operating lease obligations
  $ 65,309     $ 14,881     $ 24,672     $ 12,737     $ 13,019  
Purchase obligations(3)
    93,934       86,989       6,945              
Client revenue share payments
    159,919       21,643       54,901       29,525       53,850  
Debt interest
    36,916       6,813       9,750       8,979       11,374  
Debt obligations
    220,163       399       57,904       457       161,403  
Capital lease obligations
    29,047       6,159       11,902       9,239       1,747  
 
                             
Total contractual obligations
  $ 605,288     $ 136,884     $ 166,074     $ 60,937     $ 241,393  
 
                             
 
(1)   For additional information, see Note 7, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility, and Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included herein.
 
(2)   Approximately $1.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Interpretation (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48”), and we are uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled; as a result, these obligations are not included in the table above.
 
(3)   Purchase obligations are defined as agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, fixed, minimum or variable pricing provisions and the approximate timing of the transactions. These obligations relate primarily to commitments to purchase inventory, which generally are cancelable without penalty if canceled prior to shipment.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
     We have no off balance sheet arrangements other than the obligations not required to be recorded on the balance sheet as shown above in the contractual obligations table.
Critical Accounting Estimates
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make significant judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period as well as the related disclosures. Management bases these significant judgments and estimates on historical experience, current trends and other assumptions it believes to be reasonable based upon information presently available. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, judgments and estimates to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. However, because future events and their affects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.
     Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included herein. Management has identified the following as our critical accounting estimates, which are defined as those that reflect significant judgments and uncertainties are the most pervasive and important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions, judgments or conditions. Management has reviewed these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board.
Revenue Recognition

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     We recognize revenue from product sales, which includes shipping revenue for clients that we provide fulfillment services upon shipment of products to customers, net of estimated returns based on historical experience and current trends. Our revenue recognition accounting policies contain uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions regarding and to apply judgment to estimate future sales returns.
     We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology used to measure sales returns during the past three fiscal years. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to measure sales returns. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions stated above, we may be exposed to income or losses that could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
     A 10% change in our sales return reserve at January 3, 2009, would have affected earnings before income taxes by approximately $0.6 million.
     For certain clients Web stores for which we own the inventory and record revenue as product sales, we sell gift cards to our customers through our clients’ Web stores and through selected third parties. We recognize income from gift cards when: (i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer; or (ii) the likelihood of the gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and we determine that we do not have a legal obligation to remit the value of unredeemed gift cards to the relevant jurisdictions (gift card breakage). Based on historical redemption patterns, the likelihood of a gift card remaining unredeemed can be determined 24 months after the gift card is issued.
     Fiscal 2008 is the first year we have recognized gift card breakage. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to measure sales returns and gift card breakage. However, if actual gift card redemptions are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions stated above, or if laws change that would result in us having a legal obligation to remit the value of unredeemed gift cards to certain jurisdictions, we may be exposed to income or losses that could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Allowance for Accounts Receivable
     We maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our clients and customers to make required payments. We analyze accounts receivable and consider our historical bad debt experience, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. There may be material differences in our operating results for any period if we change our estimates or if the estimates are not accurate.
     Our allowance for accounts receivable was $2.7 million as of January 3, 2009. Historically, our actual losses and credits have been consistent with our estimates. However, future changes in trends could result in a material impact to future consolidated statements of operations and cash flows. A 10% change from our estimates at January 3, 2009, would have affected earnings before income taxes by approximately $0.3 million.
Accounting for Inventory
     Inventory, primarily consisting of sporting goods and consumer electronics, is valued at the lower of cost (determined using the weighted average method) or market. Inherent in this valuation are significant management judgments and estimates, including among others, assessments concerning obsolescence and shrinkage. Based upon these judgments and estimates, which are applied consistently from period to period, we record obsolescence and shrinkage allowances to adjust the carrying amount of our inventory. We record a charge for obsolescence based upon, among other factors, the aging of the inventory, forecasted customer demand and the anticipated mark-downs required to sell the inventory in the normal course of business. We record a charge for inventory shrinkage for damages and other losses based on rates experienced in our fulfillment centers. We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology used to measure inventory obsolescence or shrinkage during the past three fiscal years. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future judgments or estimates we use to calculate our inventory valuation allowances. However, if our judgments or estimates regarding inventory valuation allowances are inaccurate, we may be exposed to income or losses to our consolidated financial statements. A 10% change in either our shrink or obsolescence allowance as of January 3, 2009, would have affected earnings before income taxes by approximately $0.1 million.
Accounting for Internal Use Software

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     Included in our property and equipment is the capitalized cost of internal-use software and Web store development, including software used to upgrade and enhance the Web stores we operate and processes supporting our business. In accordance with Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,” we capitalize costs incurred during the application development stage related to the development of internal-use software and amortize these costs over the estimated useful life of four years. Costs incurred related to planning and training relating to or maintenance of internal-use software is expensed as incurred. We capitalized $26.2 million and $23.0 million, of costs associated with internal-use software and Web store development during the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively. We depreciated $16.5 million and $11.5 million of previously capitalized amounts totaled in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007.
     Changes in strategy and/or market conditions could significantly impact the carrying value of our internal-use software and Web store development costs. We use estimates and make assumptions to determine the related estimated useful lives and assess the carrying value of internal-use software and Web store development costs. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future judgments we use to calculate the estimated useful life of our internal use software. However, if our judgments or estimates regarding internal use software are inaccurate and we were to reduce the useful life of our internal use software, we may be exposed to losses, including impairment losses that could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
     The purchase price of an acquired company is allocated between the intangible assets and net tangible assets of the acquired business with the residual of the purchase price recorded as goodwill. The determination of the value of the intangible assets acquired involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the appropriate weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”).
     Goodwill and indefinite—lived intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Application of the impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. Each of our reportable units that maintain a goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangible balance are also operating segments. We determine fair value using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analyses, analysis of our market capitalization, analysis of peer public companies and other assumptions. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. The estimate of cash flow is based upon, among other things, certain assumptions about expected future operating performance and an appropriate discount rate determined by management. Our estimates of discounted cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, economic conditions, changes to our business model or changes in operating performance. Significant differences between these estimates and actual cash flows could materially affect our future financial results.
     In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, we completed our annual impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets using the methodology described herein, and determined there was no impairment. During the course of the impairment testing, we made significant assumptions and applied judgment to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. We made assumptions on our future discounted cash flows using operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation by including the impact of new business as well as growth of our costs and expenses based on the historical relationship of those measures. We also made assumptions on our amount of future capital expenditures, and determined a discount rate based on a WACC specifically for each reporting unit. Any changes to our assumptions, or if actual results differ from our estimates, could result in a significant decrease of the fair value for a reporting unit which may expose us to impairment losses that could be material to our consolidated financial statements. A 10% change of our calculated fair value for any reportable unit that maintains a goodwill and/or intangible asset balance would still be greater than the carrying value of that reportable unit as of January 3, 2009. The carrying value of goodwill was $195.0 million as of January 3, 2009. The carrying value of indefinite-lived intangible assets was $18.1 million as of January 3, 2009.
     Finite intangible assets that have determinable useful lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying value is not recoverable if it exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. When there is existence of one or more indicators of impairment, we measure the impairment of finite intangible assets based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our business model. Our estimates of future cash flows attributable to our intangible assets require significant judgment based on our historical and anticipated results and are subject to many factors. Different assumptions and judgments could materially affect the calculation of the fair value of our finite intangible assets which could trigger impairment.

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     The carrying value of our finite intangibles as of January 3, 2009 was $28.5 million. There were no events or changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of our finite intangible assets may not be recoverable.
     We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to test for goodwill or other intangible assets. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions, or if certain of our customer relationships were to discontinue prior to their contract expiration dates, we may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.
Income Taxes and Deferred Taxes
     Our income tax benefit or expense, deferred tax assets and liabilities and reserves for uncertain tax positions reflect management’s best assessment of estimated future taxes to be paid. We are subject to income taxes in both the U.S. and in numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining the consolidated income tax benefit or expense.
     Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenue and expense. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. In projecting future taxable income, we begin with historical results and changes in accounting policies and incorporate assumptions including the amount of future state, federal and foreign pretax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage the underlying businesses. In evaluating the objective evidence that historical results provide, we consider three years of cumulative operating income and/or loss adjusted for any non-recurring items.
     As of January 3, 2009, we had federal, state and foreign income tax net operating loss carryforwards of $430.9 million, $187.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively, which will expire at various dates from 2009 through 2028 as follows:
         
2009-2015
  $ 20.3  million
2016-2021
    386.3  million
2022-2028
    219.8  million
 
   
 
  $ 626.4  million
 
   
     We believe that it is more likely than not that the full benefit from certain federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, we have provided a valuation allowance of $120.2 million on the deferred tax assets relating to these net operating loss carryforwards. If our assumptions change and we determine we will be able to realize these NOLs, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets at January 3, 2009 will be accounted for as follows: approximately $112.7 million will be recognized as a reduction of income tax expense, and $7.6 million will be recorded as an increase in equity. If our assumptions change and we determine we will not be able to realize these NOL’s without a valuation allowance, the additional valuation allowance will be accounted for as an increase in income tax expense.
     Changes in tax laws and rates could also affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities in the future. Management is not aware of any such changes that would have a material effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position. The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across our global operations.
     We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” (“FIN 48”) on the first day of our fiscal 2007. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of FIN 48 and in subsequent periods. FIN 48 also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We adopted FIN 48 effective December 31, 2006, the first day of the 2007 fiscal year.
     We recognize tax liabilities in accordance with FIN 48 and we adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities. An unfavorable tax settlement generally would require use of our cash and may result in an increase in our effective income tax rate in the period of resolution. A favorable tax settlement may be recognized as a reduction in our effective income tax rate in the period of resolution.

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     Our unrecognized tax benefits include exposures from not filing in certain jurisdictions and transfer pricing exposures from allocation of income between jurisdictions. We believe that it is reasonably possible that an increase of up to $0.3 million in unrecognized tax benefits related to state exposures may be necessary within the coming year. In addition, we believe that none of our currently remaining unrecognized tax positions will be recognized by the end of fiscal 2009 as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations.

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EX-99.3 6 w75074exv99w3.htm EX-99.3 exv99w3
Exhibit 99.3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
GSI Commerce, Inc.
King of Prussia, PA
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GSI Commerce, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 3, 2009. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule (included herein). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GSI Commerce, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 3, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
     As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 4, 2009 the Company changed its method of accounting for convertible notes to conform to Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement), and retrospectively adjusted the accompanying 2006, 2007 and 2008 consolidated financial statements for the change.
     We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 12, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 12, 2009 (August 4, 2009 as to the effect of the retrospective application and correction discussed in Note 17)

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007(1)     2009(1)  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 231,511     $ 130,315  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,833 and $2,747
    64,285       78,544  
Inventory
    47,293       42,856  
Deferred tax assets
    14,114       18,125  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    12,459       11,229  
 
           
Total current assets
    369,662       281,069  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    156,774       164,833  
Goodwill
    82,757       194,996  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,972 and $18,340
    16,476       46,663  
Long-term deferred tax assets
    23,453       11,296  
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $14,545 and $16,384
    20,982       17,168  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 670,104     $ 716,025  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 85,667     $ 98,100  
Accrued expenses
    98,179       116,747  
Deferred revenue
    17,588       20,397  
Current portion of long-term debt
    2,406       4,887  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    203,840       240,131  
 
               
Convertible notes
    152,485       161,951  
Long-term debt
    27,245       32,609  
Deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities
    5,634       6,838  
 
           
Total liabilities
    389,204       441,529  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
               
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009
           
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized; 46,847,919 and 47,630,824 shares issued as of December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009 respectively; 46,847,716 and 47,630,621 shares outstanding as of December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009, respectively
    468       476  
Additional paid in capital
    412,203       430,933  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (156 )     (2,327 )
Accumulated deficit
    (131,615 )     (154,586 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    280,900       274,496  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 670,104     $ 716,025  
 
           
 
(1)   As retrospectively adjusted and corrected, see Note 17.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006(1)     2007(1)     2009(1)  
 
                       
Revenues:
                       
Net revenues from product sales
  $ 461,183     $ 512,194     $ 577,073  
Service fee revenues
    148,370       237,763       389,853  
 
                 
 
                       
Net revenues
    609,553       749,957       966,926  
 
                       
Costs and expenses:
                       
Cost of revenues from product sales
    331,253       356,541       405,254  
Marketing
    48,659       64,573       70,282  
Account management and operations, inclusive of $3,698 $3,241and $7,505 of stock-based compensation
    117,304       177,473       260,325  
Product development, inclusive of $988, $1,749 and $4,118 of stock-based compensation
    45,427       66,032       104,208  
General and administrative, inclusive of $3,102, $4,052 and $7,780 of stock-based compensation
    36,176       43,682       68,964  
Depreciation and amortization
    21,297       37,337       68,153  
 
                 
 
                       
Total costs and expenses
    600,116       745,638       977,186  
 
                 
 
                       
Income (loss) from operations
    9,437       4,319       (10,260 )
 
                       
Other (income) expense:
                       
Interest expense
    6,081       12,191       18,841  
Interest income
    (6,075 )     (9,270 )     (1,772 )
Other expense
    37       237       1,562  
Loss on sale of marketable securities
    2,873       5,007        
Impairment of equity investments
                1,665  
 
                 
 
                       
Total other (income) expense
    2,916       8,165       20,296  
 
                 
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    6,521       (3,846 )     (30,556 )
 
                       
Benefit for income taxes
    (38,140 )     (2,887 )     (7,585 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    44,661       (959 )     (22,971 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    268              
 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 44,929     $ (959 )   $ (22,971 )
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.98     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    0.01              
 
                 
Earnings (loss) per share- basic
  $ 0.99     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.93     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    0.01              
 
                 
Earnings (loss) per share- diluted
  $ 0.94     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    45,174       46,433       47,347  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    50,624       46,433       47,347  
 
                 
 
(1)   As retrospectively adjusted and corrected, see Note 17.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(1)
(in thousands)
                                                         
                                            Accumulated        
                    Additional                     Other        
    Common Stock     Paid in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Comprehensive        
    Shares     Dollars     Capital     Deficit     (Loss) Income     Loss     Total  
 
                                                       
Consolidated balance at December 31, 2005 as originally reported
    44,469     $ 445     $ 329,103     $ (174,031 )           $ (2,344 )   $ 153,173  
Retrospective adjustment
                    18,187       (1,554 )                     16,633  
 
                                           
Consolidated balance at December 31, 2005 as retrospectively adjusted
    44,469       445       347,290       (175,585 )             (2,344 )     169,806  
Net income
                            44,929       44,929               44,929  
Net unrealized gain on available- for-sale securities, net of tax
                                    388       388       388  
Unrealized loss on investment in Odimo recorded at fair value, net of tax (See Note 3)
                                    (860 )     (860 )     (860 )
Add: Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income
                                    2,730       2,730       2,730  
Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax
                                    (11 )     (11 )     (11 )
 
                                                     
 
                                                       
Comprehensive income
                                  $ 47,176                  
 
                                                     
Stock-based compensation expense
                    5,161                               5,161  
Common stock issued to finance acquisition
    83       1       1,299                               1,300  
Issuance of common stock and warrants upon exercise of options
    1,246       12       10,154                               10,166  
Issuance of stock awards upon vesting
    81               (242 )                             (242 )
Tax benefit in connection with exercise of stock options and awards
                    2,679                               2,679  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                    (268 )                             (268 )
 
                                           
Consolidated balance at December 30, 2006
    45,879     $ 458     $ 366,073     $ (130,656 )           $ (97 )   $ 235,778  
 
                                                       
Net loss
                            (959 )     (959 )             (959 )
Net unrealized gain on available- for-sale securities, net of tax
                                    11       11       11  
Add: Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income
                                    80       80       80  
Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax
                                    (150 )     (150 )     (150 )
 
                                                     
 
                                                       
Comprehensive income
                                  $ (1,018 )                
 
                                                     
Stock-based compensation expense
                    8,028                               8,028  
Issuance of convertible notes
                    26,783                               26,783  
Issuance of common stock and warrants upon exercise of options
    805       8       8,072                               8,080  
Issuance of stock awards upon vesting
    164       2       (2 )                              
Share-based awards retained for taxes
                    (1,288 )                             (1,288 )
Tax benefit in connection with exercise of stock options and awards
                    4,537                               4,537  
 
                                           
Consolidated balance at December 29, 2007
    46,848     $ 468     $ 412,203     $ (131,615 )           $ (156 )   $ 280,900  
 
                                                       
Net loss
                            (22,971 )     (22,971 )             (22,971 )
Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax
                                    (2,171 )     (2,171 )     (2,171 )
 
                                                     
 
                                                       
Comprehensive loss
                                  $ (25,142 )                
 
                                                     
Stock-based compensation expense
                    18,494                               18,494  
Issuance of common stock and warrants upon exercise of options
    128       1       1,384                               1,385  
Issuance of stock awards upon vesting
    655       7       (7 )                              
Share-based awards retained for taxes
                    (222 )                             (222 )
Tax deficit in connection with exercise of stock options and awards
                    (919 )                             (919 )
 
                                           
Consolidated balance at January 3, 2009
    47,631     $ 476     $ 430,933     $ (154,586 )           $ (2,327 )   $ 274,496  
 
                                           
 
(1)   As retrospectively adjusted and corrected, see Note 17.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006(1)     2007(1)     2009(1)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 44,929     $ (959 )   $ (22,971 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation
    20,821       32,763       54,557  
Amortization
    476       4,574       13,596  
Amortization of discount on convertible notes
    3,185       6,542       9,462  
Stock-based compensation
    7,788       9,042       19,403  
Foreign currency transaction losses
                1,571  
Loss on sale of marketable securities
    2,873       5,007        
Impairment of equity investments
                1,665  
Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment
    329       34       (354 )
Deferred income taxes
    (38,816 )     (3,305 )     (7,722 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (268 )            
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable, net
    (14,280 )     (7,005 )     (8,130 )
Inventory
    (12,204 )     (471 )     4,437  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (3,272 )     (2,265 )     2,142  
Other assets, net
    (2,467 )     739       1,724  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other
    48,377       7,633       23,513  
Deferred revenue
    8,606       5,805       3,076  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    66,077       58,134       95,969  
 
                       
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
                       
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (5,849 )     (100,574 )     (145,001 )
Cash paid for property and equipment, including internal use software
    (42,621 )     (54,196 )     (57,180 )
Proceeds from government grant related to corporate headquarters
    3,000              
Proceeds from disposition of assets
                1,500  
Funding of restricted cash escrow funds
    (1,052 )            
Other deferred cost
    95              
Cash paid for equity investments
    (2,435 )     (3,083 )      
Purchases of marketable securities
    (226,968 )     (263,688 )      
Sales of marketable securities
    222,685       371,264        
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (53,145 )     (50,277 )     (200,681 )
 
                       
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from convertible notes
          150,000        
Borrowings on revolving credit loan
                70,000  
Repayments on revolving credit loan
                (70,000 )
Proceeds from capital lease financing
                7,901  
Proceeds from long-term borrowing
    343              
Debt issuance costs paid
          (5,042 )     (561 )
Repayments of capital lease obligations
    (469 )     (935 )     (3,032 )
Repayments of mortgage note
    (170 )     (182 )     (195 )
Excess tax benefit in connection with exercise of stock options and awards
    145       359       14  
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options and warrants
    10,166       8,080       1,385  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    10,015       152,280       5,512  
 
                       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    74       (8 )     (1,996 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    23,021       160,129       (101,196 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    48,361       71,382       231,511  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 71,382     $ 231,511     $ 130,315  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
                       
Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 3,182     $ 5,622     $ 9,798  
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
          564       699  
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
                       
Accrual for purchases of property and equipment
    1,619       2,943       3,712  
Equipment financed under capital lease
          15,562       2,497  
Common stock issued to finance acquisition
    1,300              
 
(1)   As retrospectively adjusted and corrected, see Note 17
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
     GSI Commerce, Inc. (“GSI” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a leading provider of e-commerce and interactive marketing services to large businesses that sell products directly to consumers (b2c). The Company has two reportable segments — e-commerce services and interactive marketing services. Through the Company’s e-commerce services, it delivers customized solutions to its clients through an integrated e-commerce platform, which is comprised of three components: technology, fulfillment and customer care. The Company offers each of the platform’s components on a modular basis, or as part of an integrated, end-to-end solution. Through the Company’s interactive marketing services, it offers online marketing and advertising, user experience and design, studio and e-mail marketing services.
NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     The following summarize the Company’s significant accounting policies:
     Fiscal Year: The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. The fiscal year is named for the calendar year ending on that December 31. Fiscal 2006 and 2007 each included 52 weeks, and fiscal 2008 included 53 weeks.
     Basis of Consolidation: The financial statements presented include the accounts of the Company and all wholly owned subsidiaries. Inter-company balances and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.
     Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
     Fair Values: The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximates their fair values due to their short-term maturity. See Note 3, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for information related to the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments.
     Reclassifications: The Company replaced the sales and marketing line item in its Consolidated Statements of Operations with two separate line items: (i) marketing and (ii) account management and operations. Marketing expenses include client revenue share expenses, net advertising and promotional expenses, subsidized shipping and handling expenses, and catalog expenses. These costs are derived from the Company’s e-commerce services segment. The remaining expenses that were formerly included in sales and marketing are now included within account management and operations. Account management and operations expenses include fulfillment costs, customer care costs, credit card fees, and payroll related to the buying, business management and marketing functions of the Company. This change was made to enable investors to analyze the Company’s expenses in a manner consistent with how the business is viewed internally and managed. The Company conformed this presentation for all periods presented.
     In addition, to maintain consistency and comparability, the Company reclassified to other assets, net, $6,202 as of December 29, 2007, which was previously reported in equity investments on its Consolidated Balance Sheets to conform to the current period presentation.
     These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s previously reported net income (loss) or stockholders’ equity.
     Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash primarily consists of bank deposits. Cash equivalents primarily consist of money market mutual funds. All investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.
     Inventory: Inventory, primarily consisting of sporting goods and consumer electronics, is valued at the lower of cost (determined using the weighted average method) or market. Inherent in this valuation are significant management judgments and estimates, including among others, assessments concerning obsolescence and shrinkage rates. Based upon these judgments and estimates, which are applied consistently from period to period, the Company records a valuation adjustment to adjust the carrying amount of its inventory.
     The Company’s obsolescence reserve represents the excess of the carrying value over the amount it expects to realize from the ultimate sale or other disposal of the inventory. The obsolescence reserve establishes a new cost basis for the

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Company’s inventory. Subsequent changes in facts or circumstances do not result in the reversal of previously recorded reserves or an increase in that newly established cost basis.
     The Company’s shrinkage loss reserve represents estimated physical inventory losses (e.g., theft or damages) that have occurred since the last inventory count date. Inventory counts are taken on a regular basis to ensure that the inventory reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are accurately stated. During the interim period between inventory counts, the Company reserves for anticipated physical inventory losses.
     The Company also provides fulfillment-related services for certain of its clients in which its clients maintain ownership of the related products. As such, the related inventory is not reported in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
     Property and Equipment: Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization. In accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s Accounting Standards Executive Committee’s Statement of Position (“SOP”) 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,” (“SOP 98-1”) the Company capitalizes costs incurred during the application development stage related to the development of internal-use software and amortizes these costs over the estimated useful life of four years. Depreciation or amortization is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are:
    Three years for office equipment;
 
    Three to four years for computer hardware and software including internal use software;
 
    Seven years for furniture and fulfillment center equipment;
 
    The lesser of fifteen years or lease term for leasehold improvements;
 
    Fifteen years for building improvements; and
 
    Thirty years for buildings.
     Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Major renewals or replacements that substantially extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.
     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the sum of the amounts assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed. The determination of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the appropriate weighted average cost of capital.
     The Company does not amortize goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets but performs tests for impairment annually, or when indications of potential impairment exist, utilizing a fair value approach at the reporting unit level. The Company determines fair value using widely accepted valuation techniques, including the income approach which estimates the fair value of its reporting units based on the future discounted cash flows, and the market approach which estimates the fair value of its reporting units based on comparable market prices. In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units to which goodwill relates and determines the carrying value (book value) of the assets and liabilities related to those businesses.
     In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company completed its annual impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets and determined there was no impairment.
     The Company amortizes other intangible assets with determinable lives over their estimated useful lives. The Company records an impairment charge on these assets when it determines that their carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value is not recoverable if it exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. When there is existence of one or more indicators of impairment, the Company measures any impairment of intangible assets based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by the Company’s management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in its business model. The Company’s estimates of future cash flows attributable to its other intangible assets require significant judgment based on the Company’s historical and anticipated results and are subject to many factors.

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     See Note 5, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, for more information about goodwill and other intangible assets.
     Long-Lived Assets: The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment exists when the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset is less than the asset’s carrying value. If an impairment exists, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the asset’s carrying value and its estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value based on quoted market prices or other valuation techniques.
     Other Assets, Net: Other assets, net consists primarily of the debt issuance costs related to the June 2005 and July 2007 subordinated convertible debt offerings, equity investments, deferred client revenue share charges, and prepaid revenue share payments.
     The debt issuance costs related to the June 2005 and July 2007 offerings of $207,500 aggregate subordinated convertible notes had a cost of $7,679 and a net book value of $4,733 as of January 3, 2009, and had a cost of $7,631 and a net book value of $5,933 as of December 29, 2007. Total amortization related to the issuance costs, which is reflected as a portion of interest expense, was $1,248 for fiscal 2008, $878 for fiscal 2007 and $518 for fiscal 2006. For additional information, see Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1.
     Equity investments were $5,374 as of January 3, 2009 and $6,202 as of December 29, 2007. The Company accounts for its equity investments using the cost method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position FAS 115-1/124-1: “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments,” the Company monitors its investments periodically to evaluate whether any changes in fair value become other-than-temporary. Based on the financial information and general market conditions of one of its investments, the Company determined it had an impairment that was other-than-temporary. The Company recognized a $1,665 impairment loss on its equity investment in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 that is recorded in a separate line item in other (income) expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     Deferred client revenue share charges, resulting from one client’s exercise of a right to receive 1,600 shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of future cash client revenue share payments, were $2,323 as of January 3, 2009 and $3,337 as of December 29, 2007. Client revenue share charges are related to the exercise of common stock and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the contract. Stock-based compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred client revenue share charges was $1,014 for fiscal 2008, $1,014 for fiscal 2007 and $2,627 for fiscal 2006, and is reflected within marketing expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     The total prepaid revenue share payments included in other assets were $1,354 as of January 3, 2009 and $1,771 as of December 29, 2007 and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining terms of the contracts within marketing expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     Accrued Expenses: Accrued expenses include $55,573 of amounts payable to the Company’s clients, accrued payroll of $15,931, and marketing accruals of $12,368 as of the end of fiscal 2008. No other individual balance was greater than 5% of total current liabilities as of January 3, 2009.
     Accrued expenses include $43,825 of amounts payable to the Company’s clients as of the end of fiscal 2007. No other individual balance was greater than 5% of total current liabilities as of December 29, 2007.
     Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, “Revenue Recognition.” Revenue is recognized when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
     The Company considers the criteria presented in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent” (“EITF 99-19”), in determining the appropriate revenue recognition treatment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
For the Company’s fulfillment and drop-shipping services, when the Company is the primary obligor in a transaction, has general inventory risk, has established the selling price, has discretion in supplier selection and has credit risk, or have several but not all of these indicators, it records revenue gross as a principal and records these revenues as revenues from product sales. When the Company does not have several or all of these factors, it records the commission or fee retained as service fee revenue. Revenue generated from the Company’s customer care, interactive marketing and technology services are also recorded as service fees.
     The Company follows EITF 00-21, “Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 00-21”), for revenue arrangements that include multiple deliverables. The revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are divided into separate units of accounting if the deliverables in the arrangement meet the following criteria: the delivered item has value to the customer on a standalone basis, there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of undelivered items and delivery of any undelivered item is probable and substantially in the Company’s control.
     Net Revenues from Product Sales: The Company recognizes revenue from product sales, which includes shipping revenue for all clients that it provides fulfillment services, upon shipment of products to customers, net of estimated returns based on historical experience and current trends. The Company recognizes revenue from shipping when products are shipped and title and significant risks of ownership passes to the customer. The majority of product sales are shipped from the Company’s fulfillment centers. The Company also relies upon certain vendors to ship products directly to customers on its behalf. The Company acts as principal in these transactions, as orders are initiated directly through the e-commerce businesses that it operates, because the Company has inventory risk, establishes selling prices, takes title to the goods at the shipping point and has the economic risk related to collection, customer care and returns.
     The Company pays a percentage of the revenues generated from product sales through the e-commerce businesses that it operates to its respective clients in exchange for the rights to use their brand names and the promotions and advertising that its clients agree to provide. The Company refers to these payments as client revenue share expenses. The Company has considered the revenue reduction provisions addressed in EITF 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products” (“EITF 01-09”), and believes that the payment of client revenue share expense to its clients should not result in any reduction of revenues. EITF 01-09 addresses consideration paid to parties along a distribution chain. The Company purchases merchandise from its vendors, at its discretion, and is responsible for paying those vendors. The amounts purchased and the prices paid to the Company’s vendors are not in any way impacted by the revenue share provisions of its agreements with its clients. Accordingly, the Company’s clients and its vendors are not linked in the distribution chain and it believes that the provisions of EITF 01-09 do not apply.
     Service Fee Revenues: Services fees are generated based on a client’s use of one or more of the Company’s e-commerce platform components or elements of those components, which include technology, fulfillment and customer care. Service fees are also generated from professional, technology and interactive marketing services. Service fees can be fixed or variable and are based on the activity performed, the value of merchandise sold, or the gross profit from a transaction. For transactions in which the Company is deemed to be the agent in accordance with EITF 99-19, the Company records service fee revenue based on the net fee retained.
     The Company does not specifically record “cost of service fee revenues” as these costs are incurred by its service fee-based clients rather than by the Company. Operating expenses relating to service fee revenues consist primarily of personnel and other costs associated with the Company’s engineering, production and creative departments which are included in product development expense, as well as fulfillment costs and personnel and other costs associated with its marketing and customer care departments which are included in account management and operations expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     For clients Web stores for which the Company owns the inventory and records revenue as product sales, it sells gift cards to its customers through its clients’ Web stores and through selected third parties. The Company recognizes income from gift cards when: (i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer; or (ii) the likelihood of the gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines that it does not have a legal obligation to remit the value of unredeemed gift cards to the relevant jurisdictions (“gift card breakage”). Based on historical redemption patterns, the likelihood of a gift card remaining unredeemed can be determined 24 months after the gift card is issued. At that time, the Company recognizes

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
breakage income for those cards for which the likelihood of redemption is deemed to be remote and the Company does not have a legal obligation to remit the value of the unredeemed gift cards to the relevant jurisdiction. Gift card breakage income is included in service fee revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 the Company obtained sufficient historical redemption data for its gift card program to make a reasonable estimate of the ultimate redemption patterns and breakage rates. Fiscal 2008 was the first year in which the Company recognized gift card breakage income. The Company recognized $2,974 of gift card breakage income, of which $1,649 would have been recorded prior to fiscal 2008 had the Company began recognizing gift card breakage income prior to fiscal 2008.
     The Company’s deferred revenue consists of sales of gift cards redeemable through its clients’ Web stores in which it records net revenues from product sales, as well as payments received for service fees in advance of the delivery of the Company’s service obligation. For service fees received in advance, revenue is recognized either over the service period or upon completion of the Company’s obligation.
     Cost of Revenues from Product Sales: Cost of revenues from product sales include the cost of products sold and inbound freight related to these products, as well as outbound shipping and handling costs, other than those related to promotional free shipping and subsidized shipping and handling which are included in marketing expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company does not record cost of service fee revenue because the Company is deemed to be an agent in accordance with EITF 99-19.
     Vendor Allowances: The Company has agreements to receive funds from certain of its vendors, including rebates and cooperative marketing reimbursements. The Company has agreements with vendors setting forth the specific conditions for each allowance or payment. In accordance with EITF 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” vendor allowances are recorded as a reduction in the cost of the applicable vendor’s products and recognized in cost of revenues from product sales when the related product is sold unless the allowances represent reimbursement of a specific incremental and identifiable cost incurred to promote the vendor’s product. If the allowance represents a reimbursement of cost, it is recorded as an offset to the associated expense incurred. Any reimbursement greater than the costs incurred is recognized as a reduction in the cost of the product.
     Marketing: Marketing expenses include client revenue share charges, net advertising and promotional expenses incurred by the Company in operating its clients’ e-commerce businesses, subsidized shipping and handling costs and catalog costs.
     Client revenue share charges are payments made to the Company’s clients in exchange for the use of their brand names, logos, the promotion of its clients’ URLs, Web stores and toll-free telephone numbers in clients’ marketing and communications materials, the implementation of programs to provide incentives to consumers to shop through the e-commerce businesses that the Company operates for its clients and other programs and services provided to the consumers of the e-commerce businesses that the Company operates for its clients, net of amounts reimbursed to the Company by its clients. Client revenue share is calculated as either a percentage of product sales or a guaranteed annual amount. Client revenue share charges were $41,796 for fiscal 2008, $35,297 for fiscal 2007 and $25,007 for fiscal 2006.
     The Company expenses the cost of advertising, which includes online marketing fees, media, agency and production expenses, in accordance with SOP 93-7, “Reporting on Advertising Costs” (“SOP 93-7”). Advertising production costs are expensed the first time the advertisement runs. Online marketing fees and media (television, radio and print) placement costs are expensed in the month the advertising appears. Agency fees are expensed as incurred. Advertising and promotional expenses are net of amounts reimbursed to the Company by its clients. Advertising costs were $19,750 for fiscal 2008, $19,285 for fiscal 2007 and $19,175 for fiscal 2006.
     The Company defines shipping and handling costs as only those costs incurred for a third-party shipper to transport products to consumers and these costs are included in cost of revenues from product sales to the extent the costs are less than or equal to shipping revenue. In some instances, shipping and handling costs exceed shipping charges to the consumer and are subsidized by the Company. Additionally, the Company selectively offers promotional free shipping whereby it ships

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
merchandise to consumers free of all shipping and handling charges. The cost of promotional free shipping and subsidized shipping and handling was $4,009 for fiscal 2008, $5,908 for fiscal 2007 and $4,626 for fiscal 2006.
     Catalog costs consist primarily of creative design, paper, printing, postage and mailing costs, which are capitalized and amortized over the expected future revenue stream, which is generally a period not exceeding six months. The Company accounts for catalog costs in accordance with SOP 93-7, which requires the amortization of capitalized advertising costs be based upon the ratio of actual revenues to the total of actual and estimated future revenues on an individual catalog basis. Deferred catalog costs included in prepaid expenses and other current assets were $613 for fiscal 2008 and $604 for fiscal 2007. Catalog costs were $5,222 for fiscal 2008, $4,263 for fiscal 2007 and $4,416 for fiscal 2006.
     Account Management and Operations: Account management and operations expenses include fulfillment costs, customer care costs, credit card fees, and payroll related to the buying, business management and marketing functions of the Company.
     The Company defines fulfillment costs as personnel, occupancy and other costs associated with its fulfillment centers, personnel and other costs associated with its logistical support and vendor operations departments and third-party warehouse and fulfillment services costs. Fulfillment costs were $100,131 for fiscal 2008, $72,624 for fiscal 2007 and $43,124 for fiscal 2006.
     Product Development: Product development expenses consist primarily of expenses associated with planning, maintaining and operating the technology platform on which the Company operates its clients’ e-commerce businesses, and payroll and related expenses for the Company’s engineering, production, creative and management information systems departments. Costs incurred to develop internal-use software are accounted for in accordance with SOP 98-1, as described in Property and Equipment, above. Costs incurred relating to planning and training or maintenance of internal-use software is expensed as incurred.
     General and Administrative: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for executive, finance, human resources, legal, sales and administrative personnel, as well as bad debt expense and occupancy costs for the Company’s headquarters and other offices.
     Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions: The functional currency of the Company’s foreign operations is the applicable local currency. The functional currency is translated into U.S. dollars for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted-average exchange rate during the period. The translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cumulative translation adjustments included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $2,327 as of January 3, 2009 and $156 as of December 30, 2007. Losses resulting from transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies were $1,571 for fiscal 2008, $329 for fiscal 2007 and $57 for fiscal 2006, are included in other expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
     Stock-Based Compensation: Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), using the modified prospective approach, which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation expense over the service period during which awards are expected to vest. The fair value of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock and the fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Such value is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures. The estimation of the number of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company’s current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period in which estimates are revised. The Company considers many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class and historical experience. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, the Company recalculated its projected forfeiture rate as it applies to stock-based compensation based on historical data. For fiscal 2008 the impact of the change in estimate for the change in forfeiture rate increased costs and expenses and increased

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
net loss by $784, which increased both basic and diluted loss per share by $0.02 in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. For fiscal 2007 the impact of the change in estimate for the change in forfeiture rate increased costs and expenses and increased net loss by $495, which decreased both basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.01. For fiscal 2006 the impact of the change in estimate for the change in forfeiture rate increased costs and expenses and decreased net income by $258, which decreased diluted earnings per share by $0.01. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ substantially from the Company’s current estimates.
     The adoption of SFAS 123(R) resulted in a cumulative benefit from accounting change of $268 and an increase in earnings per share of $0.01 in fiscal 2006, which reflects the cumulative impact of estimating future forfeitures in the determination of period expense, rather than recording forfeitures when they occur as previously permitted.
     See Note 10, Stock Awards, for more information about stock-based compensation.
     Income Taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). In accordance with SFAS 109, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities and expected benefits of utilizing net operating loss carryforwards. The impact on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates and laws, if any, applied to the years during which temporary differences are expected to be settled, is reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment.
     The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent it believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. In the event the Company determines it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their recorded amount, the Company would make an adjustment to the valuation allowance which would reduce the provision for income taxes.
     The Company does not provide for U.S. taxes on its undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries since it intends to invest such undistributed earnings indefinitely outside of the U.S. If such amounts were repatriated, the amount of U.S. income taxes would be immaterial.
     In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Interpretation (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48”), the Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is classified as noncurrent unless the liability is expected to be settled in cash within 12 months of the reporting date. The Company records any estimated interest or penalties from the uncertain tax position as income tax expense. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective December 31, 2006, the first day of its fiscal 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized no increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
     New Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis, at least annually, until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and the Company adopted SFAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities on the first day of its fiscal 2008, with no material impact to its consolidated financial statements. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this statement for nonfinancial assets and liabilities will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. For additional information regarding the Company’s adoption of SFAS 157, see Note 3, Fair Value of Financial Instruments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company opted not to electively adopt the provisions of SFAS 159.
     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for an acquirer in a business combination on recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the entity acquired in its financial statements. In addition, SFAS 141(R) provides guidance on the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase as well as what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial impact of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) also requires recognition of assets and liabilities of noncontrolling interests acquired, fair value measurement of consideration and contingent consideration, expense recognition for transaction costs and certain integration costs, recognition of the fair value of contingencies, and adjustments to income tax expense for changes in an acquirer’s existing valuation allowances or uncertain tax positions that result from the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for the Company as of January 4, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively.
     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes principles and requirements of treatment for the portion of equity in a subsidiary that is not attributable directly or indirectly to a parent. This is commonly known as a minority interest. The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve relevance, comparability, and transparency concerning ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent by providing disclosures that clearly identify between interests of the parent and interest of the noncontrolling owners and the related impacts on the consolidated statement of income and the consolidated statement of financial position. SFAS 160 also provides guidance on disclosures related to changes in the parent’s ownership interest and deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The provisions of SFAS 160 apply prospectively with presentation and disclosure requirements applied retrospectively to all periods presented. SFAS 160 is effective for the Company as of January 4, 2009. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires companies with derivative instruments to disclose how and why a company uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect a company’s financial statements. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for the Company as of January 4, 2009. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
     In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP APB 14-1, which changes the accounting treatment for convertible debt instruments that allow for either mandatory or optional cash settlements. FSP APB 14-1 will require the issuer of convertible debt instruments with cash settlement features to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument. The Company’s $207,500 of subordinated convertible notes will be subject to the provisions of FSP APB 14-1 because under the notes the Company has the ability to elect cash settlement of the conversion value of the notes. The debt component of the notes will be recognized at the present value of the Company’s cash flows discounted using its nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The equity component of the notes will be recognized as the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the note and the fair value of the liability. The FSP will also require an accretion of the resultant debt discount over the expected life of the debt. The transition guidance requires retrospective application to all periods presented and does not grandfather existing instruments. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for the Company as of January 4, 2009. See Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1, for information on the impact of FSP APB 14-1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities” (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested stock-based

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) should be classified as participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method as described by SFAS 128, “Earnings per Share.” The provisions of FSP EITF 03-6-1 are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have a material impact on its computation of earnings per share.
     In June 2008, the FASB ratified the consensus reached on EITF Issue 07-5, “Determining whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock,” (“EITF 07-5”). EITF 07-5 provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception under SFAS 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” EITF 07-5 is effective for the Company as of January 4, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3— FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
     The Company adopted SFAS 157 in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 for financial assets and liabilities. This standard defines fair value as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor.
     Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, defined by SFAS 157 and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level 3 — Inputs are unobservable and reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
     The Company’s financial assets subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Fair Value Measurements on January 3, 2009  
    Quoted Prices in             Significant  
    Active Markets for     Significant Other     Unobservable  
    Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
Recurring Fair Value Measures   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
                       
Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
                       
Money market mutual funds
  $ 97,849     $     $  
Other assets
                       
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
          991        
 
                 
 
  $ 97,849     $ 991     $  
 
                 
 
(1)   Cash and cash equivalents total $130,315 as of January 3, 2009, and are comprised of $97,849 of money market

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
mutual funds and $32,466 of bank deposits.
                         
    Fair Value Measurements on January 3, 2009  
    Quoted Prices in             Significant  
    Active Markets for     Significant Other     Unobservable  
    Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measures   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
                       
Assets
                       
Other assets
                       
Equity investments
  $     $     $ 1,418  
 
                 
 
  $     $     $ 1,418  
 
                 
     Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. For fiscal 2008, the Company recognized an other than temporary impairment loss of $1,665 which reduced the carrying value of one of its equity investments from $3,083 to its estimated fair value of $1,418. Fair value was determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs including the use of discounted cash flow models.
NOTE 4—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
     The major classes of property and equipment, at cost, as of December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009 were as follows:
                 
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007     2009  
Computer hardware and software
  $ 148,091     $ 190,957  
Building and building improvements
    44,213       44,721  
Furniture, warehouse and office equipment, and other
    38,916       40,423  
Land
    7,889       7,889  
Leasehold improvements
    4,200       4,592  
Capitalized leases
    17,403       28,141  
Construction in progress
    1,528       1,497  
 
           
 
               
 
    262,240       318,220  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (105,466 )     (153,387 )
 
           
 
               
Property and equipment, net
  $ 156,774     $ 164,833  
 
           
     The Company’s net book value in capital leases, which consist of warehouse equipment and computer hardware, was $22,595 as of January 3, 2009 and $16,095 as of December 29, 2007. Amortization of capital leases is included within depreciation and amortization expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Interest expense recorded on capital leases was $1,375 for fiscal 2008, $711 for fiscal 2007 and $44 for fiscal 2006.
NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for each of the Company’s reportable segments:
                         
            Interactive        
    E-Commerce     Marketing        
    Services     Services     Consolidated  
December 30, 2006
  $ 17,786     $     $ 17,786  
Accretive Commerce acquisition
    61,930             61,930  
Zendor.com acquisition
    3,041             3,041  
 
                 
December 29, 2007
  $ 82,757     $     $ 82,757  
Purchase price adjustments
    (283 )           (283 )
e-Dialog acquisition (see Note 6)
          112,238       112,238  
Foreign currency translation
    284             284  
 
                 
January 3, 2009
  $ 82,758     $ 112,238     $ 194,996  
 
                 
     The Company’s intangible assets were as follows:
                         
                    Weighted-  
    December 29,     January 3,     Average  
    2007     2009     Life  
Gross carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization:
                       
Customer contracts
  $ 17,282     $ 38,773       2.5  
Non-compete agreements
    3,838       3,838       3.0  
Purchased technology
          4,493       4.0  
Trade name
    82       470       1.1  
Foreign currency translation
          (691 )        
 
                   
 
    21,202       46,883       2.5  
Accumulated amortization:
                       
Customer contracts
    (4,570 )     (15,302 )        
Non-compete agreements
    (320 )     (1,599 )        
Purchased technology
          (1,152 )        
Trade name
    (82 )     (470 )        
Foreign currency translation
          183          
 
                   
 
    (4,972 )     (18,340 )        
Net carrying value:
                       
Customer contracts
    12,712       23,471          
Non-compete agreements
    3,518       2,239          
Purchased technology
          3,341          
Trade name
                   
Foreign currency translation
          (508 )        
 
                   
Total intangible assets subject to amortization, net
    16,230       28,543          
 
                       
Indefinite life intangible assets:
                       
Trade name
    246       18,120          
 
                   
Total intangible assets
  $ 16,476     $ 46,663          
 
                   

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     Amortization expense of intangible assets was $13,553 for fiscal 2008, $4,531 for fiscal 2007 and $432 for fiscal 2006. Estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets as of January 3, 2009, which does not reflect any foreign currency translation effects, is as follows:
         
Fiscal 2009
  $ 9,712  
Fiscal 2010
    7,892  
Fiscal 2011
    5,641  
Fiscal 2012
    2,538  
Fiscal 2013
    1,786  
Thereafter
    1,482  
 
     
 
  $ 29,051  
 
     
NOTE 6—ACQUISITIONS
     The Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with SFAS 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141”). Under the purchase method, assets acquired and liabilities assumed from acquisitions are recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the net assets acquired are recorded as goodwill. The Company’s purchased intangible assets and goodwill are not deductible for tax purposes. However, purchase accounting allows for the establishment of deferred tax liabilities on purchased intangible assets, other than goodwill.
e-Dialog, Inc.
     On February 13, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of e-Dialog, Inc. (“e-Dialog”) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 23, 2008. e-Dialog is a provider of advanced e-mail marketing services and solutions to more than 100 companies in the U.S. and Europe. The Company believes the acquisition will expand the breadth and depth of its interactive marketing services capabilities, its reach into existing and new vertical markets, and its growing European presence. The Company also believes that e-Dialog will benefit from the Company’s large scale and market-leading position in e-commerce and multichannel services. As consideration for the acquisition of e-Dialog, the Company paid $148,363 in cash, of which $17,500 will be held in escrow for a period of 15 months. In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued 568 restricted stock units and restricted stock awards with an aggregate value of approximately $9,300 to employees of e-Dialog based on the market price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. Recipients are required to remain employed for specified periods of time subsequent to the acquisition in order for the stock units to vest. The $9,300 will be recognized as stock-based compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, over the required service period. The acquisition was financed by the Company in part from its proceeds from the issuance of its 2.5% subordinated convertible notes due 2027, and in part from its working capital.
     In accordance with SFAS 141, the total purchase price is $150,066, including acquisition-related transaction costs of $1,703. Acquisition-related transaction costs include advisory, legal and other external costs directly related to the merger. e-Dialog’s results of operations are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations beginning on February 13, 2008.

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The following table summarizes the fair values of the e-Dialog assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including cash acquired, as of the acquisition date:
         
Total current assets
  $ 17,067  
Property, plant and equipment
    4,530  
Goodwill
    112,238  
Identifiable intangible assets:
       
Customer contracts
    19,470  
Internal-developed software
    4,493  
Trade name
    17,874  
 
     
 
       
Total assets acquired
    175,672  
Total current liabilities
    (6,564 )
Long-term deferred tax liabilities
    (19,042 )
 
     
 
       
Total liabilities assumed
    (25,606 )
 
     
 
       
Net assets acquired
  $ 150,066  
 
     
     Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
     The financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of the Company and e-Dialog on a pro forma basis, as though the companies had been combined as of the beginning of each of the periods presented. The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had actually taken place at the beginning of each of the periods presented and is not intended to be a projection of future results or trends. The pro forma financial information for all periods presented includes pro forma adjustments, net of any applicable tax for a reduction to interest income on the Company’s cash and cash equivalents used to fund the acquisition.
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended
    December 29,   January 3,
    2007   2009
Net revenues
  $ 787,531     $ 971,897  
Net loss
  $ (1,058 )   $ (23,385 )
 
               
Basic and diluted loss per share:
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
Zendor.com Ltd.
     On December 14, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Zendor.com Ltd. (“Zendor”) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 30, 2007 (“Zendor Agreement”). Zendor is a United Kingdom-based provider of fulfillment, customer care and e-commerce solutions. The Company believes the acquisition establishes it as an end-to-end e-commerce solution provider capable of delivering integrated, multichannel e-commerce solutions to both the U.K. and global retailers and brands. As consideration for the acquisition of Zendor, the Company paid $9,920 in cash, including acquisition-related transaction costs of approximately $1,159. Acquisition-related transaction costs include advisory, legal and other external costs directly related to the merger. Included in the acquisition cost is $833 paid to Zendor in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 representing the excess value of Zendor’s net assets on the acquisition date over a targeted threshold, as defined in the Zendor Agreement. Zendor’s results of operations are included in the Company’s results of

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operations beginning on the acquisition date of December 14, 2007. The acquisition was funded by the Company from its working capital.
     In accordance with SFAS 141, the allocation of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired resulted in $1,878 recorded as goodwill. The following table summarizes the fair values of the Zendor assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including cash acquired, as of the acquisition date:
         
Total current assets
  $ 9,830  
Property, plant and equipment
    3,281  
Goodwill
    1,878  
Identifiable intangible assets:
       
Customer contracts
    2,155  
Trade name
    388  
 
     
 
       
Total assets acquired
    17,532  
 
       
Total liabilities assumed
    (7,612 )
 
     
 
       
Net assets acquired
  $ 9,920  
 
     
Accretive Commerce, Inc.
     On September 10, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Accretive Commerce, Inc. (“Accretive”) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 16, 2007 (“Accretive Agreement”). Accretive is an e-commerce solutions provider that offers e-commerce technology, customer care and fulfillment solutions as well as related services. Accretive’s clients are primarily in the merchandise categories of apparel, home, health and beauty, and specialty foods. The Company believes the acquisition of Accretive strengthens its position in the e-commerce industry and enhances stockholder value by expanding its infrastructure and expanding its client base. As consideration for the acquisition of Accretive, the Company paid approximately $98,200 in cash, of which $11,300 is being held in escrow for a period of 18 months to secure the indemnification obligations under the Accretive Agreement. The acquisition was financed by the Company from its working capital.
     In accordance with SFAS 141, the total purchase price is $98,600, including acquisition-related transaction costs of approximately $400. Acquisition-related transaction costs include advisory, legal and other external costs directly related to the merger. Accretive’s results of operations are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations beginning on the acquisition date of September 10, 2007. The following table summarizes the fair values of the Accretive assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including cash acquired, as of the acquisition date:

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
         
Total current assets
  $ 16,802  
Property, plant and equipment
    9,197  
Identifiable intangible assets:
       
Customer contracts
    15,008  
Employee non-compete agreements
    3,838  
Goodwill
    61,916  
Other assets
    8,638  
 
     
Total assets acquired
    115,399  
Total current liabilities
    (14,962 )
Total non-current liabilities
    (1,837 )
 
     
Total liabilities assumed
    (16,799 )
 
     
 
       
Net assets acquired
  $ 98,600  
 
     
     In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded exit cost liabilities of $6,100, which includes $3,100 of severance payments and related benefits for employees of Accretive terminated or notified of their pending termination and $3,000 of lease payments for certain facilities that have been exited or will be exited prior to the expiration of their leases. These amounts are included in the table above. The following table is a summary of activity related to accrued acquisition costs:
                                         
    December 29,                     Other     January 3,  
    2007     Additions     Payments     Adjustments     2009  
Severance payments
  $ 2,667     $ 45     $ (2,206 )   $ (415 )   $ 91  
Lease payments
    2,824       96       (425 )     (2,212 )     283  
 
                             
 
  $ 5,491     $ 141     $ (2,631 )   $ (2,627 )   $ 374  
 
                             
NOTE 7—LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITY
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt as of:
                 
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007     2009  
 
               
Convertible notes
  $ 152,485     $ 161,951  
Notes payable
    12,858       12,663  
Capital lease obligations
    16,793       24,833  
 
           
 
               
 
    182,136       199,447  
Less: Current portion of notes payable
    (193 )     (184 )
Less: Current portion of capital lease obligations
    (2,213 )     (4,703 )
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 179,730     $ 194,560  
 
           
     In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP APB 14-1, which requires the issuer of convertible debt instruments with cash settlement features to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument. The Company’s $207,500 principal amount of subordinated convertible notes are subject to the provisions of FSP APB 14-1 because the Company has the ability to elect cash settlement of the conversion value of the notes. The liability component of the notes is determined based on the present value of the notes using the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the issuance date. In order to determine the fair value of the debt portion and equity portion of the Company’s convertible notes in accordance with SFAS 157, the Company used a market approach to determine the market rate for comparable transactions had the Company issued nonconvertible debt with similar embedded features other than the conversion feature by using prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions at or near the issuance date of our convertible notes. The equity component is the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the note and the fair value of the liability component. The resulting debt discount, equal to the excess of the principal amount of the liability over its carrying amount, will be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected life of the debt. The Company

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
adopted FSP APB 14-1 on January 4, 2009 and applied it retrospectively to all periods presented. For additional information about the adoption of FSP APB 14-1, see Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1.
3% Convertible Notes due 2025
     In fiscal 2005, the Company completed a public offering of $57,500 aggregate principal amount of 3% subordinated convertible notes due June 1, 2025. The notes bear interest at 3%, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1.
     Holders may convert the notes into shares of the Company’s common stock (or cash or a combination of the Company’s common stock and cash, if the Company so elects) at a conversion rate of 56.1545 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (representing a conversion price of approximately $17.81 per share), subject to adjustment, on or after May 1, 2010. Additionally, at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding May 1, 2010, holders may convert into shares of the Company’s common stock (or cash or a combination of the Company’s common stock and cash, if the Company so elects) only if (i) the trading price of the notes for a defined period is less than 103% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company common stock and the conversion rate or (ii) the Company elects to make certain distributions of assets or securities to all holders of common stock. Upon conversion, the Company will have the right to deliver, in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, which is at the Company’s election. At any time prior to the maturity date, the Company may irrevocably elect to satisfy the Company’s conversion obligation with respect to the principal amount of the notes to be converted with a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, which is at the Company’s election. If holders elect to convert their notes in connection with a fundamental change (any transaction or event, as defined in the Indenture, whereby more than 50% of the Company’s common stock is exchanged, converted and/or acquired) that occurs on or prior to June 1, 2010, the Company is required to deliver shares of the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, which is at the Company’s election, inclusive of a make whole adjustment that could result in up to 11.23 additional shares issued per $1,000 principal amount of notes. This make-whole adjustment is based on the sale price of the Company’s common stock.
     At any time on or after June 6, 2010, the Company may redeem any of the notes for cash at a redemption price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date. Holders may require the Company to repurchase the notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on June 1 of 2010, 2015 and 2020, or at any time prior to maturity upon the occurrence of a designated event.
     The following table provides additional information about the Company’s 3% convertible notes:
                 
    As of   As of
    December 29, 2007   January 3, 2009
Carrying amount of the equity component
    18,187       18,187  
Principal amount of the liability component
    57,500       57,500  
Unamortized discount of liability component
    10,595       6,574  
Net carrying amount of liability component
    46,905       50,926  
Remaining amortization period of discount
          17 months  
Effective interest rate on liability component
            12.00 %
     The following table provides the components of interest expense for the Company’s 3% convertible notes:

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006     2007     2009  
Amortization of the discount on the liability component
  $ 3,185     $ 3,579     $ 4,021  
Contract interest coupon
    1,725       1,725       1,725  
Amortization of the liability component of the issue costs
    307       331       359  
 
                 
Interest expense
  $ 5,217     $ 5,635     $ 6,105  
 
                 
     The estimated fair market value of the subordinated convertible notes was $40,825 as of January 3, 2009 and $73,241 as of December 29, 2007 based on quoted market prices.
2.5% Convertible Notes due 2027
     In July 2007, the Company completed a private placement of $150,000 of aggregate principal amount of 2.5% subordinated convertible notes due June 1, 2027, raising net proceeds of approximately $145,000, after deducting initial purchaser’s discount and issuance costs. The notes bear interest at 2.5%, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1.
     Holders may convert the notes into shares of the Company’s common stock (or cash or a combination of the Company’s common stock and cash, if the Company so elects) at a conversion rate of 33.3333 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (representing a conversion price of approximately $30.00 per share), subject to adjustment, (i) on or after March 1, 2014 and at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding June 8, 2014, and (ii) on or after March 1, 2027 and at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of June 1, 2027. Additionally, at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding March 1, 2014 and at any time on or after June 8, 2014 and prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding March 1, 2027, holders may convert, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock (or cash or a combination of the Company’s common stock and cash, if the Company so elects) if (i) after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price of the notes was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock and the applicable conversion rate, (ii) after the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2007, if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock for 20 or more trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price in effect for the notes on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events or (iv) if the Company calls the notes for redemption.
     Upon conversion, the Company will have the right to deliver, in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock. At any time on or prior to the 25th scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date, the Company may irrevocably elect to satisfy its conversion obligation by delivering cash for the principal amount of the notes and, if applicable, shares of the Company’s common stock for any amount in excess thereof. If holders elect to convert their notes in connection with certain make whole fundamental changes (as defined in the Indenture governing the Company’s 2.5% notes) that occur on or prior to June 1, 2014, the Company will increase the applicable conversion rate for the notes such that the holders will be entitled to receive up to 7.71 additional shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or cash, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, if the Company so elects) upon conversion. This make-whole adjustment is based on the sale price of the Company’s common stock. No adjustment to the conversion rate will be made if the stock price is less than $24.36 per share or if the stock price exceeds $100.00 per share.
     At any time on or after June 8, 2014, the Company may redeem any of the notes for cash at a redemption price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding, the redemption date. If a fundamental change occurs prior to the maturity of the notes, the holders may require the Company to repurchase all or part of their notes at a repurchase price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, the holders may require the Company to repurchase all or part of their notes for cash on June 1 of 2014, 2017 and 2022, respectively, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued or unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The following table provides additional information about the Company’s 2.5% convertible notes:
                 
    As of   As of
    December 29, 2007   January 3, 2009
Carrying amount of the equity component
    26,783       26,783  
Principal amount of the liability component
    150,000       150,000  
Unamortized discount of liability component
    44,420       38,975  
Net carrying amount of liability component
    105,580       111,025  
Remaining amortization period of discount
          65 months  
Effective interest rate on liability component
            8.60 %
     The following table provides the components of interest expense for the Company’s 2.5% convertible notes:
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007     2009  
Amortization of the discount on the liability component
  $ 2,964     $ 5,445  
Contract interest coupon
    2,188       3,750  
Amortization of the liability component of the issue costs
    243       434  
 
           
Interest expense
  $ 5,395     $ 9,629  
 
           
     The estimated fair market value of the subordinated convertible notes was $68,745 as of January 3, 2009 and $145,260 as of December 29, 2007 based on quoted market prices.
Note Payable
     In fiscal 2004, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into an agreement to purchase a new corporate headquarters in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, together with an option to purchase an additional parcel of land. The purchase price for the building was $17,000. In connection with the purchase of the corporate headquarters, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a $13,000 mortgage note collateralized by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of that subsidiary. The mortgage note bears interest at 6.32% per annum and has a maturity date of July 2014, at which time the Company is required to pay the remaining principal balance of approximately $11,100. The Company, in accordance with the terms of the mortgage note, provided a letter of credit in the amount of $3,000 as additional security and in fiscal 2005 completed initial capital improvements to the building reducing the letter of credit to $1,000 in accordance with the terms of the mortgage note. The Company is required to pledge $1,000 of its cash equivalents as collateral for the letter of credit. This collateral is classified as restricted cash and included in other assets, net on the Consolidating Balance Sheets as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007. The Company recorded interest expense related to the note of $805 for fiscal 2008, $803 for fiscal 2007 and $816 for fiscal 2006. The estimated fair market value of the note payable approximated its carrying value as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007 based on similar instruments.
Capital Lease Obligations
     Certain of the Company’s warehouse equipment and computer hardware have been acquired under capital leases. The capital leases have maturity dates ranging from February 2009 to August 2014 and bear interest at rates ranging from 3.4% to 6.6% per annum. Capital lease obligations were as follows:

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
         
    January 3,  
    2009  
 
       
Gross capital lease obligations
  $ 29,047  
Less: imputed interest
    (4,214 )
 
     
Total present value of future minimum lease payments
    24,833  
Less: current portion
    (4,703 )
 
     
Long-term portion
  $ 20,130  
 
     
Credit Facilities
     In January 2008, the Company obtained a secured revolving credit facility that matures in January 2013 with a syndicate of banks with an initial availability of $75,000. Subject to certain conditions, the credit facility may be increased to $150,000. In May 2008, the Company expanded the credit facility by $15,000 thereby increasing the availability under the credit facility to $90,000. The $90,000 credit facility provides for the issuance of up to $20,000 of letters of credit, which is included in the $90,000 available under the credit facility. The credit facility is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company may elect to have amounts outstanding under the credit facilities bear interest at either a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 0.75% to 1.50%, the prime rate plus an applicable margin of 0.75% to 1.50%, or at the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 0.5%. The applicable margin is determined by the leverage ratio of funded debt to EBITDA, as defined in the credit facility. The Company had no outstanding borrowings and $1,229 of outstanding letters of credit under the secured revolving credit facility as of January 3, 2009.
NOTE 8—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
     The Company is involved in various litigation incidental to its business, including alleged contractual claims, claims relating to infringement of intellectual property rights of third parties, claims relating to the manner in which goods are sold through its integrated platform and claims relating to the Company’s collection of sales taxes in certain states. The Company collects sales taxes for goods owned and sold by it and shipped into certain states. As a result, the Company is subject from time to time to claims from other states alleging that the Company failed to collect and remit sales taxes for sales and shipments of products to customers in states.
     Based on the merits of the cases and/or the amounts claimed, the Company does not believe that any claims are likely to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position or results of operations. The Company may, however incur substantial expenses and devote substantial time to defend these claims whether or not such claims are meritorious. In the event of a determination adverse to the Company, the Company may incur substantial monetary liability and may be required to implement expensive changes in its business practices, enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or begin to collect sales taxes in states in which we previously did not. An adverse determination could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations. Expenditures for legal costs are expensed as incurred.
Operating and Capital Commitments
     The following summarizes the Company’s principal operating and capital commitments as of January 3, 2009:

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                                                         
    Payments due by fiscal year  
    2009     2010     2011     2012     2013     Thereafter     Total  
 
                                                       
Operating lease obligations(1)
  $ 14,881     $ 13,987     $ 10,685     $ 7,358     $ 5,379     $ 13,019     $ 65,309  
Purchase obligations(1)
    86,989       5,953       992                         93,934  
Client revenue share payments(1)
    21,643       27,218       27,683       20,818       8,707       53,850       159,919  
Debt interest(1)
    6,813       5,241       4,509       4,498       4,481       11,374       36,916  
Debt obligations
    399       195       57,709       220       237       161,403       220,163  
Capital lease obligations, including interest(2)
    6,159       5,977       5,925       5,631       3,608       1,747       29,047  
 
                                         
Total
  $ 136,884     $ 58,571     $ 107,503     $ 38,525     $ 22,412     $ 241,393     $ 605,288  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Not required to be recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 3, 2009 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
(2)   Capital lease obligations, excluding interest, are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
     Approximately $1,708 of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities as of January 3, 2009, in accordance with FIN 48, and the Company is uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled; as a result, these obligations are not included in the table above. Changes to these tax contingencies that are reasonably possible in the next 12 months are not expected to be material.
     The Company leases customer contact centers, fulfillment centers, office facilities and certain fixed assets under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense under operating lease agreements was $20,482 for fiscal 2008, $6,400 for fiscal 2007 and $4,602 for fiscal 2006. The increase in rent expense for fiscal 2008 was primarily due to the acquisitions of Accretive, e-Dialog and Zendor. Certain of these leases contain customary renewal and extension provisions.
NOTE 9—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
     Preferred Stock:
     Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the maximum number of authorized shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value, is 5,000,000. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by the Board of Directors, without further action by stockholders, and may include voting rights (including the right to vote as a series on particular matters), preferences as to dividends and liquidation and conversion and redemption rights. No preferred stock was issued or outstanding for fiscal 2008 or fiscal 2007.
     Common Stock:
     Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the maximum number of authorized shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, is 90,000,000.
     Stockholders Right Plan:
     On April 2, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized 95 shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock (“Series A”) and declared a dividend distribution of one right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock to the stockholders of record on the close of business on April 14, 2006. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company a unit consisting of one one-thousandth of a share of Series A, at a price of $85 per unit, subject to adjustment. However, the Rights are not exercisable unless certain events occur, such as a person or group acquiring or obtaining the right to acquire, or making a tender offer or exchange offer for, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (or, in the case of any stockholder that as of April 2, 2006 beneficially owned 19% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, 25.1% or more). Subject to certain exceptions, upon exercise of the Right, each holder

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
of a Right will have the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, or other consideration, having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. Additionally, at certain times, the Company has the right to redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.001 per Right. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement, dated April 2, 2006. The Rights will expire on April 14, 2016, unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement. As of January 3, 2009, no Series A shares were issued or outstanding.
NOTE 10—STOCK AWARDS
     The Company currently maintains the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (“the Plan”) which provides for the grant of equity to certain employees, directors and other persons. As of January 3, 2009, 2,841 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the Plan. The equity awards granted under the Plan generally vest at various times over periods ranging up to five years and have terms of up to ten years after the date of grant, unless the optionee’s service to the Company is interrupted or terminated. Stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) may be granted under the Plan either alone or in tandem with stock options. No SARs have been granted to date under the plan.
Stock Options and Warrants
     The following table summarizes the stock option activity for fiscal 2008:
                                 
                    Weighted    
            Weighted   Average    
    Number of   Average   Remaining   Aggregate
    Shares   Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
    (in thousands)   Price   Life (in years)   Value
Outstanding at December 29, 2007
    4,163     $ 9.94                  
Granted
                           
Exercised
    (121 )   $ 11.01                  
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (13 )   $ 12.87                  
 
                               
 
                               
Outstanding at January 3, 2009
    4,029     $ 9.90       3.70     $ 9,136  
 
                               
Vested and expected to vest at January 3, 2009
    4,029     $ 9.90       3.70     $ 9,136  
 
                               
Exercisable at January 3, 2009
    4,029     $ 9.90       3.70     $ 9,136  
 
                               
     No options were granted in fiscal 2008, fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2006. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $446 for fiscal 2008, $10,461 for fiscal 2007 and $7,504 for fiscal 2006 as determined as of the date of exercise. Cash proceeds from options exercised during fiscal 2008 were $1,329. For fiscal 2008 the Company recognized a stock-based compensation benefit of $30 due to forfeited shares in excess of the Company’s estimated forfeiture rate. The total stock-based compensation cost recognized for stock options was $644 for fiscal 2007 and $1,660 for fiscal 2006.

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The following table summarizes the warrant activity for fiscal 2008:
                                 
                    Weighted    
            Weighted   Average    
    Number of   Average   Remaining   Aggregate
    Shares   Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
    (in thousands)   Price   Life (in years)   Value
Outstanding at December 29, 2007
    230     $ 3.01                  
Granted
        $                  
Exercised
    (8 )   $ 7.63                  
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (7 )   $ 6.96                  
 
                               
 
                               
Outstanding at January 3, 2009
    215     $ 2.72       2.23     $ 1,735  
 
                               
Vested and expected to vest at January 3, 2009
    215     $ 2.72       2.23     $ 1,735  
 
                               
Exercisable at January 3, 2009
    15     $ 5.70       2.01     $ 77  
 
                               
     No warrants were granted or issued by the Company during fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2006. The total intrinsic value of warrants exercised was $65 for fiscal 2008, $0 for fiscal 2007 and $2,281 for fiscal 2006, as determined as of the date of exercise. Cash proceeds from warrants exercised during fiscal 2008 were $56. No warrants were granted by the Company during fiscal 2008, fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2006.
Restricted Stock Units
     The Company also has issued restricted stock units to certain employees. The grant-date fair value of restricted stock units is based on the market price of the stock, and compensation cost is amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period during which employees perform services.
     The following summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for fiscal 2008:
                 
            Weighted
    Number of   Average
    Shares   Grant Date
    (in thousands)   Fair Value
Nonvested shares at December 29, 2007
    1,870     $ 23.40  
Granted
    2,641     $ 14.03  
Vested
    (755 )   $ 12.39  
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (265 )   $ 18.47  
 
               
 
               
Nonvested shares at January 3, 2009
    3,491     $ 19.07  
 
               
     During fiscal 2007, the Company granted to employees 1,095 restricted stock units of the Company’s common stock at a weighted average fair value at grant date of $20.16. During fiscal 2006, the Company granted to employees 949 restricted stock units of the Company’s common stock at a weighted average fair value at grant date of $14.83.
     The total intrinsic value of restricted stock units that vested was $9,349 for fiscal 2008, $4,676 for fiscal 2007 and $1,164 for fiscal 2006. The total stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units was $16,486 for fiscal 2008, $7,314 for fiscal 2007 and $3,450 for fiscal 2006. As of January 3, 2009, there was approximately $31,634 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost, net of forfeitures, related to nonvested stock units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 1.5 years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     During fiscal 2006, the Company accelerated the vesting period of 39 restricted stock units. As a result of that modification, the Company recognized additional stock-based compensation expense of $504.
Restricted Stock Awards
     The Company also has issued restricted stock awards to certain employees. The grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards is based on the market price of the stock, and compensation cost is amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period during which employees perform services.
     During fiscal 2008, the Company granted restricted stock awards for 301 shares of the Company’s common stock at a weighted average fair value at grant date of $16.47. No restricted stock awards were granted during fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2006. As of January 3, 2009, there were 301 shares outstanding.
     During fiscal 2008, five shares vested with a weighted average grant date fair value of $9.51 and an intrinsic value of $77. The total stock-based compensation cost recognized for restricted stock awards was $1,934 for fiscal 2008, $70 for fiscal 2007 and $52 for fiscal 2006. As of January 3, 2009, there was approximately $2,194 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost, net of forfeitures, related to nonvested stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 1.1 years.
NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES
     The income before income taxes and the related benefit from income taxes were as follows:
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006     2007     2009  
Income before income taxes:
                       
Domestic
  $ 6,566     $ (2,982 )   $ (20,588 )
Foreign
    (45 )     (864 )     (9,968 )
 
                 
Total
  $ 6,521     $ (3,846 )   $ (30,556 )
 
                 
Provision for income taxes:
                       
Current:
                       
Federal
  $ 441     $ 64     $ 488  
State
    438       682       1,765  
Foreign
          10        
 
                 
Total Current
  $ 879     $ 756     $ 2,253  
 
                 
Deferred:
                       
Federal
  $ (36,369 )   $ (1,420 )   $ (10,252 )
State
    (2,650 )     (2,223 )     1,339  
Foreign
                (925 )
 
                 
Total Deferred
  $ (39,019 )   $ (3,643 )   $ (9,838 )
 
                 
Total:
                       
Federal
  $ (35,928 )   $ (1,356 )   $ (9,764 )
State
    (2,212 )     (1,541 )     3,104  
Foreign
          10       (925 )
 
                 
Total
  $ (38,140 )   $ (2,887 )   $ (7,585 )
 
                 
     The significant components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009 consisted of the following:

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                 
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007     2009  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Net operating loss carryforwards
  $ 162,532     $ 160,284  
Deferred revenue
    8,073       8,810  
Stock-based compensation
    3,303       5,527  
Investment impairment and losses
    2,902       3,669  
Accrued bonus
          2,758  
Allowance for sales returns
    2,657       2,161  
Alternative minimum tax credits
    1,011       1,674  
Amortization
    3,323       1,401  
Inventory
    1,346       1,264  
Research and development tax credits
    473       1,217  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    684       779  
Accrued expenses
    1,295       713  
Restructuring
    2,096       66  
Other
    714       1,353  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    190,409       191,676  
Valuation allowance
    (121,417 )     (123,491 )
 
           
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
    68,992       68,185  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Property and equipment, net
    (3,110 )     (2,891 )
Amortization of intangibles
    (6,218 )     (17,518 )
Interest on convertible notes
    (22,097 )     (18,355 )
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (31,425 )     (38,764 )
 
           
Net deferred tax asset
  $ 37,567     $ 29,421  
 
           
     As of January 3, 2009, the Company had available federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $430,938, $186,999 and $8,509, respectively, which expire in the years 2009 through 2028. The Company will continue to monitor all available evidence related to its ability to utilize these tax attributes.
     The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows:
         
2009-2015
  $ 20,326  
2016-2021
    386,273  
2022-2028
    219,847  
 
       
 
  $ 626,446  
 
       
     Realization is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred asset, net of its related valuation allowance, will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.
     Until the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, in the opinion of management, the Company was not certain of the realization of its deferred tax assets. Thus, a valuation allowance had been provided against federal and state deferred tax assets. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company evaluated the need for a full valuation allowance and concluded that a portion of the valuation allowance should be reduced. The Company determined that it is more likely than not that it will realize the benefit of a portion of these deferred tax assets. This was based primarily on the Company’s earnings history over the prior three fiscal years as well as expected future taxable income. Each year, the Company updates its earnings history over the prior three years. The Company’s income tax benefit included (increases)/decreases from valuation allowance adjustments of

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
$2,085 for fiscal 2008, ($294) for fiscal 2007 and ($34,599) for fiscal 2006. The valuation allowance increase of $2,085 during fiscal 2008 was predominately as a result of valuation allowances placed on foreign losses.
     The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforward will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, the Company has provided a valuation allowance of approximately $113,925, $4,267 and $2,041 respectively, on the deferred tax asset relating to these net operating loss carryforwards as of January 3, 2009. If or when recognized, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets at January 3, 2009 will be accounted for as follows: approximately $112,675 will be recognized as a reduction of income tax expense and $7,558 will be recorded as an increase in equity. In fiscal 2008, the Company allocated tax benefits of $225 directly to goodwill for the utilization of certain state net operating losses from acquisitions, which were previously offset with a valuation allowance. Additionally, there is a valuation allowance on capital losses of $3,030 and on state credits of $229 as of January 3, 2009.
     As defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 382”), generally, upon a change of control, a company is subject to limitations on its ability to use its pre-change of control net operating losses and certain built-in losses and deductions to offset taxable income in future years. This limitation also applies to subsidiaries’ net operating losses acquired as a result of an acquisition. The amount of pre-change of control net operating losses that can be utilized in any post-change of control tax year is limited to the product of the value of the company immediately before the change of control, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt interest rate that is published by the Internal Revenue Service, in effect at the time the change of control occurs (“Section 382 Limitation”). Any portion of these limited net operating losses not used in a particular year may be carried to subsequent years until such time as another change of control occurs or the net operating losses expire unused (based on the original expiration date). There is no limitation, under Section 382, on the use of post-change of control net operating losses unless another change of control occurs at which point the pre-change of control Section 382 Limitation amount would either remain the same, or be reduced if the company’s value had declined since the previous change of control. The Company has in previous years incurred a change of control as well as acquired net operating losses in subsidiary acquisitions. The Company has federal net operating losses of approximately $231,469 which will expire as a result of the Section 382 Limitation regardless of the amount of future taxable income and thus has a full valuation allowance recorded against this deferred tax asset.
     Prior to fiscal 2009, the reversal valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets acquired in an acquisition reduced goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets. Effective with fiscal 2009, SFAS 141(R) requires the reversal of these valuation allowances to be recorded as a credit to tax expense.
     In fiscal 2008, there was a deficit in tax benefit generated from stock-based compensation under SFAS 123(R) that increased taxable income. The tax deficit decreased additional paid-in capital by $919. In fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, there was an excess tax benefit generated from stock-based compensation under SFAS 123(R) that was utilized to offset taxable income. The tax benefit from this deduction increased additional paid-in capital by $4,537 and $2,679, respectively.
     Included in the net operating loss deferred tax asset above is approximately $7,558 of the federal net operating loss carryforwards attributable to excess stock option deductions. Due to the provisions of SFAS 123(R) concerning the timing of tax benefits related to excess stock deductions that can be credited to additional paid in capital, the related valuation allowance cannot be reversed, even if the facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset can be realized. The valuation allowance will only be reversed as the related deferred asset is applied to reduce taxes payable. The Company follows tax law ordering to determine when such net operating loss has been realized.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The differences between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate are provided in the following reconciliation:
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended
    December 30,   December 29,   January 3,
    2006   2007   2009
Statutory federal income tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
                       
Foreign statutory rates differing from U.S. statutory rate
    0.0 %     0.0 %     (1.9 %)
Valuation allowance
    (530.6 %)     7.7 %     (6.8 %)
State taxes
    (24.1 %)     31.1 %     (1.0 %)
Effect of federal rate change
    (69.2 %)     0.0 %     0.0 %
Other
    4.0 %     1.3 %     (0.5 %)
 
                       
Effective income tax rate
    (584.9 %)     75.1 %     24.8 %
 
                       
     The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating its tax positions and determining its provision for income taxes.
     During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Company establishes reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. These reserves are established when the Company believes that certain positions might be challenged despite the Company’s belief that its tax return positions are fully supportable. The Company adjusts these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the outcome of tax audit. The provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate. The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on December 31, 2006, the first day of fiscal 2007. The impact of the adoption did not increase or decrease the Company’s liability for unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
                 
    December 29,     January 3,  
    2007     2009  
Balance at the beginning of the fiscal year
  $ 437     $ 1,014  
Gross increases for tax positions related to prior years
    281       112  
Gross increases acquired in acquisitions
          347  
Gross increases for tax positions related to current year
    351       290  
Gross decreases for tax positions related to prior years
    (28 )     (55 )
Gross decreases as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations
    (27 )      
 
           
Balance at the end of the fiscal year
  $ 1,014     $ 1,708  
 
           
     As of January 3, 2009, changes to the Company’s tax contingencies that are reasonably possible in the next 12 months are $300. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate were $1,014 as of December 29, 2007 and $1,708 as of January 3, 2009. Unrecognized tax benefits related to the opening balance sheet of acquired companies was $347.
     The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to the Company’s tax contingencies in income tax expense. The total amount of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions and recognized in the statement of earnings for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 was $83 and $44, respectively. The total amount of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions and recognized in the balance sheet was $152 as of January 3, 2009, and $70 as of December 29, 2007.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The Company is not currently undergoing any income tax audits nor has it been notified of any pending audits. For U.S. federal income taxes, the statute of limitations has expired through fiscal year 2004. The Internal Revenue Service can not assess additional taxes for closed years, but can adjust the net operating loss carryforward generated in those closed years until the statute of limitations for the year the net operating loss is utilized has expired.
     The Company does not provide for U.S. taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries since the Company intends to invest such undistributed earnings indefinitely outside of the U.S. If such amounts were repatriated, the amount of U.S. income taxes would be immaterial.
NOTE 12—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
     Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for all periods have been computed in accordance with SFAS 128. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the fiscal year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the fiscal year including the dilutive effect of (i) stock awards as determined under the treasury stock method, and (ii) convertible debt instruments as determined under the if-converted method.
     The amounts used in calculating income per share data are as follows:
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006     2007     2009  
 
                       
Net income (loss) for basic earnings per share
  $ 44,929     $ (959 )   $ (22,971 )
Effect of convertible notes
    2,493              
 
                 
Net income (loss) as adjusted for diluted earnings per share
  $ 47,422     $ (959 )   $ (22,971 )
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    45,174       46,433       47,347  
 
                 
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per common share — basic
  $ 0.99     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                 
 
                       
Dilutive effect of stock units and awards
    165              
Dilutive effect of stock options and warrants
    2,056              
Dilutive effect of convertible notes
    3,229              
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    50,624       46,433       47,347  
 
                 
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted
  $ 0.94     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.49 )
 
                 
     The following is a summary of the securities outstanding during the respective periods that have been excluded from the calculations because the effect on net income per share would have been anti-dilutive:
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended
    December 30,   December 29,   January 3,
    2006   2007   2009
Stock units and awards
    17       1,875       3,792  
Stock options and warrants
    689       4,393       4,244  
Convertible notes
          5,715       8,229  
 
                       
 
    706       11,983       16,265  
 
                       

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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE 13—MAJOR SUPPLIERS/ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY
     The Company purchased inventory from two suppliers amounting to $39,788 or 16.8% and $29,989 or 12.7% of total inventory purchased during fiscal 2008 and $44,201 or 18.0% and $31,288 or 12.7% of total inventory purchased during fiscal 2007, and from one supplier amounting to $81,331 or 28.6% of total inventory purchased during fiscal 2006.
     For fiscal 2008, sales to customers through one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 11.5% of its net revenues, sales through another one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 11.5% of the Company’s net revenues, and sales through the Company’s top five client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 38.0% of the Company’s net revenues.
     For fiscal 2007, sales to customers through one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 13.2% of its net revenues, sales through another one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 11.9% of the Company’s net revenues, and sales through the Company’s top five client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 45.3% of the Company’s net revenues.
     For fiscal 2006, sales to customers through one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 14.9% of its net revenues, sales through another one of the Company’s client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 13.9% of the Company’s net revenues, and sales through the Company’s top five client’s e-commerce businesses accounted for 52.9% of the Company’s net revenues.
     No other supplier amounted to more than 10% of total inventory purchased for any period presented, nor did any one customer account for more than 10% of net revenues for any period presented.
NOTE 14—SEGMENT INFORMATION
     At the end of fiscal 2007, the Company had one reportable segment: e-commerce services. Due to the acquisition of e-Dialog in February 2008, the Company changed the way the business is managed and evaluated the impact on segment reporting and determined that its business now consists of two reportable segments: e-commerce services and interactive marketing services. Segment reporting is reflected for all periods presented, and prior period information is presented in a manner that is consistent with the current period segment reporting.
     For e-commerce services, the Company delivers customized solutions to its clients through an integrated platform which is comprised of three components: technology, fulfillment and customer care. The Company offers each of the platform’s components on a modular basis, or as part of an integrated, end-to-end solution. For interactive marketing services, the Company offers online marketing and advertising, user experience and design, studio and e-mail marketing services.
     The Company manages its segments based on an internal management reporting process that provides segment revenue and segment operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense for determining financial decisions and allocating resources. The Company believes that segment operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense is an appropriate measure of evaluating the operational performance of the Company’s segments. The Company uses this financial measure for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate segment performance. It is also used for planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, income from operations or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
     The Company manages its working capital on a consolidated basis and does not allocate long-lived assets to segments. In addition, segment assets are not reported to, or used by, the Company and therefore, pursuant to SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” total segment assets have not been disclosed.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The following table’s present summarized information by segment:
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2006  
    E-Commerce     Interactive     Intersegment        
    Services     Marketing Services     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net revenues
  $ 600,732     $ 18,968     $ (10,147 )   $ 609,553  
Costs and expenses before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    563,963       17,215       (10,147 )     571,031  
 
                       
Operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    36,769       1,753             38,522  
Depreciation and amortization
                            21,297  
Stock-based compensation expense
                            7,788  
 
                             
Income from operations
                            9,437  
 
                               
Interest expense
                            6,081  
Interest income
                            (6,075 )
Other expense, net
                            37  
Loss on sale of marketable securities
                            2,873  
 
                             
Income before income taxes
                          $ 6,521  
 
                             
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2007  
    E-Commerce     Interactive     Intersegment        
    Services     Marketing Services     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net revenues
  $ 737,832     $ 26,894     $ (14,769 )   $ 749,957  
Costs and expenses before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    691,749       22,279       (14,769 )     699,259  
 
                       
Operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    46,083       4,615             50,698  
Depreciation and amortization
                            37,337  
Stock-based compensation expense
                            9,042  
 
                             
Income from operations
                            4,319  
Interest expense
                            12,191  
Interest income
                            (9,270 )
Other expense, net
                            237  
Loss on sale of marketable securities
                            5,007  
 
                             
Loss before income taxes
                          $ (3,846 )
 
                             
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 2009
    E-Commerce     Interactive     Intersegment        
    Services     Marketing Services     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net revenues
  $ 900,040     $ 84,508     $ (17,622 )   $ 966,926  
Costs and expenses before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    837,648       69,604       (17,622 )     889,630  
 
                       
Operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense
    62,392       14,904             77,296  
Depreciation and amortization
                            68,153  
Stock-based compensation expense
                            19,403  
 
                             
Loss from operations
                            (10,260 )
 
                               
Interest expense
                            18,841  
Interest income
                            (1,772 )
Other expense, net
                            1,562  
Impairment of equity investments
                            1,665  
 
                             
Loss before income taxes
                          $ (30,556 )
 
                             

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The Company has two product groups and one service group. The two product groups consist of the sale of general merchandise and freight revenue, which collectively represents the Company’s net revenues from product sales. The following table represents net revenues attributable to the Company’s product and service groups:
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 30,     December 29,     January 3,  
    2006     2007     2009  
Product groupings:
                       
General merchandise
  $ 401,933     $ 429,324     $ 456,886  
Freight
    59,250       82,870       120,187  
 
                       
Service fees
    148,370       237,763       389,853  
 
                 
 
                       
Total net revenues
  $ 609,553     $ 749,957     $ 966,926  
 
                 
     The Company’s operations are substantially within the United States.
NOTE 15—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
     On October 17, 2008, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Linens Holding Co. (“Linens”) and Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. (“HCC”), pursuant to which HCC and the Company would act jointly as agent for Linens to liquidate, on the LNT.com Web store, certain inventory owned by Linens located at one of the Company’s fulfillment centers. On October 16, 2008 the Company and HCC entered into a letter agreement outlining the terms of their joint agency with respect to the merchandise, pursuant to which the Company would receive a percentage of the sales price of the merchandise for performing all services necessary to take orders, process and ship the merchandise. M. Jeffrey Branman, one of the Company’s directors, serves as Managing Director of Hilco Consumer Capital, LLC, the managing partner of HCC. The Company recognized net revenues of $6,617 during fiscal 2008 on sales of merchandise pursuant to the agency arrangement between the Company, HCC and Linens. The percentage of the sales price earned by the Company under these letter agreements is comparable to the percentage of the sales price earned by the Company under its e-commerce agreement with Linens prior to its liquidation.
     As of March 9, 2009, Liberty Media Corporation, through its subsidiary QVC, Inc., and QVC’s affiliate QK Holdings, Inc., beneficially owned approximately 19.2% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. On June 15, 2006, QK Holdings, Inc. exercised a warrant to purchase 300 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Company received $1,800 in proceeds from the exercise of the warrants. On April 13, 2007, the Company entered into an E-Commerce Distribution Agreement with QVC, Inc. (the “New QVC Agreement”) that replaced its existing agreement with iQVC, a division of QVC (the “Old QVC Agreement”), under which the Company provided technology, procurement and fulfillment services for QVC, including selling sporting goods, recreational and/or fitness related equipment and related products, apparel and footwear to QVC for resale through the QVC Web site. Under the New QVC Agreement the Company provides procurement and fulfillment services for QVC, including selling sporting goods, recreational and/or fitness related equipment and related products, apparel and footwear to QVC for resale through the QVC Web site. The terms of these sales are comparable to those with other similar clients.
     On May 11, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with QVC, Inc. (the “QVC NFL Agreement”), pursuant to which GSI makes NFL licensed merchandise available to QVC for QVC to sell both on its website and on live direct response television programs. GSI will be the exclusive provider of NFL licensed merchandise to QVC, subject to limited exceptions, and the GSI fulfillment network will fulfill product orders received from QVC’s website and the QVC live direct response programs.
     The Company recognized net revenues of $8,504 during fiscal 2008, $7,809 during fiscal 2007 and $843 during fiscal 2006 on sales to QVC under these agreements.

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTE 16—QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
     The following tables contain selected unaudited Statement of Operations information for each quarter of fiscal 2007 and 2008. The Company believes that the following information reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. See Note 17, Financial Statement Correction of Misstatement and Retrospective Application of FSP APB 14-1, for detail regarding the correction of the unaudited quarterly results.
                                                                 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2007
    First Quarter   Sceond Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter
    As           As           As           As    
    Previously   As   Previously   As   Previously   As   Previously   As
    Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected
Net revenues
  $ 146,283     $ 146,283     $ 131,264     $ 131,264     $ 137,285     $ 137,285     $ 335,125     $ 335,125  
Gross profit(1)
  $ 69,481     $ 69,481     $ 65,482     $ 65,482     $ 72,027     $ 72,027     $ 186,426     $ 186,426  
Net income (loss)
  $ (2,345 )   $ (3,176 )   $ (5,033 )   $ (5,750 )   $ (6,086 )   $ (7,347 )   $ 16,503     $ 15,314  
Income (loss) per share — basic(2)
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.12 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.16 )   $ 0.35     $ 0.33  
Income (loss) per share — diluted(2)
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.12 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.16 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.31  
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    45,999       45,999       46,391       46,391       46,567       46,567       46,774       46,774  
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    45,999       45,999       46,391       46,391       46,567       46,567       57,432       57,432  
                                                                 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 2009
    First Quarter   Sceond Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter
    As           As           As           As    
    Previously   As   Previously   As   Previously   As   Previously   As
    Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected   Presented   Corrected
Net revenues
  $ 195,543     $ 195,543     $ 193,209     $ 193,209     $ 186,794     $ 186,794     $ 391,380     $ 391,380  
Gross profit(1)
  $ 110,126     $ 110,126     $ 114,765     $ 114,765     $ 113,705     $ 113,705     $ 223,076     $ 223,076  
Net income (loss)
  $ (9,565 )   $ (11,498 )   $ (18,960 )   $ (20,347 )   $ (12,839 )   $ (14,195 )   $ 24,441     $ 23,069  
Income (loss) per share — basic(2)
  $ (0.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (0.43 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.30 )   $ 0.51     $ 0.48  
Income (loss) per share — diluted(2)
  $ (0.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (0.43 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.30 )   $ 0.45     $ 0.45  
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    46,924       46,924       47,364       47,364       47,488       47,488       47,595       47,595  
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    46,924       46,924       47,364       47,364       47,488       47,488       56,729       56,729  
 
(1)   Gross profit equals net revenues less cost of revenues from product sales.
 
(2)   The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per share amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.
NOTE 17—FINANCIAL STATEMENT CORRECTION OF MISSTATEMENT AND RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION OF FSP APB 14-1
     The consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of FSP APB 14-1 for all periods presented. See Recent Accounting Pronouncements in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 7, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility for more information regarding the Company’s adoption of FSP APB 14-1.

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GSI COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
     The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures, in accordance with SFAS 123(R). SFAS 123(R), requires that the amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of grant date value of the award that has vested at that date. Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s fiscal 2008 financial statements, the Company discovered a computational error in the software used by the Company to calculate the stock-based compensation expense whereby the expense recognized for each vested portion of the award was less than the grant date fair value of that vested portion of the award. As a result of this error, which commenced in fiscal 2006 with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation expense for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 was understated by $210, $623 and $1,248, respectively. See the tables below for more information on the impact of this misstatement on the Company’s financial statements.
     [In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 99, “Materiality,” and SAB 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” the Company evaluated the materiality of the misstatement from qualitative and quantitative perspectives, and concluded that the misstatement was immaterial to fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008.]
     The following tables reflect the impact of the retrospective application of FSP APB 14-1 and the correction of the stock-based compensation misstatement on the Company’s (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, and (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 
            Effect of           As Retrospectively
    As Originally   Retrospective   Effect of   Adjusted and
    Reported   Application   Misstatement   Corrected
    As of December 29, 2007
Assets
                               
Long-term deferred tax assets
  $ 45,234     $ (22,098 )   $ 317     $ 23,453  
Other assets
    22,737       (1,755 )           20,982  
Total assets
    693,640       (23,853 )     317       670,104  
Liabilities
                               
Convertible notes
    207,500       (55,015 )           152,485  
Total liabilities
    444,219       (55,015 )           389,204  
Stockholders’ Equity
                               
Additional paid in capital
    366,400       44,970       833       412,203  
Accumulated deficit
    (117,291 )     (13,808 )     (516 )     (131,615 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    249,421       31,162       317       280,900  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
    693,640       (23,853 )     317       670,104  
                                 
    As of January 3, 2009
Assets
                               
Long-term deferred tax assets
  $ 28,862     $ (18,357 )   $ 791     $ 11,296  
Other assets
    18,473       (1,305 )           17,168  
Total assets
    734,896       (19,662 )     791       716,025  
Liabilities
                               
Convertible notes
    207,500       (45,549 )           161,951  
Total liabilities
    487,078       (45,549 )           441,529  
Stockholders’ Equity
                               
Additional paid in capital
    383,883       44,969       2,081       430,933  
Accumulated deficit
    (134,214 )     (19,082 )     (1,290 )     (154,586 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    247,818       25,887       791       274,496  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
    734,896       (19,662 )     791       716,025  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Statement of Operations
                                 
            Effect of           As Retrospectively
    As Originally   Retrospective   Effect of   Adjusted and
    Reported   Application   Misstatement   Corrected
    Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2006
Account management and operations
  $ 117,260     $     $ 44     $ 117,304  
Product development
    45,375             52       45,427  
General and administrative
    36,062             114       36,176  
Total costs and expenses
    599,906             210       600,116  
Income from operations
    9,647             (210 )     9,437  
Interest expense
    3,107       2,974             6,081  
Total other (income) expense
    (58 )     2,974             2,916  
Income before income taxes
    9,705       (2,974 )     (210 )     6,521  
Benefit for income taxes
    (43,728 )     5,668       (80 )     (38,140 )
Net income before cumulative change in accounting principle
    53,433       (8,642 )     (130 )     44,661  
Net income
    53,701       (8,642 )     (130 )     44,929  
Basic earnings per share
    1.19       (0.20 )           0.99  
Diluted earnings per share
    1.10       (0.16 )           0.94  
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2007
Account management and operations
  $ 177,333     $     $ 140     $ 177,473  
Product development
    65,898             134       66,032  
General and administrative
    43,333             349       43,682  
Total costs and expenses
    745,015             623       745,638  
Income from operations
    4,942             (623 )     4,319  
Interest expense
    6,016       6,175             12,191  
Total other expense
    1,990       6,175             8,165  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    2,952       (6,175 )     (623 )     (3,846 )
Benefit for income taxes
    (87 )     (2,563 )     (237 )     (2,887 )
Net income (loss)
    3,039       (3,612 )     (386 )     (959 )
Basic earnings (loss) per share
    0.07       (0.08 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
    0.06       (0.07 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 2009
Account management and operations
  $ 259,929     $     $ 396     $ 260,325  
Product development
    103,988             220       104,208  
General and administrative
    68,332             632       68,964  
Total costs and expenses
    975,938             1,248       977,186  
Loss from operations
    (9,012 )           (1,248 )     (10,260 )
Interest expense
    9,826       9,015             18,841  
Total other expense
    11,281       9,015             20,296  
Loss before income taxes
    (20,293 )     (9,015 )     (1,248 )     (30,556 )
Benefit for income taxes
    (3,370 )     (3,740 )     (475 )     (7,585 )
Net loss
    (16,923 )     (5,275 )     (773 )     (22,971 )
Basic and diluted loss per share
    (0.36 )     (0.11 )     (0.02 )     (0.49 )

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                                 
            Effect of           As Retrospectively
    As Originally   Retrospective   Effect of   Adjusted and
    Reported   Application   Misstatement   Corrected
    Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2006
Net income (loss)
  $ 53,701     $ (8,642 )   $ (130 )   $ 44,929  
Amortization of discount on convertible notes
          3,185             3,185  
Stock-based compensation
    7,578             210       7,788  
Deferred income taxes
    (44,404 )     5,668       (80 )     (38,816 )
Other assets, net
    (2,256 )     (211 )           (2,467 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    66,077                   66,077  
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2007
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,039     $ (3,612 )   $ (386 )   $ (959 )
Amortization of discount on convertible notes
          6,542             6,542  
Stock-based compensation
    8,419             623       9,042  
Deferred income taxes
    (505 )     (2,563 )     (237 )     (3,305 )
Other assets, net
    1,106       (367 )           739  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    58,134                   58,134  
                                 
    Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 2009
Net loss
  $ (16,923 )   $ (5,275 )   $ (773 )   $ (22,971 )
Amortization of discount on convertible notes
          9,462             9,462  
Stock-based compensation
    18,155             1,248       19,403  
Deferred income taxes
    (3,507 )     (3,740 )     (475 )     (7,722 )
Other assets, net
    2,171       (447 )           1,724  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    95,969                   95,969  
     The Company’s financial statements for fiscal 2005 were also adjusted due to the retrospective application of FSP APB 14-1 and a cumulative adjustment of $16,663 was included in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity.
NOTE 18—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
     On January 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Termination Agreement to terminate the October 5, 2008 Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Innotrac Corporation, a Duluth, GA-based e-commerce fulfillment and customer care services provider. The parties mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement based on current prevailing market valuations. Neither party has any financial obligation to the other party as a result of the termination. The Company has approximately $1,300 of deferred acquisition costs included in other assets in the Consolidate Balance Sheet as of January 3, 2009, that will be expensed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
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EX-99.4 7 w75074exv99w4.htm EX-99.4 exv99w4
Exhibit 99.4
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                 
    Balance at   Charged to            
    Beginning of   Costs and           Balance at End
    Year   Expenses   Deductions*   of Year
    (In thousands)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
                               
Fiscal Year 2006
  $ 727     $ 2,456     $ (2,105 )   $ 1,078  
Fiscal Year 2007
  $ 1,078     $ 3,341     $ (2,586 )   $ 1,833  
Fiscal Year 2008
  $ 1,833     $ 5,475     $ (4,561 )   $ 2,747  
 
*   Deductions include write offs
                                 
    Balance at   Charged   Charged    
    Beginning of   (Credited) to   (Credited) to   Balance at End
    Year   Expense   Goodwill   of Year
    (In thousands)
Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets
                               
Fiscal Year 2006
  $ 162,576     $ (47,195 )   $     $ 115,381  
Fiscal Year 2007
  $ 115,381     $ (1,846 )   $ 7,882     $ 121,417  
Fiscal Year 2008
  $ 121,417     $ 2,463     $ (389 )   $ 123,491  
     All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto or is not applicable or required.

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