EX-99 9 b412741_ex99.htm EXHIBIT 99 Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups
Exhibit 99
 
UNITED RETAIL GROUP, INC.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR EACH OF THE THREE FISCAL YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 28, 2006
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
 
Additions
Charged to
Income
 
Adjustments
and / or
Deductions
 
Balance at
End of
Period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales returns
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 28, 2006
 
$
593
 
$
3,305
 
$
(3,070
)
$
828
 
January 29, 2005
 
$
612
 
$
2,468
 
$
(2,487
)
$
593
 
January 31, 2004
 
$
114
 
$
1,522
 
$
(1,024
)
$
612
 
Inventory valuation allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 28, 2006
 
$
828
 
$
2,949
 
$
(2,287
)
$
1,490
 
January 29, 2005
 
$
982
 
$
2,589
 
$
(2,743
)
$
828
 
January 31, 2004
 
$
1,543
 
$
2,448
 
$
(3,009
)
$
982
 
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
on
Financial Statement Schedule

To the Board of Directors
of United Retail Group, Inc.:
 
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated April 27, 2005, (which report and consolidated financial statements appear in Item 8 of this Form 10-K), also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
 
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
April 27, 2005