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      INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c) OF THE SECURITIES
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B O B B I E  B R O O K S,  I N C O R P O R A T E D

3830 Kelley Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio  44114




NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS





        Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Meeting") of Bobbie Brooks, Incorporated (the "Company") will be held
at the Ramada Inn, I-295 and Route 13 North, New Castle, Delaware 19720
on June 29, 1995, at 11:30 A.M. Eastern Time to consider and act upon
the following:

                1.      Election of a Board of Directors to serve until the next
        Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly
        elected and qualified.

                2.      Such other matters as may properly come before the
        Meeting.

        Stockholders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of
business on May 17, 1995, the record date fixed by the Board of
Directors, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or at any
adjournment thereof.

                                              By Order of the Board of Directors


                                              Stephen R. Kalette
                                              Secretary


Cleveland, Ohio
May 22, 1995





SEE INFORMATION STATEMENT ENCLOSED

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B O B B I E  B R O O K S,  I N C O R P O R A T E D

3830 Kelley Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio  44114



INFORMATION STATEMENT



ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
June 29, 1995

                                                                    May 22, 1995

Matters to be Considered at the Meeting

        This Information Statement is furnished by Bobbie Brooks, Incorporated,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held June 29, 1995, and at all adjournments thereof (the "Meeting"), for
the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.  The Company's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1994
is being mailed together with this Information Statement on or about May 22,
1995.  Stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 17, 1995 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting.

        The only business which the Board of Directors intends to present or
knows that others will present at the Meeting is as set forth in the attached
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Voting

        Holders of record at the close of business on the Record Date of the
Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
("Common Stock"), will be entitled to one vote for each share held.  As of the
record date, the Company had 4,932,400 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

        A stockholder who has indicated his intention to vote for the three
nominees for the Board of Directors named herein beneficially owns shares
entitled to over 90% of all possible votes in such election, thereby assuring
election of the three nominees.



WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

        The following table sets forth as of the record date (a) the number of
shares of the Company's Common Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by each
Director of the Company and by all Directors and officers as a group, and (b)
the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock held by each person who was
known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the Company's Common
Stock:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Amount and Nature                Percent of
Name of Holder (1)         of Beneficial Ownership(2)       Outstanding Shares
<S>                             <C>                           <C>
Robert H. Kanner                4,480,086 (3)                     90.1
Stephen R. Kalette                  1,000 (3)                 Less than 1%
Stanley R. Browne                      -- (3)                       --
William A. Dillingham(4)              500                     Less than 1%
Leo L. Matthews(5)                     --                           --
Harold L. Inlow                     9,000                     Less than 1%
All Directors and executive
  officers as a group
  (6 in number)                 4,481,086 (3)                     90.1

<FN>
(1)     Addresses are 3830 Kelley Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 for all named
persons.

(2)     Each owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares beneficially owned by him unless otherwise stated.

(3)     Pubco Corporation ("Pubco") owns 4,466,640 shares of Common Stock of
record.  Mr. Browne, Mr. Kanner and Mr. Kalette are Directors and Mr.
Kanner and Mr. Kalette are executive officers of Pubco and by such
positions may be deemed to affect control of the Company.  Mr. Kanner
is Pubco's largest stockholder and is entitled to exercise
approximately 85% of the voting power of all Pubco common shares.  As
a consequence, Mr. Kanner may be deemed to have shared voting power
with Pubco over 4,466,640 shares of Common Stock of the Company.  In
addition, the number shown in the above table includes  13,446 shares
owned by Mr. Kanner as custodian for his children and as to which
shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(4)     Mr. Dillingham owns 1000 shares (less than 1%) of the Common Stock of
the Company's 40% owned Aspen Imaging subsidiary.

(5)     Mr. Matthews owns approximately 3.6% of the Common Stock of the
Company's 85% owned Allied Construction Products subsidiary.
</TABLE>


ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        Three Directors are to be elected for the ensuing year to hold office
until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors
are elected and shall qualify.  All nominees were elected to the Board of
Directors at the 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the election of
Directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect.


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Information Concerning Nominees

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Age and Position                  Principal Occupation
with the Company                        During Last Five Years
<S>                     <C>
Stanley R. Browne       Independent business consultant since April, 1985;
  71, Director since    for more than five years prior to that date,
  1987                  Washington (DC) Counsel, Legal Department, of E. I.
                        duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington,
                        Delaware; Director of Pubco since 1979.

Stephen R. Kalette      Executive officer of the Company since October,
  45, Director since    1985; Director and executive officer of Pubco since
  1985, Vice President, December, 1993, currently serving as its Vice
  Administration,       President, Administration, General Counsel and
  General Counsel,      Secretary.  Also a Director of Aspen Imaging
  Secretary             International, Inc. ("Aspen"), a manufacturer of
                        ribbons, toner and other supplies for computer
                        printing devices, 41% of the capital stock of which
                        is owned by the Company.

Robert H. Kanner        Executive officer of the Company since October,
  47, Director since    1985; Director and executive officer of Pubco
  1985, Chairman,       since December, 1983, currently serving as its
  President & CEO,      Chairman, President & CEO, and Chief Financial
  Chief Financial       Officer.  Also a Director of Aspen, Riser Foods,
  Officer               Inc., a grocery wholesaler and retailer, and
                        CleveTrust Realty Investors, which invests in real
                        estate.
</TABLE>

Board of Directors

        The Board of Directors establishes broad corporate policies which are
carried out by the officers of the Company who are responsible for day-to-day
operations.  In 1994, the Board held two meetings and took action by unanimous
written consent on three other occasions.  No Director was absent during the
year from any of the meetings of the Board of Directors or of any of the
committees of the Board on which he served.

Committees of the Board of Directors

        The Company has a standing Audit Committee.

        The Audit Committee, which met once in 1994, consists of the Director
not otherwise employed by the Company.  The Audit Committee (i) reviews the
internal controls of the Company and its financial reporting; (ii) meets with
the Treasurer and such other officers as it, from time to time, deems
necessary; (iii) meets with the Company's independent public accountants and
reviews the scope and results of auditing procedures, the degree of such
auditors' independence, audit and non-audit fees charged by such accountants,
and the adequacy of the Company's internal accounting controls; and (iv)
recommends to the Board the appointment of the independent accountants.

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Compensation of Directors

        The Company pays its outside Directors an annual fee of $15,000, payable
monthly.  The Company also reimburses its Directors for any expense reasonably
incurred while performing services for the Company.  Directors who are
employees of the Company or otherwise receive compensation from the Company do
not receive any fee for acting as Directors of the Company.

Other Executive Officers

        William A. Dillingham, age 52, has been President of Buckeye for more
than the past five years.

        Leo L. Matthews, age 55, has been President of the Company's Allied
Construction Products subsidiary since it was acquired in March, 1993.
Between 1987 and 1993, Mr. Matthews provided consulting services in strategic
planning, marketing, management and finance.

        Harold L. Inlow, age 61, had been the President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company's former retail subsidiary until its closure in 1994.

Certain Transactions

        On January 1, 1994, Pubco transferred to the Company the business of
Buckeye Business Products, Inc. ("Buckeye"), which manufactures and nationally
markets, primarily to end users, computer data processing supplies, including
computer ribbons, laser toner, ink jet cartridges, magnetic media and computer
paper, using an in-house telemarketing staff, in exchange for 194,600 shares
of newly-created Preferred Stock of the Company with a face value of $100 per
share.  Immediately prior thereto, Buckeye had been merged into a subsidiary
of Pubco and Mr. Kanner, Buckeye's sole stockholder, had received 1,820,724
newly issued shares of Pubco Common Stock and 70,000 shares of new-created
Pubco Preferred Stock with a face value of $100 per share in such merger.
Buckeye is also the owner of approximately 41% of the capital stock of
Aspen.

        The Company leases 306,650 square feet of a general purpose 312,000
square foot building in Cleveland, Ohio (the "Building") on a triple net basis.
The premises are used for executive and administrative facilities, Buckeye's
manufacturing and administrative operations and Allied's manufacturing and
administrative operations.  The Company subleases a portion of the building to
an unrelated party.  The annual rental for the Building is approximately
$537,700.  The Partnership that owns the Building is 80% owned and controlled
by Mr. Kanner.  Mr. Dillingham, Mr. Kalette and five other individuals have a
minority interest in the Partnership.

        At December 31, 1994, the Company owed Mr. Kanner $1,910,000, with
interest at 2% above the base lending rate charged by the Company's lending
bank, as the result of loans made by Mr. Kanner to Buckeye during 1993.  This
loan was repaid in April, 1995.

        Pubco owed the Company $1,167,000 at December 31, 1994 and $1,408,000 at
April 1, 1995, primarily on account of Pubco's share of management services
provided by the Company.  Unpaid amounts currently bear interest at a rate
equal to the base lending rate charged by the Company's lending bank.

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MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION


Summary Compensation Table


        The following table discloses compensation paid or accrued, during each
of the Company's last three fiscal years, to the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and to its other executive officers.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Long-Term Compensation
                                    Annual Compensation                   Awards        Payouts
      Name and                                     Other Annual    Restricted            LTIP     All Other
      Principal                             Bonus  Compensation      Stock     Options  Payouts  Compensation
      Position           Year  Salary($)     ($)       ($)         Awards ($)  SARs(#)   ($)         ($)
<S>                      <C>   <C>           <C>     <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>     <C>
Robert H. Kanner(1)
        Chairman, CEO,   1994  $425,000      ---     $56,145(2)       ---       ---      ---     $190,420(3,4)
        President &      1993   425,000      ---      49,987          ---       ---      ---       92,108
        CFO              1992   425,000      ---      42,666          ---       ---      ---       94,924

Stephen R. Kalette
        VP-Admin.,       1994  $270,000      ---     $22,958(5)       ---       ---      ---     $ 35,640(4)
        General Counsel  1993   270,000      ---      23,761          ---       ---      ---       35,492
        & Secretary      1992   270,000      ---      23,634          ---       ---      ---       36,120

William A. Dillingham(6)
        President of     1994  $450,000      ---     $ 6,005(6)       ---       ---      ---     $ 30,000(7)
        Buckeye Division 1993  $450,000      ---       6,504          ---       ---      ---       30,000
                         1992  $450,000      ---       8,606          ---       ---      ---       30,000

Leo L. Matthews(8)
        President of     1994  $120,000   $ 22,000   $ 6,314(9)       ---       ---      ---     $  3,600(10)
        Allied           1993  $100,000   $ 20,000       912          ---       ---      ---

Harold L. Inlow(11)
        President & COO  1994  $225,000   $123,333   $24,208(12)      ---       ---      ---         ---
        of Retail        1993   225,000    120,140    26,624          ---       ---      ---         ---
        Subsidiary       1992   225,000     39,966    28,901          ---       ---      ---         ---


<FN>
(1)             Mr. Kanner deferred his entire Salary for each of the years
reported under the terms of deferred compensation plans established for his
benefit.  The amounts reported for each year are the amounts deferred for that
year.  As compensation is earned by Mr. Kanner, it is paid by the Company to
deferred compensation trusts.  These amounts will be distributed to Mr. Kanner
by the trusts in accordance with the terms of the deferred compensation plans.
The assets and corresponding liabilities of the trusts are not carried on the
Company's balance sheet.

(2)             Of the amount shown in the table, $50,870 in 1994, $45,870 in
1993 and $38,569 in 1992 represents the premiums on life insurance paid for by
the Company on Mr.  Kanner's life, and for which the Company is not a
beneficiary; and $5,275 in 1994, $4,117 in 1993 and $4,097 in 1993 represents
the cost of providing Mr. Kanner with use of an automobile during the year.

(3)             Of the amount reflected, $132,100 in 1994, $34,100 in 1993 and
$38,600 in 1992 represents an advance by the Company in 1994 toward the payment
of the premium on life insurance on Mr. Kanner's life and for which the Company
is not the beneficiary.  The advance will be repaid to the Company out of the
death proceeds 
</TABLE>

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from such policy.

(4)             In 1988, the Company adopted a non-qualified plan to provide
retirement benefits for executive officers and other key employees.  The plan
provides benefits upon retirement, death or disability of the participant and
benefits are subject to a restrictive vesting schedule.  $58,008 in 1994,
$58,320 in 1993 and $57,624 in 1992 of the amounts shown in the table for Mr.
Kanner and all of the amount shown in the table for Mr. Kalette are amounts
contributed to such plan for the benefit of such executive officers with
respect to the years noted.  Vesting of benefits under the plan is phased in
over 20 years and only a portion of the amount contributed for each year has
fully vested.

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(5)             Of the amount shown in the table, $19,076 in 1994, $19,649 in
1993 and $19,207 in 1992 represents the premiums on life insurance paid for by
the Company on Mr.  Kalette's life, and for which the Company is not a
beneficiary; and $3,883 in 1994, $2,808 in 1993 and $3,311 in 1992 represents
the cost of providing Mr. Kalette with use of an automobile during the year.

(6)             All amounts shown as paid to or for Mr. Dillingham were paid by
Buckeye.  Of the amount shown in the table, $2,955 in 1994, $2,695 in 1993 and
$2,465 in 1992 represents the premiums on life insurance paid for by the
Company on Mr.  Dillingham's life, and for which the Company is not a
beneficiary; and $3,150 in 1994, $3,809 in 1993 and $6,141 in 1992 represents
the cost of providing Mr.  Dillingham with use of an automobile during the
year.

(7)             In 1988, Buckeye adopted a non-qualified plan to provide
retirement benefits for executive officers and other key employees.  The plan
provides benefits upon retirement, death or disability of the participant and
benefits are subject to a restrictive vesting schedule.  All of the amount
shown in the table for Mr.  Dillingham are amounts contributed to such plan for
the benefit of such executive officer with respect to the years noted.  Vesting
of benefits under the plan is phased in over 20 years and only a portion of the
amount contributed for each year has fully vested.

(8)             All amounts shown as paid to or for Mr. Matthews were paid by
Allied.  Mr. Matthews has an employment agreement with Allied providing for a
minimum $120,000 per year base salary; a share of Allied's earnings in excess
of its operating plan earnings, if any, and discretionary bonuses (as were paid
in 1993 and 1994).

(9)             Of the amount shown in the table, $1,710 in 1994 and $912 in
1993 represents the premiums on life insurance paid for by the Company on Mr.
Matthew's life, and for which the Company is not a beneficiary; and $4,604 in
1994 represents the cost of providing Mr. Matthews with use of an automobile
during that year.

(10)            In 1993, Allied adopted a 401-K plan to provide retirement
benefits for Allied's employees, including officers.  Participating employees
make voluntary contributions to the Plan, a portion of which Allied matches.  
All of the amount shown in the table for Mr. Matthews was contributed by the
Company to such plan.  Vesting of benefits under the plan is phased in over
three years.
        
(11)            All amounts shown as paid to or for Mr. Inlow were paid by the 
retail subsidiary.  Mr.  Inlow's salary and bonus compensation were paid
pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement between Mr. Inlow and the
Company's retail subsidiary.  Following the December, 1994 closing of the
retail subsidiary, Mr. Inlow is entitled to a 3-year salary continuation.
        
(12)            Of the amount shown in the table, $12,290 in 1994, $10,833 in 
1993 and $9,006 in 1992 represents the premiums on life insurance paid for by
the Company on Mr. Inlow's life, and for which the Company is not a
beneficiary; $5,434 in 1994, $3,873 in 1993 and $7,977 in 1992 represents the
cost of providing Mr. Inlow with use of an automobile during the year; and
$11,918 in each year represents deferred compensation.
        

Unless covered by an employment agreement with the Company, officers serve for
one year terms or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified.


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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

        As Directors of the Company, Mr. Kanner and Mr. Kalette participate
in Board of Directors' deliberations and decisions concerning executive
officer compensation.  Mr. Kanner and Mr. Kalette are executive officers
of the Company.

        The Statement of the Board of Directors Regarding Executive
Compensation and the Stock Performance Charts which follow shall not be
deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating
by reference this Information Statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under
such Acts.


STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        The compensation of the Company's executive officers is not, as a
matter of course, directly determined by Company performance through
objective criteria; although Mr. Inlow's bonus was calculated using a
formula related to profitability of the retail subsidiary he headed, and
Mr. Matthews' employment arrangement includes participation in a bonus
pool related to the performance of Allied and Mr. Matthews' compensation
may include discretionary bonuses as in 1993 and 1994.

        Several years ago the Board set Mr. Kanner's and Mr. Kalette's
compensation at levels it determined were appropriate based upon the
nature of their respective responsibilities and their willingness to work
for the Company at such compensation levels.  The Board did not formally
review Mr. Kanner's or Mr. Kalette's compensation for 1994 and their
compensation is expected to remain the same until further review by each
of them and the other Directors.  Future adjustment to Mr. Kanner's and
Mr. Kalette's compensation, if any, would be based upon a change in their
respective levels of responsibilities and the size and scope of the
Company's operations.


                                                              Robert H. Kanner

                                                              Stephen R. Kalette

                                                              Stanley R. Browne

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STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART

        The following chart is a comparison of the Cumulative Total Return on
the Company's Common Stock over the five year period ending December 31, 1994,
with the Cumulative Total Return on the Center for Research in Security Prices
("CRSP") Index for Nasdaq Stock Market (US Companies) and a self-determined
peer group.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR-CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
                 PERFORMANCE GRAPH FOR
                   BOBBIE BROOKS INC

"  Date  "  " Company"  " Market" " Market" "   Peer" "Peer "
"        "  " Index  "  " Index " " Count " "  Index" "Count"
<S>           <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>
"12/29/89",   100.000,   100.000,    4161,   100.000,      7
"01/31/90",   102.041,    91.346,    4143,    95.464,      7
"02/28/90",    95.918,    93.862,    4122,    98.427,      7
"03/30/90",    69.388,    96.576,    4129,   101.161,      7
"04/30/90",    53.061,    93.412,    4121,    92.658,      7
"05/31/90",    48.980,   102.214,    4111,    98.257,      7
"06/29/90",    52.041,   102.968,    4087,    97.109,      7
"07/31/90",    52.041,    97.799,    4083,    92.060,      7
"08/31/90",    49.796,    85.462,    4076,    77.507,      7
"09/28/90",    39.184,    77.365,    4049,    73.829,      7
"10/31/90",    38.776,    74.323,    4023,    65.728,      7
"11/30/90",    33.878,    81.404,    3992,    68.430,      7
"12/31/90",    35.918,    84.917,    3975,    71.881,      7
"01/31/91",    33.469,    94.316,    3943,    79.498,      7
"02/28/91",    35.918,   103.391,    3928,    89.435,      7
"03/28/91",    34.286,   110.295,    3915,    88.290,      7
"04/30/91",    31.837,   111.009,    3877,    86.079,      7
"05/31/91",    27.755,   116.091,    3877,    95.030,      7
"06/28/91",    27.755,   109.032,    3900,    91.591,      7
"07/31/91",    22.857,   115.473,    3899,    93.025,      7
"08/30/91",    11.429,   121.201,    3913,    90.249,      7
"09/30/91",    12.245,   121.645,    3917,    90.173,      7
"10/31/91",    13.061,   125.679,    3930,    91.018,      7
"11/29/91",    12.245,   121.469,    3942,    82.147,      7
"12/31/91",     9.388,   136.275,    3950,    92.677,      7
"01/31/92",     8.980,   144.277,    3960,    97.429,      7
"02/28/92",     9.796,   147.549,    3964,   104.189,      7
"03/31/92",     9.796,   140.593,    3976,   104.035,      7
"04/30/92",     9.388,   134.575,    3975,   100.055,      7
"05/29/92",     9.388,   136.337,    3963,    98.621,      7
"06/30/92",     8.980,   130.930,    3941,    88.839,      7
"07/31/92",     7.347,   135.560,    3905,    91.077,      7
"08/31/92",     8.163,   131.411,    3885,    87.358,      7
"09/30/92",     6.531,   136.283,    3883,    89.290,      7
"10/30/92",     8.163,   141.658,    3895,    88.298,      7
"11/30/92",     6.531,   152.923,    3911,    92.608,      7
"12/31/92",     4.898,   158.574,    3935,    95.439,      7
"01/29/93",     6.531,   163.092,    3923,    97.819,      7
"02/26/93",     6.531,   156.984,    3954,   101.345,      7
"03/31/93",     7.143,   161.551,    3977,   100.179,      7
"04/30/93",     7.143,   154.652,    4011,    99.635,      7
"05/28/93",     7.143,   163.862,    4039,   102.081,      7
"06/30/93",     7.143,   164.631,    4076,   100.915,      7
"07/30/93",     6.122,   164.847,    4108,   103.714,      7
"08/31/93",     8.163,   173.368,    4143,   111.504,      7
"09/30/93",     7.347,   178.482,    4179,   111.708,      7
"10/29/93",     8.571,   181.434,    4227,   114.579,      7
"11/30/93",    11.224,   176.018,    4310,   112.725,      7
"12/31/93",     9.796,   180.923,    4382,   117.320,      7
"01/31/94",    11.429,   186.409,    4406,   116.475,      7
"02/28/94",    11.429,   184.712,    4444,   113.618,      7
"03/31/94",    11.429,   173.343,    4497,   107.960,      7
"04/29/94",    11.429,   171.102,    4526,   104.386,      7
"05/31/94",    11.429,   171.536,    4565,   105.751,      7
"06/30/94",    11.429,   165.292,    4578,   102.913,      7
"07/29/94",    11.020,   168.690,    4595,   106.582,      7
"08/31/94",    10.204,   179.427,    4613,   113.219,      7
"09/30/94",    10.204,   178.969,    4614,   105.302,      7
"10/31/94",     8.980,   182.425,    4635,   105.183,      7
"11/30/94",     8.571,   176.356,    4651,    98.427,      7
"12/30/94",     8.980,   176.907,    4655,   101.884,      7

                                    LEGEND


  12/29/89     12/31/90     12/31/91     12/31/92     12/31/93     12/30/94
  --------     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
   100.0         35.9          9.4          4.9          9.8          9.0
   100.0         84.9        136.3        158.6        180.9        176.9
   100.0         71.9         92.7         95.4        117.3        101.9

Companies in the Self-Determined Peer Group
    AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODS GA                  INGERSOLL RAND CO
    MOORE CORP LTD                              NASHUA CORP
    STANLEY WORKS                               TELEDYNE INC
    WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES INC

NOTES:
    A.  The lines represent monthly index levels derived from compounded daily
        returns that include all dividends.
    B.  The indexes are reweighted daily, using the market capitalization on
        the previous trading day.
    C.  If the monthly interval, based on the fiscal year-end, is not a trading
        day, the preceding trading day is used. 
    D.  The index level for all series was set to $100.0 on 12/29/89.


</TABLE>

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STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART

        The following chart is a comparison of the Cumulative Total Return on
the Company's Common Stock over the five year period ending December 31, 1994,
with the Cumulative Total Return on the CRSP Total Returns Index for Nasdaq
Stock Market (US Companies) and a self-determined peer group.  This chart is
provided with the comparative indexes used by the Company in last year's
information statement; these indexes will not be shown in future years because
the peer group on the preceeding page is closer to the Company's current
business mix.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR-CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
                 PERFORMANCE GRAPH FOR
                   BOBBIE BROOKS INC
<S>         <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
"  Date  "  " Company"  " Market" " Market" "   Peer" "Peer "
"        "  " Index  "  " Index " " Count " "  Index" "Count"
"12/29/89",   100.000,   100.000,    4161,   100.000,      5
"01/31/90",   102.041,    91.346,    4143,    98.085,      5
"02/28/90",    95.918,    93.862,    4122,    99.814,      5
"03/30/90",    69.388,    96.576,    4129,   102.762,      5
"04/30/90",    53.061,    93.412,    4121,    91.417,      5
"05/31/90",    48.980,   102.214,    4111,    97.851,      5
"06/29/90",    52.041,   102.968,    4087,    94.200,      5
"07/31/90",    52.041,    97.799,    4083,    88.797,      5
"08/31/90",    49.796,    85.462,    4076,    73.973,      5
"09/28/90",    39.184,    77.365,    4049,    70.732,      5
"10/31/90",    38.776,    74.323,    4023,    57.840,      5
"11/30/90",    33.878,    81.404,    3992,    62.605,      5
"12/31/90",    35.918,    84.917,    3975,    66.359,      5
"01/31/91",    33.469,    94.316,    3943,    77.770,      5
"02/28/91",    35.918,   103.391,    3928,    89.941,      5
"03/28/91",    34.286,   110.295,    3915,    86.686,      5
"04/30/91",    31.837,   111.009,    3877,    83.049,      5
"05/31/91",    27.755,   116.091,    3877,    91.580,      5
"06/28/91",    27.755,   109.032,    3900,    89.926,      5
"07/31/91",    22.857,   115.473,    3899,    93.809,      5
"08/30/91",    11.429,   121.201,    3913,    90.801,      5
"09/30/91",    12.245,   121.645,    3917,    91.741,      6
"10/31/91",    13.061,   125.679,    3930,    91.677,      6
"11/29/91",    12.245,   121.469,    3942,    86.465,      6
"12/31/91",     9.388,   136.275,    3950,    97.022,      6
"01/31/92",     8.980,   144.277,    3960,   107.294,      6
"02/28/92",     9.796,   147.549,    3964,   113.381,      6
"03/31/92",     9.796,   140.593,    3976,   115.720,      6
"04/30/92",     9.388,   134.575,    3975,   107.675,      7
"05/29/92",     9.388,   136.337,    3963,   105.075,      7
"06/30/92",     8.980,   130.930,    3941,    96.579,      7
"07/31/92",     7.347,   135.560,    3905,    98.597,      7
"08/31/92",     8.163,   131.411,    3885,    94.003,      7
"09/30/92",     6.531,   136.283,    3883,   100.666,      7
"10/30/92",     8.163,   141.658,    3895,   100.356,      7
"11/30/92",     6.531,   152.923,    3911,   107.462,      7
"12/31/92",     4.898,   158.574,    3935,   107.654,      7
"01/29/93",     6.531,   163.092,    3923,   112.777,      7
"02/26/93",     6.531,   156.984,    3954,   117.130,      7
"03/31/93",     7.143,   161.551,    3977,   115.805,      7
"04/30/93",     7.143,   154.652,    4011,   116.116,      7
"05/28/93",     7.143,   163.862,    4039,   118.197,      7
"06/30/93",     7.143,   164.631,    4076,   116.106,      7
"07/30/93",     6.122,   164.847,    4108,   117.597,      7
"08/31/93",     8.163,   173.368,    4143,   127.278,      7
"09/30/93",     7.347,   178.482,    4179,   130.736,      7
"10/29/93",     8.571,   181.434,    4227,   129.406,      7
"11/30/93",    11.224,   176.018,    4310,   127.927,      7
"12/31/93",     9.796,   180.923,    4382,   131.458,      7
"01/31/94",    11.429,   186.409,    4406,   127.690,      7
"02/28/94",    11.429,   184.712,    4444,   124.927,      7
"03/31/94",    11.429,   173.343,    4497,   117.780,      7
"04/29/94",    11.429,   171.102,    4526,   112.612,      7
"05/31/94",    11.429,   171.536,    4565,   113.617,      7
"06/30/94",    11.429,   165.292,    4578,   113.230,      7
"07/29/94",    11.020,   168.690,    4595,   116.993,      7
"08/31/94",    10.204,   179.427,    4613,   123.454,      7
"09/30/94",    10.204,   178.969,    4614,   116.040,      7
"10/31/94",     8.980,   182.425,    4635,   116.427,      7
"11/30/94",     8.571,   176.356,    4651,   109.062,      7
"12/30/94",     8.980,   176.907,    4655,   109.988,      7

                                    LEGEND

  12/29/89     12/31/90     12/31/91     12/31/92     12/31/93     12/30/94
  --------     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
   100.0         35.9          9.4          4.9          9.8          9.0
   100.0         84.9        136.3        158.6        180.9        176.9
   100.0         66.4         97.0        107.7        131.5        110.0

Companies in the Self-Determined Peer Group
    BON TON STORES INC                          INGERSOL RAND CO
    PROFFITTS INC                               STANLEY WORKS
    STRAWBRIDGE AND CLOTHIER                    TELEDYNE INC
    YOUNKERS INC                

NOTES:
    A.  The lines represent monthly index levels derived from compounded daily
        returns that include all dividends.
    B.  The indexes are reweighted daily, using the market capitalization on
        the previous trading day.
    C.  If the monthly interval, based on the fiscal year-end, is not a trading
        day, the preceding trading day is used. 
    D.  The index level for all series was set to $100.0 on 12/29/89.


</TABLE>
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

        Ernst & Young LLP was the Company's independent auditor for the
fiscal year 1994.  The Company has been advised by Ernst & Young that
neither the firm nor any of its associates has any relationship with the
Company or any affiliate of the Company other than the usual relationship
that exists between independent auditor and client.  A representative of
that firm might be present at the Meeting, will have an opportunity to
make a statement if he desires to do so, and will be available to respond
to appropriate questions from stockholders.


                                              By Order of the Board of Directors


                                              Stephen R. Kalette
                                              Secretary





FORM 10-K REPORT

        IN ADDITION TO ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS, THE COMPANY FILES
AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FORM
10-K. STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN A COPY WITHOUT EXHIBITS WITHOUT CHARGE
BY WRITING TO THE COMPANY, ATTENTION: STEPHEN R. KALETTE, SECRETARY,
BOBBIE BROOKS, INCORPORATED, 3830 KELLEY AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114.
COPIES OF EXHIBITS MAY BE OBTAINED AT $0.25 PER PAGE TO COVER THE
COMPANY'S COSTS IN FURNISHING SUCH COPIES.



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