SPIEGEL INC
10-Q/A, 1997-08-20
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				UNITED STATES
				SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMMISSION
				Washington, D.C. 20549
				FORM 10-Q/A1

(Mark One)
/X/   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarter ended June 28, 1997
				    or
/ /   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from .............  to ...............

Commission file number   0-16126

                      				SPIEGEL, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	     Delaware                                      36-2593917
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

  3500 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, Illinois          60515-5432
  (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                630-986-8800
	      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

	      (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
	       since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [   ]

				APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common 
stock, as of August 8,1997 are as follows:

  Class A non-voting common stock, $1.00 par value
      14,627,104 shares

  Class B voting common stock, $1.00 par value
     103,483,298 shares.


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		       SPIEGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements


   Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 28, 1997 and December 28, 1996

   Consolidated Statements of Earnings,
       Three and Six Months Ended June 28, 1997 and June 29, 1996

   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
       Six Months Ended June 28, 1997 and June 29, 1996

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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			 Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
			 ($000s omitted, except per share amounts)
    

<TABLE>      
<CAPTION>
       						                                   (unaudited)
        	        	                                 June 28,    December 28,
                              				                    1997            1996
	                                              ------------    ------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>
ASSETS
 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                  $      44,398    $    86,917
   Receivables, net                                 380,801        485,242
   Inventories                                      514,207        502,209
   Prepaid expenses		                              	 84,106         84,634 
   Refundable income taxes                           49,275         16,991
   Deferred income taxes                             35,532         35,542
                                               ------------   ------------
     Total current assets                         1,108,319      1,211,535

   Property and equipment, net                      388,964        399,910
   Intangibles, net                                 165,098        166,275
   Other assets                                     189,535        167,905
                                  	            ------------   ------------
                Total Assets                    $ 1,851,916    $ 1,945,625
					                                          ------------   ------------
                                               ------------   ------------

LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
   Current maturities of debt                   $    52,850    $    89,292
   Indebtedness to related parties                       --         20,000 
   Accounts payable                                 172,553        270,973
   Accrued liabilities:
     Salaries and wages                              22,414         36,636
     General taxes                                  107,360        127,170
     Allowance for returns                           24,474         41,691
     Other accrued liabilities                       97,224        109,634
                                               ------------   ------------
     Total current liabilities                      476,875        695,396
                                               ------------   ------------
 Long-term debt, excluding current maturities       771,150        676,656
 Indebtedness to related parties                      5,000             -- 
 Deferred income taxes                               52,036         52,024
                                      						   ------------   ------------
     Total liabilities                            1,305,061      1,424,076

 Stockholders' equity:
   Class A non-voting common stock,
    $1.00 par value; authorized 16,000,000
    shares; 14,624,104 shares issued and 
    outstanding at June 28, 1997 and 14,618,404
    at December 28, 1996                             14,624         14,618
   Class B voting common stock,
    $1.00 par value; authorized 104,000,000
    shares; 103,483,298 shares issued and 
    outstanding at June 28, 1997 and
    93,141,654 at December 28, 1996                 103,483         93,142
   Additional paid-in capital                       271,480        211,828
   Minimum pension liability                         (9,365)        (9,365)
   Retained earnings                                166,633        211,326
                                          	    ------------   ------------
 Total stockholders' equity                         546,855        521,549
                                               ------------   ------------
  	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 1,851,916    $ 1,945,625
	                                              ------------   ------------
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[FN]
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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		  Consolidated Statements of Earnings
   
		  ($000s omitted, except per share amounts)
    
		  (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          				                             Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended   
	                                         June 28,     June 29,      June 28,      June 29,
                                             1997         1996           1997         1996 
                                       -----------  -----------    -----------  -----------
<S>                                    <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>        
Net sales and other revenues:
 Net sales                             $  646,090     $ 623,870     $1,215,875   $1,213,331 
 Finance revenue                           38,715        33,266         61,243       61,607 
 Other revenue                             11,438        11,465         20,937       28,344 
                                    	 -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
						                                    696,243       668,601      1,298,055    1,303,282 
Cost of sales and operating expenses:
 Cost of sales, including buying and
   occupancy expenses                     434,764       408,225        835,699      812,117 
  Selling, general and administrative         
   expenses                               264,844       246,465        505,584      481,096
		                                			 -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
					                                     699,608       654,690      1,341,283    1,293,213 
                               						 -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
Operating income (loss)                    (3,365)       13,911        (43,228)      10,069

Interest expense                           16,152        21,195         32,522       42,701 
                                      -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------

Earnings (loss) before income taxes       (19,517)       (7,284)       (75,750)     (32,632)

Income benefit                             (6,034)       (3,987)       (31,058)     (15,014)
      					                           -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------

Net earnings (loss)                   $   (13,483)  $    (3,297)    $  (44,692)   $ (17,618)   
                      	               -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
                                      -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------

Net earnings (loss) per common share  $     (0.11)  $     (0.03)    $    (0.39)   $   (0.16) 
                        					         -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
						                                -----------   -----------    -----------  -----------
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                   118,106,457   107,746,760    114,184,116  107,746,629
                                     ------------   -----------    -----------  -----------
	                                    ------------   -----------    -----------  -----------
 
</TABLE>
[FN]
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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		    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   
		    ($000s omitted)
    
		    (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Six Months Ended
                                					                 June 28,      June 29,
				                                                     1997          1996
				                                             ------------    ------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
  Net earnings (loss)                              $  (44,692)    $   (17,618)
    Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) 
    to net cash provided by (used in) 
    operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                      41,583          41,248
    Gain on sale of receivables                       (19,672)             --  
    Change in assets and liabilities:
      Increase (decrease) in sold customer 
       receivables                                   (149,734)         30,000
      Decrease in receivables, net                    254,175         125,855
     (Increase) decrease in inventories               (11,998)         49,236
      Decrease in prepaid expenses                        527          12,487
      Decrease in accounts payable                    (98,419)        (80,365)  
      Decrease in accrued liabilities                 (63,660)        (42,546)
      Decrease in income taxes                        (32,262)        (13,294)
                                                   -----------     ------------
      Total adjustments                               (79,460)        122,621
                                                   -----------     ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  (124,152)        105,003
                                     			          ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Net additions to property and equipment              (18,899)        (18,352)
 Net additions to other assets                        (12,519)        (19,312)
						                                            ------------    ------------
  Net cash used in investing activities               (31,418)        (37,664)
       					                                      ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Issuance of debt                                     124,500         300,250
 Payment of debt                                      (81,448)       (373,786)
 Issuance of Class B common stock                      69,972              --
 Exercise of stock options                                 27              11
		                                                ------------    ------------

  Net cash provided by (used in) 
   financing activities                               113,051         (73,525) 
				                                              ------------    ------------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents               (42,519)         (6,186) 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       86,917          42,302
				                                              ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period        $    44,398    $     36,116
                                                  ------------    ------------
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Supplemental cash flow information:
 Cash paid during the year for:
  Interest                                        $    32,856    $     43,360
  Income taxes                                    $     4,533    $      2,077
                                                  ------------    ------------
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</TABLE>
[FN]

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Spiegel, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
($000s omitted, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

(1)  Basis of Presentation
   The consolidated financial statements at June 28, 1997 are unaudited
   and have been prepared from the books and records of the registrant in 
   accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the rules 
   and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All adjustments
   (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion 
   of management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position 
   and operating results for the interim periods are reflected. These 
   financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated 
   financial statements and the notes thereto included in the registrant's 
   most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes financial 
   statements for the year ended December 28, 1996. Due to the seasonality 
   of the registrant's business, the results for interim periods 
   are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year.
      
(2)  Reclassifications
   Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 
   current presentation.


(3)  Indebtedness to related parties
   In the second quarter of 1997, the Company made the final $20,000 principal
   payment on the loan from the Company's majority shareholder, Spiegel 
   Holdings, Inc., which existed as of December 28, 1996.  In addition, 
   the Company replaced $20,000 of the $25,000 loan from 3 Suisses BVG (a 
   wholly owned subsidiary of Otto Versand) received in the first quarter of
   1997 with a term loan from an unrelated party.  As of June 28, 1997, the 
   total indebtedness to related parties outstanding was $5,000, bearing 
   interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus a margin, due in its 
   entirety in August, 1999.

(4)  Issuance of Class B common stock
   On March 7, 1997, the Company issued 10,341,644 shares of Class B voting 
   common stock to its majority shareholder, Spiegel Holdings, Inc. The net 
   proceeds of $69,972 are being used primarily to fund capital needs, 
   including the continued expansion of Eddie Bauer.

(5)  Gains on sale of customer receivables
   In 1997, the Company implemented Statement of Financial Accounting
   Standards No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial
   Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities".  Due to the revolving 
   nature of sales of customer receivables held by trusts, a pretax gain of
   $19,672 was recognized under the provisions of this new accounting
   standard in the second quarter.  This gain is recorded as Finance
   Revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			 SPIEGEL, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

	Signature                     Title                 Date
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<C>                         <S>                          <C>
   /s/ James W. Sievers     Senior Vice President        August 19, 1997
       James W. Sievers     (Chief Financial Officer)


  /s/  D. L. Skip Behm      Vice President - Controller  August 19, 1997 
       D. L. Skip Behm      (Chief Accounting Officer)   


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