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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
OCTOBER 6, 1994
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HECHINGER COMPANY
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 0-7214 52-1001530
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION
INCORPORATION) NUMBER)
3500 PENNSY DRIVE
LANDOVER, MD 20785
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(301) 341-1000
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(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 6, 1994, Hechinger Company (the "Company")
reported sales information for September 1994. A copy of the press
release announcing the September 1994 sales information is attached as
Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(C) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
99 Press release dated October 6, 1994.
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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.
Hechinger Company
By: /S/ W. CLARK McCLELLAND
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W. Clark McClelland
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 6, 1994
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Sequential
No. Description Page
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99 Press release dated October 6, 1994
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[HECHINGER LOGO]
EXHIBIT 99
For Immediate Release Contact:
Thursday, October 6, 1994 Richard S. Gross
Corporate Controller
(301) 341-0443
HECHINGER COMPANY REPORTS SEPTEMBER SALES
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Sales Total Comparable
Month Ending Sales Store Sales
(Sales in millions) 10/1/94 10/2/93 % Change % Change
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Hechinger Stores $108.7 $111.2 (2) % (3) %
Home Quarters Warehouse 142.7 97.6 46 % 0 %
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Total Hechinger Company $251.4 $208.8 20 % (2) %
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Comparable store sales results for September 1994 were up against strong
increases for September of last year for Hechinger Stores and Home Quarters
Warehouse of 12% and 10%, respectively.
On September 1 of this year, Home Quarters Warehouse opened new stores in
Newport News and Virginia Beach, Virginia, which replaced smaller, older units.
New Home Quarters Warehouse stores in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Bridgeton,
Missouri are planned to open in late October.
Hechinger Company (NASDAQ-NMS: HECHA and HECHB) is a leading specialty
retailer, currently operating 131 home center stores: 72 Hechinger stores and 59
Home Quarters Warehouse stores in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The
Company serves the growing home improvement industry through two operating
subsidiaries: Hechinger Stores Company and Home Quarters Warehouse, Inc.
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