PROFFITTS INC
10-Q/A, 1996-12-31
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                AMENDMENT NO. 1 
                  FORM 10Q/A     


           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
              Washington, D.C. 20549


(X) Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities     Exchange Act of 1934
    For the quarterly period ended May 4, 1996
    OR
    ( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities     Exchange Act of 1934
    For the transition period from               to

                        For Quarter Ended: May 4, 1996
                        Commission File Number: 0-15907


Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:

                  PROFFITT'S, INC.


                       State of Incorporation: Tennessee
               I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 62-0331040


     Address of Principal Executive Offices (including zip code):

                    P.O. Box 9388, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701


              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                (423) 983-7000


Indicate by check mark whether 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:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common  stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Common Stock, $.10 Par Value   19,188,194 shares as of May 4, 1996

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                             PROFFITT'S, INC.

                                   Index


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                           Page No.

  Item l. Financial Statements (unaudited)

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  
    May 4, 1996, February 3, 1996, and April 29, 1995     2

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income  
    Three Months Ended May 4, 1996 and April 29, 1995     3

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  
    Three Months Ended May 4, 1996 and April 29, 1995     4

    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements                                            5

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations         7

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K               10

SIGNATURES                                               11
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                 PROFFITT'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (in thousands)

                                May 4,    February 3,    April 29, 
                                1996         1996          1995
                             (Unaudited)  (Audited)    (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents     $2,014      $26,157       $12,359 
Net trade accounts receivable, 
  less receivables sold
  to third party               32,038       44,878       116,625 
Merchandise inventories       317,004      286,474       311,534

 Other current assets          20,263       21,243        22,269  
                              -------      -------       -------
  Total current assets        371,319      378,752       462,787

Property and equipment, net   380,836      381,839       386,318
Goodwill                       52,450       52,838        50,816
Other assets                   21,288       22,237        23,256  
                              -------      -------       -------
                             $825,893     $835,666      $923,177  
                             ========     ========      ========



LIABILITIES AND 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 Trade accounts payable 
 and accrued liabilities     $150,959     $149,361      $137,079 
Current portion of long-
 term debt and capital
 lease obligations             16,900       17,269        15,617  
                              -------      -------       -------
  Total current liabilities   167,859      166,630       152,696

Senior debt                   113,965      134,255       217,498
Capital lease obligations      10,715       10,846        11,200
Deferred income taxes          53,957       52,250        61,476
Other long-term liabilities    15,008       14,328        11,722
Subordinated debentures       100,568      100,505       100,326

Shareholders' equity          363,821      356,852       368,259  
                              -------      -------       -------
                             $825,893     $835,666      $923,177  
                             ========     ========      ========




See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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               PROFFITT'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)     
          (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                        Three Months Ended
                                        ------------------
                                        May 4,    April 29,
                                        1996        1995

                                        ------------------
Net sales                               $296,561  $287,125
Costs and expenses:
 Cost of sales                           192,892   187,008
 Selling, general and 
 administrative expenses                  71,537    70,891
 Other operating expenses                 24,398    24,840
 Expenses related to hostile 
 takeover defense                                      438
 Merger, restructuring and 
 integration costs                         2,763
 Gain on sale of assets                   (2,260)
                                        --------   -------
  Operating income                         7,231     3,948
Other income (expense):
 Finance charge income                    10,634     9,954
 Finance charge income allocated 
 to purchaser of
 accounts receivable                      (3,474)   (2,161) 
Interest expense                          (4,105)   (6,269)
  Other
income (expense), net                        370       656
                                        --------   -------

  Income before provision 
  for income taxes                        10,656     6,128

Provision for income taxes                 4,402     2,480
                                        --------   -------

   NET INCOME                              6,254     3,648

Preferred stock dividends                    488       488
                                        --------   -------

   Net income available to 
   common shareholders                    $5,766    $3,160
                                        ========   =======

Earnings per common share                  $0.29     $0.16
                                        ========   =======

Weighted average common shares            19,744    19,182
                                        ========   =======

Note/ Earnings per common share amounts are based on the weighted
average number of   shares of common stock and dilutive common
stock equivalents (employee stock options) outstanding during each
period, after recognition of preferred stock dividends.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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            PROFFITT'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)     
                       (in thousands)

                                        Three Months Ended
                                        ------------------
                                        May 4,    April 29,
                                         1996        1995

                                        ------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net income                             $6,254    $3,648
 Adjustments to reconcile 
 net income to net cash
 provided by (used in) 
 operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization          8,501     8,555
  Gain on sale of assets                (2,260)
  Changes in operating assets 
  and liabilities, net                 (11,727)  (16,194)

  Net cash provided by 
  (used in) operating activities           768    (3,991)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Purchases of property and 
 equipment, net                         (9,348)   (9,668)
 Proceeds from sale of assets            5,000
 Acquisition of Parks-Belk Company               (10,422)
 Other, net                                           35
                                        --------  -------

  Net cash used in investing activities (4,348)  (20,055)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Payments on long-term debt 
 and capital
 lease obligations                     (20,790)   (3,052)
 Proceeds from long-term borrowings               25,141
 Proceeds from issuance of stock         1,202       110
 Dividends paid to preferred 
 shareholders                             (975)     (975)
                                        --------  -------

  Net cash (used in) provided 
  by financing activities              (20,563)   21,224

   Decrease in cash and 
   cash equivalents                    (24,143)   (2,822)
   Cash and cash equivalents 
   at beginning of period               26,157    15,181
                                       --------   -------

  Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of period                      $2,014   $12,359
                                      ========  ========

Cash paid during the three months ended May 4, 1996 for interest
and income taxes totaled $5,633 and $1,457, respectively.

Cash paid during the three months ended April 29, 1995 for interest
and income taxes totaled $3,996 and $8,145, respectively.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
                                 (unaudited)

NOTE A   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with
the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of the Regulation S-X.

Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the three month period ended May 4, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ending February 1, 1997.  For further information, refer to
the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended February 3, 1996.

The balance sheet at February 3, 1996 has been derived from the
audited financial statements at that date.


NOTE B   BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Proffitt's, Inc. combined its business with Younkers, Inc., a
publicly-owned retail department store chain with 51 stores in the
midwest, effective February 3, 1996, immediately before the
Company's fiscal year end.  Each outstanding share of Younkers,
Inc.  Common Stock was converted into ninety eight one hundredths
(.98) shares of Proffitt's, Inc. Common Stock, with approximately
8.8 million shares issued in the transaction.  This combination was
accounted for as a pooling of interests, and accordingly, the
consolidated financial statements have been restated for all
periods to include the results of operations and financial position
of Younkers.

Younkers' financial statements have been restated to conform to
Proffitt's accounting methods and also reflect certain
reclassifications without any material impact on previously
reported income or shareholders' equity.

In conjunction with the business combination with Younkers, the
Company incurred certain fourth quarter 1995 charges to effect the
merger and other costs to restructure and integrate the combined
operating companies.  Total accrued unpaid restructuring liabilities
at February 3, 1996 consisted of merger transaction costs of
approximately $7.1 million, severance and related benefits of
approximately $3.2 million and other costs of approximately $2.1
million.  During the quarter ended May 4, 1996, the Company paid
approximately $2.3 million in merger transaction costs,
approximately $1.8 million in severance benefits and approximately
$0.8 million in other expenses against restructuring liabilities
established for such expenses at February 3, 1996.

The Company also incurred and paid certain additional restructuring
charges during the quarter including approximately $1.8 million to
terminate the Younkers pension plan, approximately $0.6 million
related to the conversion and consolidation of management
information systems and other consolidation related to travel
expenses and certain other less significant items for an aggregate
total charge of $2.8 million for the quarter.  The Company has not
changed its estimates for remaining accrued but unpaid
restructuring charges.

On April 12, 1995, the Company completed the acquisition of the
Parks-Belk Company, a family-owned department store company with
four stores.  Three stores were renovated and opened as 
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Proffitt's Division stores during 1995; one store was permanently
closed.  The operations of Parks-Belk have been included in the
results of operations of the Company subsequent to the purchase
date.


NOTE C -- GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS

During the quarter ended May 4, 1996, the Company sold two Younkers
stores to a third party, realizing a pre-tax gain on the
transaction of $2.3 million.
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                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and senior debt
balances fluctuate throughout the year due to the seasonal nature
of the retail industry.

The May 4, 1996 net trade accounts receivable balance declined from
the April 29, 1995 balance due to the sale of additional
receivables to third parties.

May 4, 1996 senior debt declined from the February 3, 1996 and
April 29, 1995 balances due to the sale of additional accounts
receivables to third parties and utilization of excess cash
balances to reduce the balance of the Company's revolving credit
facility.

During the quarter ended May 4, 1996, the Company announced the
planned conversion of its 600,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, held by Apollo Specialty Retail Partners, L.P. ("Apollo"),
into 1,421,801 shares of Proffitt's, Inc. Common Stock. The
conversion is expected to be completed by June 30, 1996 and will
eliminate $1.95  million in annual dividend payments by the Company
to Apollo.
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Results of Operations

Income statement information for the quarter ended April 29, 1995
has been restated to reflect the February 3, 1996 Younkers merger,
which was accounted for as a pooling of interests.  The operations
of Parks-Belk have been included in the income statements
subsequent to the April 12, 1995 purchase date.

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, certain items
from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
expressed as percentages of net sales.

                                    Three Months Ended
                                    5/4/96     4/29/95

Net sales                           100.0%     100.0%
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                      65.0       65.1
  Selling, gen. & admin. exp.        24.1       24.7
  Other operating expenses            8.2        8.6
  Expenses related to 
  hostile takeover defense            0.0        0.2
  Merger, restructuring and 
  integrations costs                  0.9        0.0
  Gain on sale of assets             (0.7)       0.0
                                     ----       ----
    Operating income                  2.5        1.4

Other income (expense):
   Finance charge income              3.6        3.5
   Finance charge income 
    allocated to purchaser
    of accounts receivable           (1.2)      (0.8)
   Interest expense                  (1.4)      (2.2)
   Other income (expense), net        0.1        0.2
                                     ----       ----

    Income before provision 
    for income taxes                  3.6        2.1
Provision for income taxes            1.5        0.8
                                     ----       ----

      NET INCOME                      2.1%       1.3%
                                     ====        ====

For the quarter, total Company sales were $296.6 million, a 3%
increase over $287.1 million in the prior year.  On a comparable
stores basis, total Company sales increased 5% for the quarter. 
Revenues for the Younkers Division were $126.6 million, flat with
$126.7 million last year; revenues for the McRae's Division totaled
$109.5 million, a 6% increase over $103.8 million in the prior
year; and revenues for the Proffitt's Division were $60.6 million
compared to $56.7 million last year, an increase of 7%.  For the
quarter, comparable store sales increased 1%, 4%, and 17% at the
Younkers, McRae's, and Proffitt's Divisions, respectively.  The
total Company sales increase was lower than the comparable stores
sales increase primarily due to the recent closing of two Younkers
stores and one Proffitt's store and the sale of two Younkers
stores.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses totaled 24.1% of net
sales, a 60 basis point reduction over 24.7% last year.  The
initial stages of previously targeted cost reductions (such as 
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the elimination of duplicate corporate expenses and consolidation
of certain back office functions) led to this increased leverage on
expenses.

Other operating expenses, which consist of rents, depreciation, and
taxes other than income taxes, declined in dollars and as a
percentage of sales primarily due to reduced expenses related to
stores recently sold and closed and lower depreciation due to the
reduced carrying value of certain property as a result of a 1995
impairment write-down.

Financing costs, which include finance charge income allocated to
the third party purchaser of accounts receivable and interest
expense, dropped from $8.4 million, or 3.0% of net sales, last year
to $7.6 million, or 2.6% of net sales, in the current year.  The
reduction was due to lower borrowing levels in the current year.

Prior to the non-recurring items outlined below, first quarter net
income totaled $6.6 million, or $.31 per share, a 68% increase over
$3.9 million, or $.18 per share last year.  In conjunction with the
Younkers merger, certain non-recurring merger, restructuring, and
integration charges were incurred in the first quarter of 1996.
These charges totaled $2.8 million before tax, or 0.9% of net sales
($1.7 million after tax, or $.09 per share).  Of the after tax
total, $1.1 million was related to the termination of a Younkers
pension plan, and the remainder was related to items such as the
conversion of Younkers' computer systems and expenses of
consolidating administrative functions.  Also during the first
quarter of 1996, the Company sold two Younkers stores to a third
party, realizing a pre-tax gain of $2.3 million ($1.4 million after
tax, or $.07 per share).  After these non-recurring items, net
income for the quarter ended May 4, 1996 totaled $6.3 million, or
$.29 per share.  For the quarter ended April 29, 1995, the Company
incurred pre-tax hostile defense takeover expenses of approximately
$.4 million, or 0.2% of net sales ($.3 million after tax, or $.02
per share).  After this item, net income for the first quarter of
1995 totaled $3.6 million, or $.16 per share.  The increase in
earnings over the prior year primarily was due to enhanced sales
and gross margin performance and expense leverage.
   
In conjunction with the business combination with Younkers, the
Company incurred certain fourth quarter 1995 charges to effect the
merger and other costs to restructure and integrate the combined
operating companies.  Total accrued unpaid restructuring liabilities
at February 3, 1996 consisted of merger transaction costs of
approximately $7.1 million, severance and related benefits of
approximately $3.2 million and other costs of approximately $2.1
million.  During the quarter ended May 4, 1996, the Company paid
approximately $2.3 million in merger transaction costs,
approximately $1.8 million in severance benefits and approximately
$0.8 million in other expenses against restructuring liabilities
established for such expenses at February 3, 1996.

The Company also incurred and paid certain additional restructuring
charges during the quarter including approximately $1.8 million to
terminate the Younkers pension plan, approximately $0.6 million
related to the conversion and consolidation of management
information systems and other consolidation related to travel
expenses and certain other less significant items for an aggregate
total charge of $2.8 million for the quarter.  The Company has not
changed its estimates for remaining accrued but unpaid
restructuring charges.
    
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                               PROFFITT'S, INC.

                        PART II.  Other Information

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
   
         (a)  Exhibits.

              *10.1  Form of Employment Agreement by and between
Proffitt's, Inc. and Brian W. Bender dated May 24, 1996

              *10.2  Agreement and Notice of Conversion by and
between Proffitt's, Inc. and Apollo Specialty Retail Partners, L.P.
dated May 13, 1996

              *11.1  Statement re: Computation of Earnings per
Common Share

              *27.1  Financial Data Schedule

         (b)  Form 8-K Reports.

              A report on Form 8-K was filed with the Commission on
April 1, 1996 reporting consolidated net sales and net income for 
Proffitt's, Inc. for the 4 weeks ended March 2, 1996.

*Previously filed.
    
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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 thereunto duly authorized.




                              PROFFITT'S, INC.
                        ----------------------------------
                                 Registrant


                                  12-31-96
                        ----------------------------------
                                   Date

                    /s/          Douglas Coltharp
                        ----------------------------------
                            
                        Executive Vice President and
                         Chief Financial Officer


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