Mr. Robert D. Straus

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  Robert D. Straus
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  Ms. Kriese and Mr. Straus joined our Board of Directors on October 10, 2006 and February 5, 2007, respectively.
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  Robert D. Straus joined Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. ("MCF") as Senior Vice President in 2005.His experience includes covering specialty consumer and retail sectors.In 1997, he began his Wall Street career at Furman Selz LLC (purchased by ING Barings LLC), where he covered specialty retail, consumer and business services.Prior to joining MCF, Mr. Straus was the primary coverage analyst for the consumer and retail sector at IRG Research.He received his BS from the University of Hartford and an MBA from Bentley College.

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  Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. analyst Robert D. Straus said Nestle will start by making and distributing six Jamba items, but the deal could expand from there.

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  Robert D. Straus Managing Director
  
  Robert Straus is a managing director on our Consumer/Internet/Media equity research team, and he focuses on consumer health and wellness and specialty retail companies.Prior to joining Merriman Curhan Ford, Straus was the primary coverage analyst for the consumer and retail sector at IRG Research.Prior to IRG Research, he covered the business and consumer services sector at ING Barings LLC (formerly Furman Selz LLC).
  
  Straus earned a B.S. from the University of Hartford and an M.B.A. from Bentley College.He is based in our New York office.

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  OPERATOR: Robert Straus, Merriman Curhan Ford.
  
  ROBERT STRAUS, ANALYST, MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD: Just a few differenttypes of questions.
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  ROBERT STRAUS: Whole Foods was listed for the first time.
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  ROBERT STRAUS: In terms of the number of units shipped to that largerchain, can you give any kind of ballpark?
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  ROBERT STRAUS: From the standpoint of a per-store basis for thesupermarket chains that you're shipping to, are you shipping one unitor two to these stores?
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  ROBERT STRAUS: So some stores in the supermarket area have two ovensin them?
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  ROBERT STRAUS: Earlier in the call, you had mentioned, I think, theconvenient store segment.
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  ROBERT STRAUS: Jim, how many dealers do you now have on theresidential side?
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  ROBERT STRAUS: When you talked earlier in the call about qualifiedleads, I think you may have said about 1500.
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  ROBERT STRAUS: Richard, last question -- why no guidance for thefirst quarter?

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  Speaking to HFN, analyst Robert Straus of Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. said January and February marked the continuation of a trend that began early last year.
  
  "Over the course of the past six to 12 months, the larger and more established furniture retailers have been taking share from the mom and pops.They have been organically growing their store base as well as acquiring stores from smaller operations," Straus said.
  
  There have been pockets of strong sales in the midst of the overall weakness.

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  Merriman Curhan Ford analyst Robert Straus, who kept a "Buy" rating on the stock, was more certain that Jamba's efforts to get its products into stores -- including a pact the company signed with Nestle SA in December -- will be successful.
  
  "We believe Jamba's increasing store presence is creating an emerging dominant brand name on a national scale," he said.
  
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  "This emerging national brand is well-capitalized and its evolving store concept represents the foundation for a highly profitable company," wrote analyst Robert D. Straus, who said he thinks the projection for an eventual 5,000 Jamba Juice stores "will eventually prove extremely conservative."
  
  The Emeryville, Calif.-based company current has 645 stores, with 70 percent in its home state."We believe Jamba's increasing store presence is creating an emerging dominant brand name on a national scale," Straus said in a note to clients.
  
  The initiation came a day after Jamba shares fell 18.5 percent to close at $6.61 Tuesday, after matching their annual low of $6.49 during the session.After the market closed Monday, Jamba said its second-quarter sales at stores open at least a year fell 3.3 percent, below its expectations for the quarter, due mainly to fewer customers in California.
  
  Straus noted that while same-store sales disappointed, revenue for the quarter came in higher than Wall Street expectations.
  
  "Currently, California accounts for a high percentage of the company's store base.As the company diversifies its geographic footprint, we believe the inherent risk related to regional weather, economic conditions and other local factors will be significantly lower.As a result, Jamba's business becomes less risky, in our view," he said.
  
  Straus also said the comparisons from the 2006 quarter were "extremely tough," and he thinks "increasing brand awareness and menu expansion will improve store-level sales through increased customer traffic."
  
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  "Consumer retail is a pretty big space," says Senior Analyst Robert Straus."Right now, I'm concentrating on the automotive after-market service area, rent-to-own space and consumer electronics."He is most enthusiastic about the latter, due to the enormous digital replacement cycle going on."Consumer electronics, unlike some other areas, really does have something for everyone," Straus says.
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  In the automotive aftermarket, Straus says there are two sides to the picture: parts retailers and service; he focuses on the service end of the industry."This is because industry-wise, the fundamentals are great," he says."There are more cars on the road, driving more miles than ever before and people not only are less willing to maintain their cars on their own, but frankly lots of times are incapable of doing so because they just don't have the skill set or the equipment that's needed to make repairs.Top pick is Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO)."The company currently has 565 stores, a number I expect to increase significantly through acquisitions," he says."The company is driving growth by attracting customers for oil changes, then upgrading them to other types of services, including scheduled maintenance.This is a very nice margin business which at the end of the day, increases their revenues, and then further leverages up the four walls of their retail store."
  
  Straus also indicates that the rent-to-own space is relatively uncovered but offers plenty of opportunity, with 44.5 million households that are the right demographic to utilize such services."If you look at the rent-to-own industry, there are three million active customers, so I believe the segment is underserved."Straus follows two names , Rent-Way (RWY), a turnaround story, and Aaron Rents (RNT).

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