es as debtors-in-possession. Our rapid growth this past year, which included the acquisition of 60 Noodle Kidoodle stores, the opening of 25 new Zany Brainy stores and substantial investment in our internet strategy presented significant operational challenges. These factors, along with a difficult retail climate, compounded by an absence of "hot" product, led to a decline in our sales which caused liquidity issues that precipitated our filing for Chapter 11 protection.