Webcast Alert: Lojas Americanas S/A Announces 1st Quarter 2008 Results Webcast

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May. 08 /PRNewswire/ --

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lojas Americanas S/A (BOVESPA: LAME3, LAME4) (LOJAS AMERICANAS) announces the following webcast:

What: Lojas Americanas S/A 1st Quarter 2008 Results When: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM ET Where: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/?palestra_id=299 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Murilo Correa, Investor Relations of Lojas Americanas S/A, +55 21 2206-6708, or e-mail, investidores@lasa.com.br

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://ir.lasa.com.br . To access the replay, click on 1Q08 Webcast.

If you experience problems accessing the webcast, please send an e-mail to atendimento@prnewswire.com.br

Lojas Americanas operates in the Brazilian retail sector with a multichannel service model. Currently, the company operates with 414 stores in 19 states of the country plus the Federal District. The Company also operates in the electronic commerce segment, represented by B2W - Companhia Global do Varejo, offers financial and credit products through Americanas Taii (FAI), as well as the movie rental service segment through the BLOCKBUSTER(R) trademark in the country.

Audio: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/?palestra_id=299 Lojas Americanas S.A.

CONTACT: Murilo Correa, Lojas Americanas S.A. Investor Relations,
+011-55-21-2206-6708, investidores@lasa.com.br