Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> March 14, 2005

DISCOUNTERS, DOLLAR STORES & OFF-PRICE RETAILERS: PATRICK MCKEEVER – SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY

Patrick McKeever joined MKM Partners LLC in October 2007 and covers discount and off-price retailers. He was previously with Avondale Partners and prior to that, he spent more than six years with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Mr. McKeever's professional experience also includes research positions with Credit Suisse, First Boston and ABN Amro. He has been recognized in the Institutional Investor poll and was named the top stock picker in multiline retail for 2002 by Starmine. He has made numerous appearances on CNBC, Fox Business TV, Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio. Mr. McKeever received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and an M.A. with honors from the University College, Dublin, Ireland. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of your coverage?

Mr. McKeever: I cover discount retailers, the big discounters such as

Wal-Mart (WMT), Target (TGT) and Kohl's (KSS). I also cover the