WestPoint Stevens Looks to New Shanghai Office as Key to Enhancing Asian Sourcing Operations WEST POINT, Ga., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WestPoint Stevens Inc. (OTC:WSPT) (BULLETIN BOARD: WSPT) ( http://www.westpointstevens.com/ ) announced today that the Company moved into its new Shanghai office on August 30. William T. Walker, Managing Director and President - Asian Operations, said, "Having a daily presence in Shanghai is vital to the Company in key ways: It will enhance our already strong position in Asian sourcing, enable us to build closer relationships with our current sourcing partners and expand our reach by giving us access to an even broader Asian supply base in multiple product categories." The WestPoint presence in Shanghai will also spur the Company's continued drive to improve global product development, quality assurance and logistics, Mr. Walker pointed out. "As Asia - particularly China - continues to grow as a global supplier and in domestic consumption, our team in Shanghai will be focused the continuing upgrade of product and service support to our customers." When the decision to open the office was announced in April, WestPoint President and CEO M.L. (Chip) Fontenot noted that, "We have spent the last several years building our direct offshore sourcing operations. We have now reached a point of critical mass, currently running at over $400 million of our revenues, such that a direct presence overseas is warranted. We have chosen China initially because of its strategic importance in the globalization of the home fashions industry." The Shanghai office, located in the WestGate Mall Building at 1038 Nanjing West Road, opened with six associates. That number is expected to increase to 12 by year-end. Shanghai native Mingzi Ye recently joined the Company as Sourcing Coordinator to help facilitate the office opening. Ms. Ye earned a BA in English with a minor in Marketing and Business from Shanghai Teachers' University and an MS in Science from Clemson (SC) University. WestPoint Stevens Inc. is the nation's premier home fashions consumer products marketing company, with a wide range of bed linens, towels, blankets, comforters and accessories marketed under the well-known brand names GRAND PATRICIAN, PATRICIAN, MARTEX, ATELIER MARTEX, BABY MARTEX, UTICA, STEVENS, LADY PEPPERELL, SEDUCTION, VELLUX and CHATHAM - all registered trademarks owned by WestPoint Stevens Inc. and its subsidiaries - and under licensed brands including RALPH LAUREN HOME, DISNEY HOME and GLYNDA TURLEY. WestPoint Stevens can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.westpointstevens.com/ . Contact: Lorraine D. Miller, CFA Senior Vice President Finance and External Communications 404.378.0491 DATASOURCE: WestPoint Stevens CONTACT: Lorraine D. Miller, CFA, Senior Vice President Finance and External Communications of WestPoint Stevens, +1-404-378-0491 Web site: http://www.westpointstevens.com/

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