(Ian Ritter is national online editor for GlobeSt.com/RETAIL.)

COLUMBUS, OH-Management of Bob Evans Farms restaurants plans toimprove same-store sales before pushing store growth, executivessaid during their fourth-quarter conference call. The company,which operates the Bob Evans and Mimi's chains, will likely openless than the 15 Bob Evans units previously planned for its currentfiscal year.

Same-store sales during the first quarter, which ended April 28,fell 0.9% year-over-year at the company's 587-restaurant Bob Evanschain, followed by a 1.2% drop in May. At Mimi's, which operates103 units, they inched up 1.1%.

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