WATSONVILLE, Calif., Jul 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
West Marine, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMAR) will hold a webcast and conference call
on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time to discuss second
quarter 2011 financial results. West Marine's earnings release will be
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission under cover of Form
8-K prior to the call.
The live call will be webcast and available in real time on the Internet
at www.westmarine.com
on the "Investor Relations" page. The earnings release will also be
posted on the Internet at www.westmarine.com
in the "Press Releases" section on the Investor Relations page. Please
allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the
streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.
Interested parties can also connect to the conference call by dialing
(800) 341-6235 in the U.S. and Canada and (706) 634-1041 for
international callers. Please be prepared to give the conference ID
number 82730690. The call leader will be West Marine's President and
Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Eisenberg.
An audio replay of the call will be available July 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Pacific Time through August 4, 2011 at 8:59 PM Pacific Time. The replay
number is (855) 859-2056 in the U.S. and Canada and (404) 537-3406 for
international callers. The access code is 82730690.
ABOUT WEST MARINE
West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and
accessories, has 322 company-operated stores located in 38 states,
Puerto Rico, Canada and three franchised stores located in Turkey. Our
call center and Internet channels offer customers over 60,000 products
and the convenience of exchanging catalog and Internet purchases at our
store locations. Our Port Supply division is one of the largest
wholesale distributors of marine equipment serving boat manufacturers,
marine services, commercial vessel operators and government agencies.
For more information on West Marine's products and store locations, or
to start shopping, visit westmarine.com or call 1-800-BOATING
(1-800-262-8464).

SOURCE: West Marine, Inc.
West Marine, Inc.
Tom Moran, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(831) 761-4229