Of Fast Forward's 19 stores, 16 are in Texas, two are Oklahoma and one is in California. All of the units will be changed into Zumiez locations over the next 18 months. The companies first announced the deal in May.

"Fast Forward gives us instant access to consumers in Texas, where we currently have just three stores, only two of which overlap with Fast Forward," says Rick Brooks, president and CEO of the locally based Zumiez.

The acquisition will be part of Zumiez's expansion of 42 new stores this year. Zumiez management expects the acquisition to add between one and two cents to earnings per share this year and to add approximately form eight to nine cents a share in 2007.