EX-99.1

                                  Exhibit 99.1

Name and Address of Additional Reporting Persons:

Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V. ("Inmobiliaria") with the following address:

Insurgentes Sur #3500, PB
Colonia Pena Pobre
14060 Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Mr. Carlos Slim Helu, Mr. Carlos Slim Domit, Mr. Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Mr.
Patrick Slim Domit, Ms. Maria Soumaya Slim Domit, Ms. Vanessa Paola Slim Domit
and Ms. Johanna Monique Slim Domit (collectively, the "Slim Family"), each with
the following address:

Paseo de Las Palmas #736
Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 Mexico D.F., Mexico

Orient Star Holdings LLC ("Orient Star") with the following address:

477 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Explanation of Responses:

Orient Star beneficially owns directly 850,000 Saks Shares as of May 3, 2005.

Inmobiliaria is the sole member of Orient Star, and therefore may be deemed to
have indirect beneficial ownership of the 850,000 Saks Shares owned directly by
Orient Star.

Inmobiliaria beneficially owns directly 16,700,000 Saks Shares as of May 3,
2005.

The Slim Family beneficially owns all of the outstanding voting equity
securities of Inmobiliaria. As a result, each member of the Slim Family may be
deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of (i) the 850,000 Saks Shares
beneficially owned indirectly by Inmobiliaria and beneficially owned directly by
Orient Star and (ii) the 16,700,000 Saks Shares beneficially owned directly by
Inmobiliaria.




                                 Signature Page
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         Carlos Slim Helu


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         Carlos Slim Domit                         By: /s/ Eduardo Valdes Acra*
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                                                       Eduardo Valdes Acra
         -----------------------------------           Attorney-in-Fact
         Marco Antonio Slim Domit                      May 4, 2005


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         Patrick Slim Domit


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         Maria Soumaya Slim Domit


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         Vanessa Paola Slim Domit


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         Johanna Monique Slim Domit


         INMOBILIARIA CARSO, S.A. DE C.V.


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         By: Armando Ibanez Vazquez
         Title: Attorney-in-Fact

         ORIENT STAR HOLDINGS LLC


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         By: Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V., its sole member
         Name:  Armando Ibanez Vazquez
         Title: Attorney-in-Fact


*    See the Powers of Attorney for the members of the Slim Family and
     Inmobiliaria, filed as an exhibit to the Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13G
     filed by Inmobiliaria and the members of the Slim Family with the U.S.
     Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2005, and the Power of
     Attorney for Orient Star, filed as an exhibit to the Form 4 filed by Orient
     Star, Inmobiliaria and the members of the Slim Family on November 24, 2004
     which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

EX-99.2

                                  Exhibit 99.2


                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT



         THIS JOINT FILING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of this 4th day of May 2005, by and among Carlos Slim Helu, Carlos Slim
Domit, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Patrick Slim Domit, Maria Soumaya Slim Domit,
Vanessa Paola Slim Domit, Johanna Monique Slim Domit, Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A.
de C.V. and Orient Star Holdings LLC.

         The parties to this Agreement hereby agree to prepare jointly and file
timely (and otherwise to deliver as appropriate) all filings on any Form 3, 4 or
5 or Schedule 13D or 13G relating to their ownership (direct or otherwise) of
any securities of Saks Incorporated, and any and all amendments thereto and any
other document relating thereto (collectively, the "Filings") required to be
filed by them pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each
party to this Agreement further agrees and covenants to the other parties that
it will fully cooperate with such other parties in the preparation and timely
filing (and other delivery) of all such Filings.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first set forth above.



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         Carlos Slim Helu


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         Carlos Slim Domit                         By: /s/ Eduardo Valdes Acra
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Eduardo Valdes Acra
         -----------------------------------           Attorney-in-Fact
         Marco Antonio Slim Domit                      May 4, 2005


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         Patrick Slim Domit


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         Maria Soumaya Slim Domit


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         Vanessa Paola Slim Domit


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         Johanna Monique Slim Domit


         INMOBILIARIA CARSO, S.A. DE C.V.


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         By: Armando Ibanez Vazquez
         Title: Attorney-in-Fact

         ORIENT STAR HOLDINGS LLC


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         By: Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V., its sole member
         Name:  Armando Ibanez Vazquez
         Title: Attorney-in-Fact