FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Wiser Robert 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/28/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOTTSCHALKS INC [got] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GOTTSCHALKS INC., 7 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SR.VP/General Merchdise Mgr. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FRESNO, CA 93720 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) 13,640 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Stock	  (2)	  (3)	Stock Option	(4)	$ (5)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wiser Robert C/O GOTTSCHALKS INC. 7 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST FRESNO, CA 93720	Â	Â	  SR.VP/General Merchdise Mgr.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Robert Wiser		07/20/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares were acquired within the issuer's 401(k) Plan in the amount of 9,677 shares. Shares were also acquired within the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in the amount of 3,963 shares for a total amount of securities owned of 13,640 shares.
(2)	Options were granted on 11/23/1998, 6/14/1999, 3/31/2000, 8/3/2001, 5/3/2002, 5/3/2003, 4/30/2004 and 5/27/2005. Options become vested and exercisable in increments of 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the option date, and are exercisable over the next ten years from date of issue.
(3)	All options expire ten years from the date of issue.
(4)	Options granted from grant date of 11/23/1998 through grant date 5/27/2005 amount to a total of 42,500 shares.
(5)	Options granted from 11/23/1998 through 5/27/2005 at option prices ranging from $1.13 to $10.48 per share.

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