AMARILLO, Texas, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAST) announces the Grand Opening of its all-new superstore in Amarillo, TX. The new flagship store is located at 2020 S. Georgia at the corner of Wolflin Ave. and Georgia St. The store boasts 27,000 square feet of entertainment possibilities for everyone in the family. "We are pleased to open our new store model in our home town," says John Marmaduke, President and Chief Executive Officer, "and we look forward to bringing the Amarillo community the most comprehensive entertainment store under one roof." The new branding concept was developed over the last 18 months with the collaboration of Gilmore Associates of New York. The flagship store includes a complete brand update, enlarged selections and offers new products and departments. With the new "Discover Your Entertainment" branding and design experience, Hastings is focusing on the sense of discovery its customers seek in an entertainment shopping experience. The store features a new logo, interior design and merchandising. "Refining and enhancing the Hastings brand has been a priority over the past two years at the company," noted Kevin Ball, Hastings Vice President of Marketing.
The book selection has expanded to over 90,000 titles, including a self- contained Children's Department. The store also has an expanded personal electronics department, including MP3 players, digital cameras, camcorders and cellular phones. A line of Fender and Gibson brand guitars has been added to the musical instrument selection. The all-new Hardback Coffee Cafe serves espresso drinks, gourmet coffee, tea, frozen drinks and pastries and features indoor and outdoor seating, fireplace, WiFi service and a convenient drive- through.
Hastings offers the ultimate shopping and renting experience for Movies and Video Games featuring a 7-Day Rental "Choose Your Deal" program. The sooner a customer returns a Movie or Video Game rental, the larger the credit amount added to his or her account. Hastings sells both new and used entertainment products and also buys back used CDs, DVDs, Video Games and Books creating the ultimate one-stop, entertainment shopping destination.
Hastings new flagship store hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. The Hardback Coffee Cafe and drive- through is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
About Hastings Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used CDs, books, videos and video games, as well as boutique merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 154 superstores, averaging approximately 20,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.
We also operate http://www.gohastings.com/ , an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products. The site features exceptional product and pricing offers. The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under the symbol HAST. DATASOURCE: Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
CONTACT: Allison Oslund, Advertising Manager of Hastings Entertainment, Inc., +1-806-677-1482, or Web site: http://www.gohastings.com/
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