- Hastings Entertainment
Infobox_Company
company_name = Hastings Entertainment
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|HAST)
slogan = Discover Your Entertainment
foundation = Amarillo,Texas (1968)
location_city = Amarillo, Texas
location_country = USA
key_people = Sam Marmaduke (founder)
John Marmaduke (CEO and President)
industry = Entertainmentretail
products = Books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, software, video games, boutique, accessories, coffee
revenue = profit$548,332,000 USD (2006) [http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/10/109/109628/items/245786/2006AnnualReport.pdf Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report] . Retrieved18 May 2007 .]
net_income = profit$5,019,000 USD (2006)Hastings 2006 Annual Report]
homepage = http://www.gohastings.com/Hastings Entertainment NASDAQ|HAST is a retail chain that sells
book s, music, movies, andvideo game s. It also rents movies and video games and buys used books, music, movies and video games for resale.The current CEO and President of Hastings Entertainment is John Marmaduke, son of founder Sam Marmaduke.
History
The company was founded in 1968 as a retailing division of Western Merchandisers, Inc., a books and music wholesaler. There are currently 153 stores in 21 statesFiscal Year 2006 Annual Report] , predominantly based in smaller communities. Hastings Entertainment is headquartered in
Amarillo, Texas .Hastings's sister company, Western Merchandisers, became a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc in 1990. In 1994, Wal-Mart sold Western Merchandisers to
Anderson News Corporation and now operates as Anderson Merchandisers. [Bowser, David. " [http://www.amarillo.com/stories/022705/spe_hastings.shtml Local companies have broad reach] ". "Amarillo Globe-News ".27 February 2005 . Retrieved18 May 2007 .]References
External links
* [http://www.gohastings.com/ Hastings' Official Website]
* [http://www.playhastings.com/ Play Hastings]
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