BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$750.0M
- Private
- US
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Founded in 1968, 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 153 superstores, averaging approximately 20,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States. We also operate www.gohastings.com, an e-commerce Internet web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys. 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 is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under the symbol HAST.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
John MarmadukeNumber of Employees 600
Contact Information
3601 Plains Blvd
Amarillo, Texas 79102
(806) 351-2300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Prerecorded Tape, Compact Disc, and Record Stores: 451220
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Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Secures 100% Interest in Hastings Entertainment Inc.
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Nov 8, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Great Canadian Gaming Corporation ("TSX:GCD") (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Wall Financial Corporation ("Wall") whereby the Company will retain 100% of the interest in 686486 B.C. Ltd....
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Hastings Entertainment Inc. Accepts the Resignation of Phil Heard, President & CEO.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 29, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Hastings Entertainment Inc. announced today that Mr. Phil Heard has resigned as President & Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Heard for his efforts and...
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Completes Purchase of Hastings Entertainment Inc.
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 8, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has completed the purchase of Hastings Entertainment Inc. ("HEI") The Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary 686486 BC Ltd., has acquired all...
Michaels to open store in former Best building
Michaels Stores Inc., a big Dallas-based retailer of arts, crafts, and home-decor items, plans to open a second Spokane-area store, this one in the former Best Products Co. building on North Division. Michaels has leased about 25,300 square feet of floor space in the northern end of that vacant, 70,000-square-foot...
Michaels to open store in former Best building
Michaels Stores Inc., a big Dallas-based retailer of arts, crafts, and home-decor items, plans to open a second Spokane-area store, this one in the former Best Products Co. building on North Division. Michaels has leased about 25,300 square feet of floor space in the northern end of that vacant, 70,000-square-foot...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Crow | Vice President Finance & Cfo |
| Alan Van Ongevalle | Senior Vice President of Merchandising |
| John Hintz | Vice President of It |
| Kevin J Ball | Vice President Marketing |
| Phil McConnell | Vice President of Product |
| Susan A Dasse | Vice President of Stores |
| Victor Fuentes | Vice President and Divisional Merchandise Manager |
| Sam H Marmaduke | Founder |
| Stephen S Marmaduke | |
| Ann Spector Lieff | Director |
| Danny W. Gurr | Director |
| Daryl L Lansdale | Director |
| Jeffrey G. Shrader | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Marmaduke | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Frank O Marrs | Chair |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President Finance & Cfo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Merchandising | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Intern | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President of It | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Store Associate | Current |
| Retail Technologies | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President Marketing | Current |
| Organized Living | Vice President of Marketing | Former |
| Trans World Entertainment Corporation | Director of Marketing | Former |
Phil McConnell has served as Vice President of Product of the Company since June 2006. Mr. McConnell most recently served for nine years as Vice President of Merchandising, VMI Services for Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC), the largest wholesale distributor of prerecorded music and movies in the nation. Previously, Mr. McConnell served in senior merchandising positions with Best Buy and Circuit City.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President of Product | Current |
| Company Music | Vice President | Current |
| Consumables | Vice President | Current |
| Inventory Management | Vice President | Current |
| Company Music | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Consumables | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Inventory Management | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President of Stores | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Vice President and Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Books Incorporated | Vice President | Current |
| Video Games | Vice President | Current |
| Consumer Electronics | Vice President | Current |
| Books Incorporated | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Consumer Electronics | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Video Games | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Store Associate | Current |
| Video Games | Senior Product Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Birks & Mayors Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Mayors Jewelers, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Claire's Stores Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Plus, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cost Plus, Inc. | Interim President | Former |
| Cost Plus, Inc. | Interim President & COO | Former |
Daryl L. Lansdale , age 66, has served as a director of Hastings since March 2001 and is a member of our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee, and our Director Nominating Committee. Mr. Lansdale s current term as director expires in 2008. Since 2002, Mr. Lansdale has been a consultant and a private investor. Mr. Lansdale was President of Rush Retail Centers from March 1998 to January 2002.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Director | Current |
Mr. Shrader has been a shareholder in the law firm of Sprouse Shrader Smith, Amarillo, Texas, since January 1993. He has also served as a director of Hastings Entertainment, Inc. since 1992. Mr. Shrader is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Parallel and is Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel Petroleum Corporation | Attorney, Sprouse Shrader Smith P.C. Click Here for Bio | Current |
| Parallel Petroleum Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Hastings Entertainment, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Corporate Governance | Chairman | Former |
| Parallel Petroleum Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
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