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Hastings Entertainment Donates $83,922 to Local Literacies

Posted on: Thursday, 21 September 2006, 18:00 CDT

AMARILLO, Texas, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. , a leading multimedia entertainment retailer, today reported collecting $83,922 in donations between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006 from all retail stores. Donations were collected at each register or through the HardBack Cafe. Each store donated its collection to its local Literacy Council.

Hastings maintains an active involvement in the fight against illiteracy. Illiteracy robs the members of our community of the ability to achieve their full potential as individuals. Hastings believes that by fostering local efforts to combat illiteracy through both collecting donations and making direct contributions, the Company and its associates can help make a difference in every community that we serve.

About Hastings

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 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 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, Inc.

CONTACT: Kevin Ball, Vice President of Marketing of HastingsEntertainment, Inc., +1-806-677-1408

Web site: http://www.gohastings.com/


Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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