AMARILLO, Texas, Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hastings
Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST), a leading multimedia
entertainment superstore retailer, has announced its plans to host
a midnight release party for The Hunger Games Catching Fire
on Thursday night, March
6th. The movie Catching Fire follows
the story line of Suzanne Collins'
second novel in The Hunger Games series, Catching
Fire which is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian
society.
The party will begin at your local Hastings at 9:00 p.m. local time and will end with the
release of the movie at midnight. The special sales for the
midnight release party will be valid through the end of business
day on Saturday, March
8th. Only select stores will be participating in
the midnight release event so check with your local store to see if
they are among those participating.
While awaiting the release of the movie, Hastings will also have
a number of offers available throughout the store. These offers
will include: Buy "1 get 2nd for $1" on all used movies, books and CDs, "2 for
$20" on all paperback books, "buy 2
get 3rd free" on all magazines, "buy 1 get
2nd free" on all candy and bagged & boarded
comics, and "2 for $4" on all energy
drinks. Also available starting at 9
p.m. on Thursday will be 40% off all graphic novels and
Manga, 30% off all new and used vinyl, 30% off select headphones
and phone accessories, all used video games and video game
accessories and also 25% off select action figures. All of
the previously listed offers and more will start at the beginning
of the Catching Fire party, Thursday
March 6th, at 9
p.m. and run through end of business day Saturday, March 8th.
To find out more about the The Hunger Games Catching Fire
midnight release party in your area, please visit or contact your
local Hastings superstore or visit us online at
www.goHastings.com.
About Hastings
Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading
multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and
used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends and
consumer electronics merchandise, with the rental of videos and
video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 126
superstores, averaging approximately 24,000 square feet, primarily
in medium-sized markets throughout the United States. We also
operate three concept stores, Sun Adventure Sports, located in
Amarillo, Texas and Lubbock, Texas, and TRADESMART, located in
Littleton, Colorado.
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 our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Hastings Entertainment, Inc.