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Hastings Revenue Even, Music Sales' Fall in Line With Market

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Posted on August 18, 2008 - 10:14am at Coolfer
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Entertainment retailer Hastings reported a 0.2% slip in revenue in Q2 2008 (press release). Total revenue was $125.7 million versus $125.9 million in Q2 2007. Comp store music revenue, which comes from CD sales, fell 11.7%.

People have been plunking about $400 a week into the meters, or more than $6 per meter per week, on average.

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Posted on May 24, 2008 - 7:43pm at Stone Soup Station
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Random remarks

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Posted on May 16, 2008 - 9:41pm at Kate... uncensored.
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Just about a week until my family arrives. I was really looking forward to their visit, but now I'm lackadaisical. (And yeah, I spelled it on the first shot)

Made pancakes today. Decided that, while I consider myself a pretty damn good cook, I should recognize my limitations. I suck at making pancakes. Also decided, I need to break down and get some new pots & pans.

Today’s Color Would Be Maroon

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Posted on April 21, 2008 - 10:29pm at The Lynnster Zone
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So if you read the last post, you know what kind of mood I’m in today.

Guess who just found gift cards from Christmas she not only forgot she had, but never unpacked?

Honestly, I really thought the ones in my billfold WERE the ones I got this past Christmas. I guess they were from the Christmas before that (or even the one before).

Open House Sunday, 2-4pm

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Posted on April 19, 2008 - 11:12pm at This Is LaVergne
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I’m Drooling

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Posted on March 12, 2008 - 1:58pm at Middle Tennessee Realty
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Sharper Image Gift Cards Useless

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Posted on March 4, 2008 - 7:53am at Newscoma
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If I had bought a loved one a Sharper Image gift card, I think I would be uber pissed right now.

You know that Sharper Image gift card you got for Christmas? Right now, it’s worthless. And other gift cards in your wallet could lose their value, too.

As more retailers file for bankruptcy or go out of business, more than $75 million in gift cards are at risk of becoming w

What do you get the person that has everything?

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Posted on March 3, 2008 - 9:18pm at Thom Williamson
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How about a Sharper Image gift card…errr..not so fast. It seems as though those oh-so-convenient gift cards that people were snapping up for Christmas presents are but to be worthless. Yep, it seems that the brilliant minds that are running the definitive "gadget" store have decided that, since they are in jeopardy of filing bankruptcy, they would no longer honor the gift cards. ...

Responsibility vs Recession

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Posted on February 16, 2008 - 5:08pm at Jackson Miller
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What would it look like if US consumers started being more responsible with their money?

The consumer electronics market would decline.

Gift cards would be used for things like groceries.

New car sales would be down.

Unclaimed Property

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Posted on February 4, 2008 - 12:48pm at Terry Frank
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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting column in today’s paper about unclaimed property. From the Journal:

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