PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, January 4:
THE NETWORK CONNECTION ANNOUNCES NEW AIRVIEW MARKETING HEAD
Jan 04, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Network Connection, Inc., (Nasdaq: TNCX) (TNCi) a publicly traded company based in Atlanta, Ga., announced today the naming of a new Vice President of Marketing for its in-flight entertainment product called Airview.Del Maners, formally Vice ...
BEAZER HOMES USA ANNOUNCES PHOENIX BULK LAND PURCHASE; Adds Control of Nearly 500 Lots To Its Hancock Homes Operation
Jan 04, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) announced today that it has purchased the majority of the land and development projects of Del Mar Development Inc. of Tempe, Arizona.Beazer acquired all land and improvements at six active subdivisions in the ...
GARDEN RIDGE TO ACQUIRE POTTERY MART LOCATION COMPLETING EXPANSION PLAN IN THE HOUSTON MARKET; COMPANY ON TRACK FOR TOTAL OF 6 NEW STORE LOCATIONS IN CALENDAR 1996
Jan 04, 1996 ... HOUSTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Garden Ridge Corporation (Nasdaq: GRDG) today announced it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the Pottery Mart location and related store equipment and fixtures presently operated on Interstate 45 South in Webster (Houston), Texas. The acquisition ...
FAMILY DOLLAR REPORTS SALES AND EARNINGS FOR FIRST QUARTER ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1995; AND SALES FOR DECEMBER
Jan 04, 1996 ... MATTHEWS, N.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), a discount store chain operating 2,470 stores in a 38-state area ranging as far northwest as South Dakota, northeast to Maine, southeast to Florida and southwest to New Mexico, reported that sales for the first ...
MICRODYNE ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Microdyne Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: MCDY) today said it expects its results for its first quarter ended December 31, 1995 to fall significantly below analyst estimates. The company said a preliminary review of first quarter earnings indicates they will ...
GALAXY LATIN AMERICA(TM) (GLA) LAUNCHES WEBSITE; BUILDS ANTICIPATION FOR LAUNCH OF DIRECTV(TM) SERVICES
Jan 04, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Galaxy Latin America (GLA), the company developing DIRECTV entertainment service throughout Latin America, today announced the launch of a home page on the World Wide Web to support the roll-out of DIRECTV in the region, which is currently slated ...
MERCURY AIR GROUP (ASE) DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Jan 04, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MERCURY AIR GROUP, INC. (AMEX: MAX) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend on its Common Stock of $.01 per share to be paid on February 1, 1996 to shareholders of record on January 16, 1996.This ...
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS REPORTS FISCAL FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Foods Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAWL), reported today that earnings per share for the fiscal first quarter ended November 30, 1995 were $0.12, compared with $0.23 in the comparable quarter a year ago. The decrease in earnings per share is ...
QUIDEL REPORTS PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- QUIDEL Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL), a leading developer of rapid diagnostic tests for doctors and consumers, today announced preliminary results for its third quarter, fiscal year 1996, ended December 31, 1995.The Company expects, based on a ...
DIGITAL INTRODUCES PENTIUM(R) 150MHZ AND 166MHZ PROCESSORS ACROSS DESKTOP, RETAIL AND PC SERVER LINES
Jan 04, 1996 ... MAYNARD, Mass., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Equipment Corporation (NYSE: DEC) today announced its plans to incorporate the new 150MHz and 166MHz Intel(R) Pentium processors across its desktop, retail and server PC families. Digital will include the new processors in several models within ...
THE LEARNING COMPANY'S TOP PRODUCT & MARKETING EXECUTIVE NAMED SOFTKEY'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jan 04, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftKey International, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SKEY) today announced that Les Schmidt, formerly chief operating officer of The Learning Company, will join Michael Perik, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftKey, and Kevin O'Leary, president of ...
ALPINE GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
Jan 04, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alpine Group, Inc. (AMEX: AGI) today announced the appointment of Stewart H. Wahrsager, 46, to the positions of Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to the appointment, Alpine's Executive Vice President, Bragi F. Schut, ...
GROLIER, SPORTS MEDIA ANNOUNCE SPORTS PROGRAM; SERIES OF 40 SPORTS HERO BIOGRAPHIES IS PLANNED
Jan 04, 1996 ... DANBURY, Conn., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Two leading publishers are teaming up to produce a 40-volume set of biographies of star professional athletes from basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and many other professional sports.Grolier Publishing Company and Sports Media, Inc ....
APPLE TO DEMONSTRATE DOS AND WINDOWS COMPATIBILITY CARD FOR PCI-BASED POWER MAC SYSTEMS AT MACWORLD EXPO
Jan 04, 1996 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Extending its commitment to cross-platform compatibility, Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) will demonstrate PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)-based Power Macintosh systems running prototype PC Compatibility Cards at MacWorld Expo San ...
VALUJET AIRLINES REPORTS 62.8 PERCENT LOAD FACTOR FOR DECEMBER 1995
Jan 04, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ValuJet Airlines, Inc. today announced that the company flew 265.7 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) during the month of December 1995, representing a 135 percent increase from the same month a year ago. Capacity increased 134 percent from December 1994 ...
THE CATO CORPORATION REPORTS DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ - The Cato Corporation (Nasdaq: CACOA) today reported that its sales for the five weeks ended December 30, 1995 were $69.8 million, compared with $71.3 million for the same period a year ago, a decrease of 2%. Same-store sales for December, 1995, or ...
LOWE'S DECEMBER SALES GREW 18%; COMPARABLE STORE SALES FLAT; TOTAL SALES $737.2 MILLION
Jan 04, 1996 ... NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced its December sales totaled $737.2 million, an 18% increase over December 1994. <Pre> 5 Weeks Ended: Dec. 29, 1995Dec. 30, 1994 ...
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO. SALES FOR DECEMBER UP 1.8 PERCENT
Jan 04, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (NYSE: CRP) today reported that sales for the five weeks ended December 30, 1995, increased by 1.8% on a comparable store basis to $201.2 million. <Pre> Sales Summary ...
THOMAS E. HAAN APPOINTED A CORPORATE OFFICER OF DURIRON
Jan 04, 1996 ... DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duriron Company, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: DURI) announced today that, as a result of the Duriron/ Durametallic merger, Mr. Thomas E. Haan has been appointed Group Vice President & President of Duriron's fourth Operating Unit, The Fluid Sealing Business Unit ....
HECHINGER COMPANY ANNOUNCES DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... LANDOVER, Md., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hechinger Company (Nasdaq-NNM: HECHA and HECHB) today announced total sales for the month of December 1995 were $188.6 million, compared to $207.8 million last year, a decrease of 9%. Comparable store sales were down 7% for December.Hechinger ...
KMART CORPORATION REPORTS DECEMBER SALES INCREASE
Jan 04, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., January 4, 1996 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart Corporation(NYSE: KM) today reported, on a comparable store basis, consolidatedsales rose 4.5% for the five-week period ended December 27, 1995over sales for the five weeks ended December 28, 1994, excluding ...
CLAIRE'S STORES, INC. REPORTS DECEMBER SALES UP 8%; SAME STORE SALES INCREASE 2%
Jan 04, 1996 ... PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE) reported today sales for the five weeks ended December 30 were $67,122,000, up 8 percent over $62,026,000 reported for the comparable period last year. Same store sales were up 2 percent.For the 48 ...
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC. REPORTS 5.5% SAME STORE SALES INCREASE; TOTAL SALES INCREASE 38% FOR DECEMBER
Jan 04, 1996 ... ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN) today reported sales of $21.8 million for the five week period ended December 31, 1995, an increase of 38 percent over sales of $15.8 million for the five week period ended January 1, 1995. Same store ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- FIREFOX COMMUNICATIONS/(Correction Notice)
Jan 04, 1996 ... In SJW005, "Firefox Communications Anticipates Lower Fourth Quarter Results," moved yesterday, Jan. 3, we are advised by the company that the second sentence of that release should read: "The Company also reported that it estimates that its earnings (loss) per share for the fourth quarter ...
BEST BUY REPORTS DECEMBER 1995 SALES AND FISCAL 1997 EXPANSION PLANS
Jan 04, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), today reported sales for December 1995, a five-week period ending December 30th, the 10th period for the company's fiscal year 1996.According to chief financial officer Allen Lenzmeier, December 1995 sales of ...
DAYTON HUDSON DECEMBER SALES UP 9.8 PERCENT
Jan 04, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dayton Hudson Corporation (NYSE: DH) today reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended Dec. 30, 1995 increased 9.8 percent to $4.097 billion from $3.731 billion a year ago. Comparable-store sales were up 3.0 percent from the same period a ...
ABB DAIMLER-BENZ TRANSPORTATION ACQUIRES INTERLOGIC CONTROL ENGINEERING LTD
Jan 04, 1996 ... BERLIN, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Adtranz), signed a contract for the acquisition of Interlogic Control Engineering Ltd., a signal engineering and contracting company, formerly owned by British Rail.Interlogic Control Engineering offers a wide range of ...
DECEMBER SALES INCREASE 8.2% FOR THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY
Jan 04, 1996 ... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The May Department Stores Company today reported preliminary sales of $2.37 billion for the five-week period ended December 30, an 8.2% increase over $2.19 billion in the similar fiscal period last year.Sales for the first 11 months of fiscal 1995 ...
SPIEGEL, INC. REPORTS DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiegel, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SPGLA) today reported that total sales for the five weeks ended Dec. 30, 1995, were $508.8 million, an increase of seven percent from $475.0 million in the same period last year.For the 52 weeks, total sales ...
SPYGLASS(TM) LICENSES WEB CLIENT TECHNOLOGY TO CZECH SOFTWARE FIRM; EXTENDS SPYGLASS DISTRIBUTION INTO EASTERN EUROPE
Jan 04, 1996 ... NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spyglass Inc. (Nasdaq: SPYG) announced today that the largest software firm in Czechoslovakia, Software602, has licensed Spyglass Mosaic Web client technology for incorporation into the company's Mail602 email system.The agreement adds to ...
HEINZ EXPANDS ITS EUROPEAN FOODSERVICE BUSINESS
Jan 04, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) today announced that it has expanded its European foodservice business through the acquisition of Britwest Ltd., which markets single-serve condiments, beverages and sauces in Britain and France."This acquisition ...
URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC. ANNOUNCES DECEMBER SALES RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Hayne, Chairman and President of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: URBN), today announced record sales for the month of December and for the eleven months that ended December 31, 1995.Sales for the month were up 19 percent to $16.9 ...
CHARMING SHOPPES REPORTS DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... BENSALEM, Pa., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Charming Shoppes Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), the retail women's apparel chain, today reported that total sales for the five weeks ended December 30, 1995, decreased 11 percent to $168,600,000 from $189,100,000 for the comparable period ended December 31, 1994. ...
CRYOLIFE, INC., RECEIVES ISO 9001 WORLD STANDARDS CERTIFICATION
Jan 04, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CRYL), a leading human tissue and cell preservation laboratory, announced that the Company has been awarded ISO 9001 Certification, a worldwide system of quality assurance guidelines for manufacturing and laboratory companies. ...
HI-LO AUTOMOTIVE ANNOUNCES DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... HOUSTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: HLO) today reported sales for the month of December 1995 of $18.8 million, a decrease of 4.9% from sales of $19.8 million for the month of December 1994.For the twelve months ended December 31, 1995, net sales increased ...
KOHL'S CORPORATION DECEMBER SALES REPORT
Jan 04, 1996 ... MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today that sales for the month of December were up 20.7% over a year ago. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 5.3%. This comparable store sales increase was on top of a 7.6% store for store gain ...
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A $75 MILLION MEDIUM-TERM NOTE PROGRAM
Jan 04, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE: AEC) announces the establishment of a $75 million Medium-Term Note Program. The Medium-Term Note Program will permit the Company to access competitively priced debt financing for specific Company needs including ...
MEDPLUS ACQUIRES UNIVERSAL DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 04, 1996 ... CINCINNATI, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPlus, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap Market: MEDP) announced today it has acquired Universal Document Management Systems, Inc. (Universal Document), a Cincinnati-based company that develops and markets software for document and workflow management. This ...
SHOE CARNIVAL REPORTS DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCVL) today reported that its sales for the five-week period ended December 30, 1995 decreased 5.9% to $25.6 million from sales of $27.2 million during the same period in 1994. Comparable store sales decreased 14.8% for ...
HEILIG-MEYERS REPORTS DECEMBER SALES RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Heilig-Meyers Company (NYSE: HMY), the Richmond-based home furnishings retailer, today reported sales results for the month of December 1995. Net sales for the month increased approximately 20.0% to an estimated $130.5 million compared to $108.7 million ...
OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 TO RACE IN 1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500
Jan 04, 1996 ... DETROIT, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Oldsmobile General Manager John Rock announced today that Oldsmobile will design and develop a racing version of the advanced Aurora V8 to compete in the Indy Racing League in 1997. The new 4.0-liter Aurora V8, which will race at the Indianapolis 500, is based ...
CHRYSLER POSTS BEST DECEMBER EVER TO FINISH SECOND BEST RETAIL YEAR
Jan 04, 1996 ... HIGHLAND PARK, Mich., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Corporation's (NYSE: C) total December vehicle sales of 177,803 were up 10 percent over December 1994, and set a new best December ever record. It was also the best December ever in retail sales. Truck sales increased 21 percent to ...
AURORA V8 STARS IN OLDSMOBILE'S 1996 MOTORSPORTS PROGRAM
Jan 04, 1996 ... DETROIT, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninety-three years ago, Oldsmobile founder Ransom E. Olds attained a record-setting speed of 54 mph on Daytona Beach's famed oceanfront course. The sleek machines that will carry Oldsmobile's colors in the season-opening IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona road race on ...
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC. SIGNS NOTE AGREEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF DES MOINES
Jan 04, 1996 ... ANKENY, Iowa, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASY) has signed a Note Agreement with Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company, Des Moines, with respect to the issuance by Casey's of $30 million in principal amount of 7.38 percent Senior Notes due 2020. ...
AIR METHODS AND UNIMED AIR OF BRAZIL LAUNCH EMERGENCY AIR MEDICAL RESPONSE PROGRAM IN SOUTH AMERICA
Jan 04, 1996 ... DENVER, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), announced that on January 1, 1996 Unimed Air de Sao Paulo of Brazil, part of Brazil's largest healthcare cooperative, commenced operations of Air Methods' integrated air medical transportation and delivery system in ...
FAIRY WINGS & COMBAT BOOTS ... VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE SWARMS TO DISCOVERY RECORDS; RETURNS WITH THIRD ALBUM, 'SEX & MISERY,' ON MARCH 26TH
Jan 04, 1996 ... <Pre> Leaves London To Return To Native California </Pre> LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tracey Bryn and Melissa Belland, collectively known as Voice Of The Beehive, have completed their third album fatalistically entitled "Sex & Misery," which will mark their ...
PINNACLE MICRO, INC. APEX WINS INFORMATION WEEK'S 'MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCT FOR 1995' AWARD
Jan 04, 1996 ... <Pre> "In one fell swoop, Pinnacle Micro's Apex drive rewrote the rules for disk price/performance." - Cameron Davis Editor, Information Week </Pre> IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Micro, Inc ....
WOODSIDE TRAVEL TRUST WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE, SELECTS 1996 PREFERRED CAR RENTAL PARTNERS
Jan 04, 1996 ... BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodside Travel Trust has announced the selection of Avis Rent-A-Car, Budget Rent-A-Car, and Thrifty Car Rental as preferred car rental partners in 1996. An established leader in the corporate travel industry, Woodside Travel Trust, boasts the most ...
FULLER TO SEEK DISMISSAL OF SUIT
Jan 04, 1996 ... ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- H.B. Fuller Company (Nasdaq: FULL) announced it will immediately seek dismissal of an action filed late yesterday in Minnesota federal court in relation to the 1993 death of a Guatemalan youth.The suit, brought by a Texas lawyer, claims the ...
AMES REPORTS DECEMBER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... ROCKY HILL, Conn., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames Department Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMES) today announced net sales of $348.6 million for the five weeks ended December 30, 1995, compared with net sales of $362.9 million for the five weeks ended December 31, 1994, a decrease of 3.9 percent. ...
HUNTSMAN CORP. ANNOUNCES CONSENT DATE
Jan 04, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation has announced today that, in connection with its outstanding offer to purchase all of its outstanding 10-5/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2001, holders of approximately 97% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 10-5/8% Notes ...
SHARP ESTABLISHES MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT CENTER; APPOINTS PHILIP ABRAM DIRECTOR
Jan 04, 1996 ... MAHWAH, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- To tap the emerging market for multimedia products in the United States, Sharp Electronics Corporation has formed the Multimedia Development Center (MDC). Philip Abram, formerly of Eastman Kodak Company, has been named director of the Center, reporting ...
TRIBUNE COMPLETES MERGER OF COMPTON'S INTO SOFTKEY
Jan 04, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) has completed the merger of its information software business, Compton's, into SoftKey International Inc., executives of both companies have announced. James C. Dowdle, Tribune executive vice president, will become a member of ...
ENVIROTEST RECEIVES $42 MILLION
Jan 04, 1996 ... -- $17 Million Raised In Connection With Wisconsin Program -- -- Initial Installment of $25 Million from Pennsylvania Settlement --BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Envirotest Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: ENVI) announced today it has received the first installment payment, totaling ...
POWER TEST INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP EXTENDS PROGRAM TO PURCHASE PARTNERSHIP UNITS
Jan 04, 1996 ... JERICHO, N.Y., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Test Investors Limited Partnership (OTC Bulletin Board: POWNZ) announced today that it has extended its program to the effect that it may purchase in the market from time to time up to 150,000 of its units at prices not to exceed $8.00 per unit. ...
NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY REPORTS DECEMBER LOAN APPLICATIONS OF $1.25 BILLION AND LOAN FUNDINGS OF $862 MILLION
Jan 04, 1996 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Mortgage Company (NYSE: NAC) today reported that its December 1995 loan fundings were the highest for the year at $862 million, a 64% increase over December 1994 fundings of $526 million. In addition, its loan applications were $1.25 ...
DECEMBER SALES INCREASED 0.2 PERCENT AT WOOLWORTH CORPORATION
Jan 04, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Woolworth Corporation (NYSE: Z) reported that sales for the five-week period ended December 30, 1995 increased 0.2 percent to $1,307 million from $1,305 million in the comparable year-earlier period. For this same five-week period, comparable store sales ...
HOT SNACKS ARE A HOT IDEA AT ORE-IDA FOODS
Jan 04, 1996 ... BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As a consequence of the busy lifestyles that people today are leading, eating habits are changing, Ore-Ida Foods announced today. This is causing more people to eat on the run and consume several mini-meals throughout the day, creating "the fourth meal" ...
GOTTSCHALKS ANNOUNCES DECEMBER SALES RESULTS
Jan 04, 1996 ... FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Gottschalks Inc. (NYSE: GOT) announced that December 1995 sales increased 10.3% to $83.1 million from $75.3 million a year ago. Year-to-date total sales increased 9.5% to $376.8 million from $344.2 million in the prior year. Same store sales for the ...
THE GOOD GUYS! ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER SALES
Jan 04, 1996 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- the good guys! (Nasdaq: GGUY) today announced that sales for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1995 were $306.7 million, up 9% from $281.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 1995. Comparable store sales for the quarter decreased 6 percent ....
CHEVRON TO ADOPT NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD
Jan 04, 1996 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CHV) announced today that it will adopt, effective in the fourth quarter of 1995, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, which establishes a uniform approach for recognizing and measuring impairment of long-lived ...
FRESCA UNVEILS NEW LOOK, NEW POSITIONING
Jan 04, 1996 ... Coca-Cola USA Introducing New Graphics, Advertising and Promotions <Pre> For Repositioned Citrus-Flavored Soft Drink </Pre> ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The soft drink new year begins with a dramatic evolution of America's favorite no-calorie citrus-flavored ...
CHAMBERS UNITE IN OPPOSITION TO FDA REGULATION OF TOBACCO AS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD DRAWS TO A CLOSE
Jan 04, 1996 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Epley Associates, Inc. today issued the following:More than a dozen chambers and other organizations across the Carolinas adopted resolutions opposing the Food and Drug Administration's effort to assert regulatory control over the tobacco ...
BOSCOV'S SIGNS 10-YEAR OPERATING COVENANT WITH FIRST UNION; ANNOUNCES 80,000 SQUARE FOOT STORE EXPANSION
Jan 04, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union Management, Inc., the management affiliate of First Union Real Estate Investments (NYSE: FUR), today announced the signing of a 10-year operating covenant with Boscov's Department Store, a 98,000 square foot anchor department store at Fairgrounds ...
20/20 OUTLOOK FOR U.S. TRAVEL AGENTS WITH NEW BRITISH MIDLAND INCENTIVE; DOUBLE COMMISSION AND FREE TICKETS
Jan 04, 1996 ... LONDON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel agents in the United States will earn a double commission and free tickets on British Midland Airways during the carrier's new "20/20" incentive campaign.British Midland will pay agents a 20 percent commission for every flight segment booked ...