PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, February 1:
ZEIGLER REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER, YEAR-END RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeigler Coal Holding Company (NYSE: ZEI) today released the following:*1995 net income before special items $43.1 million, or $1.52 per share <Pre>*Record cash flow from operating activities reported ...
TYLER CORPORATION REPORTS 1995 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... DALLAS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph F. McKinney, chief executive officer of Tyler Corporation (NYSE: TYL), announced today that for the year ended December 31, 1995, the Company had a loss from continuing operations of $.04 per share equaling the loss in 1994. Net sales from continuing ...
SHONEY'S INC. PRESIDENT CHUCK PORTER ANNOUNCES MAY RETIREMENT PLANS
Feb 01, 1996 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoney's Inc. (NYSE: SHN) today announced that Charles E. (Chuck) Porter, 52, President of the Corporation since January 1995 and a 23 year veteran of the Company, has made known his intent to retire effective May 1.Shoney's, Inc. Chairman ...
CIBA VISION LAUNCHES CONVENIENT, EFFECTIVE CONTACT NEW LENS CARE SYSTEM
Feb 01, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CIBA Vision has just introduced Pure Eyes(TM), offering the nation's 23 million contact lens wearers a new, convenient peroxide lens care system. Pure Eyes(TM), the first and only soft contact lens care system to combine the effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide ...
GE CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES' COMPUTER RENTAL DIVISION EXPANDS SILICON GRAPHICS PRODUCT OFFERINGS
Feb 01, 1996 ... NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Capital Technology Management Services (TMS) today announced expansion of its Computer Rental Services offerings to include an additional line of popular products by Silicon Graphics, Inc. As one of Silicon Graphics' first "authorized rental ...
FIRST CHARTER CORPORATION DECLARES AND INCREASES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND; ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND ANNUAL EARNINGS
Feb 01, 1996 ... CONCORD, N.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- First Charter Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: FCTR), Concord, NC, the holding company for First Charter National Bank and Bank of Union, has declared and raised its quarterly dividend by 15% to $.15 per share from $.13 per share. The dividend is payable on ...
SUN TELEVISION AND APPLIANCES, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Feb 01, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Television and Appliances, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SNTV) today announced the appointment of James R. Copitzky to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 5, 1996. The position had previously been held by Robert E. Oyster, ...
ARVIN: POND NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Feb 01, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ind., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvin Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ARV), announced today that Byron O. Pond will assume the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Pond continues as President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since 1993.Pond succeeds ...
USEC REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY REVENUE
Feb 01, 1996 ... BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Enrichment Corporation, a global nuclear energy company, reported record quarterly revenue of $453.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 1996 (three months ended December 31, 1995), an increase of $72.9 million or 19% compared ...
ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES ENTERS THE 'INFORMATION SKYWAY' ON THE INTERNET; UNITED EXPRESS ACTIVATES http://www.AtlanticCoast.com
Feb 01, 1996 ... STERLING, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic Coast Airlines ("ACA") (Nasdaq-NNM: ACAI), which operates as United Express, the regional airline partner for United Airlines in the Eastern United States, today launches its inaugural flight into cyberspace with the introduction of its World ...
KMART CORPORATION RESTRUCTURES MERCHANDISING ORGANIZATION
Feb 01, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KM) today announced an immediate restructuring of its merchandising organization aimed at improving product assortments, category management, customer focus, sales and profitability. With the restructuring, Kmart's softlines, ...
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER PROFIT; OPERATING STRATEGY OUTLINED
Feb 01, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Technology Corporation (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: ATCO), today announced a profitable first quarter and improved operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 1995.Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1995 of $708,000 benefited from ...
STELLAR ANNOUNCES FINANCING
Feb 01, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellar Gold Corp has signed an Agency Agreement with Canaccord Capital Corporation and Yorkton Securities Inc. appointing them to act as agents in the distribution of 150,000 Units, each Unit comprising one common share of Stellar and two Series "A" share ...
MGM GRAND REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS; FILES FOR ATLANTIC CITY GAMING LICENSE
Feb 01, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Grand, Inc. (NYSE: MGG) today reported a 127% rise in net income from continuing operations for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 1995, compared with the prior year's fourth quarter. Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $31.8 ...
BELL INDUSTRIES REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND CALENDAR 1995 RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Industries, Inc., (NYSE: BI; Pacific) today reported record sales and net income for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1995.Net income for the most recent quarter rose 58% to $3.9 million, or $.55 per share, from $2.5 million, ...
JP REALTY, INC. ANNOUNCES INCREASES IN REVENUES OF 19%, EARNINGS OF 29% AND FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO) OF 23% FOR FOURTH QUARTER
Feb 01, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- JP Realty, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: JPR), today released operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1995.For the fourth quarter of 1995, funds from operations on a fully converted basis increased 23% to $9,805,000, ...
ARV ANNOUNCES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY ACQUISITION IN OHIO
Feb 01, 1996 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ARV Assisted Living, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARVI) today announced the acquisition of a 217-unit assisted living facility in Bedford, Ohio.The Company acquired Cardinal Retirement Village of Bedford, an assisted living facility near Columbus, Ohio, ...
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND 1995 FISCAL YEAR-END RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Psychiatric Centers (NYSE: CMY) today announced that results for the 1995 fourth quarter ended November 30 included non-operating charges relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, expenses associated with an ...
EMS ANNOUNCES FIRST ORACLE DATABASE VERSION OF TIME CRITICAL MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE
Feb 01, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective Management Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: EMSI) has formally announced the availability of its Version 5.2 of Time Critical Manufacturing (TCM) software on the industry- leading Oracle database-management system. The company recently began demonstrating ...
PROTEON BEGINS VOLUME SHIPMENT OF INDUSTRY'S LOWEST PRICED ETHERNET SWITCHING PRODUCT
Feb 01, 1996 ... WESTBORO, Mass., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to provide leading edge, cost effective solutions for building and integrating high performance PC LAN workgroups into extended LANs and wide area networks, Proteon, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) today announced that it has begun volume shipments of ...
ARQULE APPOINTS ERIC B. GORDON AS PRESIDENT AND CEO; JOSEPH C. HOGAN, JR., PH.D. TO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Feb 01, 1996 ... MEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ArQule, Inc. announced today the appointment of Eric B. Gordon as President and Chief Executive Officer. ArQule has also announced that Joseph C. Hogan, Jr., Ph.D., the company's Scientific Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, has been named to the ...
GTECH NAMES THOMAS J. SAUSER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Feb 01, 1996 ... WEST GREENWICH, R.I., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- GTECH (NYSE: GTK) announced today that Thomas J. Sauser has joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Mr. Sauser joins GTECH with more than 25 years of diversified business and comprehensive financial ...
BALCHEM CORPORATION REPORTS RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... SLATE HILL, N.Y., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Balchem Corporation (AMEX: BCP) reported as follows (unaudited) for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 1995. <Pre> BALCHEM CORPORATION ($000 Omitted Except for Net Earnings Per Share) ...
P.T. INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA REPORTS 1995 EARNINGS OF $96.0 MILLION (U.S.) MORE THAN DOUBLE 1994 EARNINGS
Feb 01, 1996 ... JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- P.T. International Nickel Indonesia (P.T. Inco) announced today its unaudited results for 1995. Net earnings for the year 1995 were $96.0 million, or 39 cents per share, compared with net earnings of $42.0 million, or 17 cents per share, in 1994. ...
FIELDCREST CANNON REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR LOSS
Feb 01, 1996 ... EDEN, N.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. (NYSE: FLD) today reported a loss from operations for the fourth quarter and full year, as comparable sales declined from year-ago levels.For the quarter ended December 31, 1995, the company lost $15.6 million, or $1.88 per ...
CHUBB CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS
Feb 01, 1996 ... WARREN, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) today announced its fourth quarter earnings. Net income for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $696.6 million or $7.85 per share compared with $528.5 million or $5.95 per share for the like period of 1994. These amounts ...
THE ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC. DECLARES MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION
Feb 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZTR; PSE), a closed-end investment company that began operations in September 1988, today announced its monthly distribution to shareholders. The distribution of $0.07 per share will be paid on February 26, 1996, to ...
AER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. REPORTS YEAR END RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... SMYRNA, Ga., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AER Energy Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: AERN) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.For the quarter ended December 31, 1995, the Company reported a net loss of $2,402,000, or $0.14 per share, ...
OMNICOM DECLARES DIVIDEND
Feb 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- At a meeting held in the evening on January 31, 1996, the Board of Directors of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) declared a cash dividend of $.175 per share on the corporation's issued and outstanding common stock to be paid on April 3, 1996 to stockholders of ...
PPG NAMES VICE PRESIDENT-ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY
Feb 01, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/-- David C. Cannon Jr., associate general counsel of PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) since 1994, has been elected to the newly created post of vice president of environment, health and safety (EH&S)."Unifying fully our environmental law section with the ...
ASTROTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Feb 01, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- S. Kent Rockwell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Astrotech International Corporation (AMEX: AIX) today announced that Astrotech's net income was $866,000 on revenues of $25.9 million for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1995. This ...
STV GROUP, INC. REPORTS $103,000 NET INCOME FOR FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996
Feb 01, 1996 ... POTTSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- STV Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: STVI), consulting engineers, architects, planners and construction managers, today reported net income of $103,000 on total revenues of $22,983,000 for its first quarter of fiscal 1996, which ended December 31, 1995. In fiscal ...
COPLEY PHARMACEUTICAL ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Feb 01, 1996 ... CANTON, Mass., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPLY), today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1995.Net sales for the fourth quarter were $36.9 million, reflecting a 9.8% increase over the same period last ...
RENO AIR ANNOUNCES FAIRBANKS SERVICE, NEW ROUTES AND ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES
Feb 01, 1996 ... RENO, Nev., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Reno Air, Inc. (Nasdaq: RENO; PSE: RNO) today announced it will begin two daily round trip flights between Fairbanks and Anchorage with the initiation of the carrier's spring schedule on April 4. The low fare, full service airline will also begin new ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- BANKERS FIRST ANNOUNCES RESULTS/
Feb 01, 1996 ... In ATW023, Bankers First Announces Fourth Quarter, that moved yesterday, the fifth graph, fourth line, should read "Shareholders of record on January 24, 1996," rather than "Shareholders of record on January 2, 1996," as originally transmitted by PRNewswire.The fully corrected ...
DELTA INTRODUCES NEW RESERVATIONS CENTER AT WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Feb 01, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced the opening of its second reservations center on a college campus. On March 25, 1996, Weber State University in Ogden, Utah will follow in the footsteps of Clayton State College, the first reservations center ...
FIRST UNION UNVEILS FURTHER PLANS FOR ELECTRONIC BANKING
Feb 01, 1996 ... <Pre>Customers to Access Accounts Through the Internet, Microsoft Money and Intuit's Quicken </Pre> CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union Corporation (NYSE: FTU), a leading financial services provider and the nation's sixth-largest banking ...
FIRST UNION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BRENTWOOD NATIONAL BANK IN TENNESSEE
Feb 01, 1996 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union Corporation (NYSE: FTU) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Brentwood National Bank, based in the Nashville suburb of Brentwood, Tenn.Brentwood National's $113 million in assets and $89 million in deposits have ...
CEI SUSPENDS RESIDENTIAL DISCONNECTIONS
Feb 01, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) will suspend residential disconnections through at least Monday, February 5 because of extreme cold temperatures predicted for the next several days.CEI's moratorium on residential disconnections ...
THE STANDARD PRODUCTS CO. ACHIEVES QS 9000 REGISTRATION
Feb 01, 1996 ... DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Standard Products Co. (NYSE: SPD) facility in Dearborn, Michigan, has achieved QS 9000 compliance and has been registered by Entela, Inc. Quality System Registration Division, an accredited, third-party registrar based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...
PHP HEALTHCARE TO BE LISTED ON CBOE
Feb 01, 1996 ... RESTON, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will begin trading PHP Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: PPH) options on February 6, Charles H. Robbins, Chairman and CEO of PHP announced today."This association with the CBOE will broaden the possibilities ...
TEMPLETON RELEASES CLOSED-END FUNDS PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION UPDATE
Feb 01, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Templeton closed- end Funds referenced below, which trade on the exchanges indicated below, today released a portfolio allocation update containing the following information as of December 31, 1995:-- Asset Allocation-- ...
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY & TOTALIZATOR SYSTEMS RECEIVES ORDER FOR $1.5 MILLION
Feb 01, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc.(TM) (Nasdaq: ITSI) received an order from The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club ("The Club") valued at approximately $1.5 million. The Club is purchasing hardware upgrades for a portion of its extensive ...
TCF LOWERS COMMERCIAL BASE RATE
Feb 01, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TCF Bank Minnesota fsb, a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (NYSE: TCB), lowered its commercial base rate (sometimes referred to as prime rate) from 8.50 percent to 8.25 percent. The change is effective February 1. <Pre> -0- ...
MANNING AND MENDELSOHN TAPPED BY RODMAN TO DEVELOP BANK DEBT BUSINESS
Feb 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey R. Manning and Maria Mendelsohn have joined Rodman & Renshaw, Inc., to establish a broker- dealer business in distressed bank debt and equities.Mr. Manning will be a senior director and head of the new department at Rodman's New York office, ...
FREE TRANSACTION SOFTWARE OFFERED FOR WORLD WIDE WEB
Feb 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first free-of-charge secure server/client software is available from Interweb, Inc., of New York City. Developed by Interweb's technical officer Peter Lange last May, the software server incorporates the SSL protocol and is compatible with the ...
FORTIS, INC. TO SELL U.S. AUTO INSURANCE AFFILIATE
Feb 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortis, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiary, Superior Insurance Company, to GGS Management, Inc., a new insurance holding company jointly owned by Goran Capital Inc., a Canada-based insurer, and Goldman Sachs. The ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- TOYOTA/
Feb 01, 1996 ... In NYW100, Toyota to Establish New Aftermarket Parts and Accessories Company, which moved last night, we are informed by the company that in the table "Outline of New Company," the amount of capital planned should read ".450 million" rather than ".4.5 million" as originally issued. ...
CMP STANDS OUT ABOVE OTHER BUSINESS PUBLISHERS, ACCORDING TO ADVERTISING NEWSLETTER
Feb 01, 1996 ... MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael S. Leeds, President and CEO of CMP Publications, Inc., a $382 million high-tech publishing, marketing and information services company based here, was singled out as The Delaney Report's "Business Publisher of the Year." In a recent edition of ...
INTEGRA BANK LOWERS PRIME RATE
Feb 01, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Integra Bank, an affiliate of Integra Financial Corporation (NYSE: ITG), today announced that it is lowering its prime lending rate to 8.25 percent from 8.50 percent, effective February 1, 1996.Integra Financial Corporation, currently with assets ...
UTAH RAILWAY, UNION PACIFIC REACH AGREEMENT
Feb 01, 1996 ... OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported an agreement to allow Utah Railway to expand its operations, if the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger is approved.Under the agreement, UP/SP will:-- grant Utah Railway overhead ...
EXIDE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN BATTERY SHIPMENTS DOWN LESS THAN 2% AND CONFIRMS EUROPEAN CONSOLIDATION IS ON PLAN
Feb 01, 1996 ... <Pre>Third Quarter Earnings Release Date Set </Pre> BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Exide Corporation (NYSE: EX), the largest manufacturer and marketer of automotive and industrial batteries in the world, said it will announce third quarter ...
MOYCO AND TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS REACH SETTLEMENT
Feb 01, 1996 ... MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Moyco Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOYC), a Montgomeryville, PA, manufacturer of professional dental supplies and precision abrasives, and Tulsa Dental Products LLC, a worldwide manufacturer of professional and precision dental supplies, have ...
GROLIER ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BECOMES GROLIER INTERACTIVE
Feb 01, 1996 ... Name Change Reflects Expanded Product Offerings, Online Presence, <Pre> Worldwide Market Penetration </Pre> DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia innovator Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. today announced that it is changing its name to ...
GOVERNMENT GRANTS NORRIS COMMUNICATIONS PATENT FOR DIGITAL RECORDING TECHNOLOGY
Feb 01, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Norris Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NORRF) today announced that it has been granted the first in a series of patents protecting the Company's hand-held digital recorder technology and applications. The patent grants broad coverage for "a ...
KAO INFOSYSTEMS TO CONSOLIDATE EAST COAST FACILITIES
Feb 01, 1996 ... Kao to relocate CD-ROM operations from Lancaster, PA to Plymouth, MAWill centralize East Coast diskette, CD-ROM, software manufacturing <Pre>and fulfillment operations </Pre> LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kao Infosystems Company, ...
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM LEGISLATION
Feb 01, 1996 ... <Pre> Organization Vows to Fight Censorship Language </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to media inquiries regarding key provisions of the telecommunications "reform" legislation which was recently adopted by the U.S. Congress, the Electronic Frontier ...
PCMCIA APPROVES ICON-BASED COMPATIBILITY SYSTEM
Feb 01, 1996 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- At its January meeting, the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) approved a system of icons designed to help users easily identify the basic capabilities of a PC Card or PC Card slot. Several manufacturers have expressed ...
JUST FOR FEET, INC. ANNOUNCES COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASE OF 25.8 PERCENT FOR FOURTH QUARTER
Feb 01, 1996 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ - - Harold Ruttenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of JUST FOR FEET, INC. (Nasdaq: FEET), today announced record fourth quarter and annual sales and said that this quarter represents the best quarter in the company's history.JUST FOR ...
S&K FAMOUS BRANDS ANNOUNCES JANUARY AND YEAR END SALES RESULTS
Feb 01, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKFB) today announced that total sales for the four-week period ended January 27, 1996, increased 7% to $7.5 million from $7.0 million last year. Comparable store sales grew 2% for the same period.For the ...
MAC FRUGAL'S BARGAINS - CLOSE-OUTS INC. REPORTS JANUARY SALES
Feb 01, 1996 ... DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mac Frugal's Bargains - Close-outs Inc. (NYSE: MFI) reported today that its sales for the four weeks ended January 28, 1996 were $38,501,000, up 2.5% from $37,570,000 in the prior year. Sales in comparable stores for the four weeks were down 4.9%. ...
IHOP CORP. JANUARY 1996 SAME STORE SALES DOWN 0.4%
Feb 01, 1996 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- IHOP Corp. (Nasdaq: IHOP) announced today that same store sales for the fiscal month of January 1996, were down 0.4% compared to an increase of 7.9% in the same period last year.IHOP develops, franchises and operates International House of ...
CFI CLARIFIES HOME BANKING STRATEGY
Feb 01, 1996 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CFI ProServices, Inc. (Nasdaq: PROI) today issued a statement clarifying how its home banking software solutions fit into its overall strategy for helping financial institutions serve their customers more effectively.CFI issued the ...
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION AND MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE NEW ALLIANCE
Feb 01, 1996 ...Companies to Form Joint Venture to Produce Multimedia Content For the <Pre> Internet and Interactive Television </Pre> WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BTV) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced today that they will launch a ...
SMITH MICRO ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA
Feb 01, 1996 ... ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI) has signed an exclusive agreement with the Information Systems Group and PCMCIA Products Division business units of Motorola Inc. to provide communications software to be included with Motorola modems. ...