Irving, Texas-Based Jeweler to Pennsylvania-Based Chain.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 14, 2000 ;   Kirkpatrick, John;   445 words ......said Friday that it has agreed to buy Piercing Pagoda Inc., a chain of popular mall spots...low-priced earrings, bracelets and rings. Piercing Pagoda has about 940 locations, most of them...specialty jewelry retailer, Zale, sees Piercing Pagoda as a way to expand its business ...

Pagoda building: Zale Corp. has big plans for Piercing Pagoda, including a...

JCK's High-Volume Jeweler;  September 1, 2002 ;   Shuster, William George;   787 words ...Zale Corp. has big plans for its Piercing Pagoda mall kiosk chain in this fiscal year...We're excited about the opportunities. Piercing Pagoda Inc., the nation's largest mall kiosk...Rico as well as online. It bought Piercing Pagoda in late 2000. A Lucrative Addition...

Texas-Based Jewelry Retail Giant to Buy Bethlehem, Pa.-Based Budget...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 15, 2000 ;     282 words ......is about to purchase budget mall jeweler Piercing Pagoda Inc. Piercing Pagoda, based in Bethlehem, Pa., has more than...in Puerto Rico under such brand names as Piercing Pagoda, Plumb Gold, Silver & Gold Connection...

Piercing Pagoda Pres. & COO - Interview

Wall Street Corporate Reporter;  July 31, 1998 ;   John O'Hanlon;   787 words ......MBA in 1977 from Lehigh University. Prior to joining Piercing Pagoda in 1991, I had over 20 years experience in retail business. I joined Piercing Pagoda Piercing Pagoda Incorporated; Ticker: PGDA (Nasdaq); URL: http://www...

Zale Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes

CCNMatthews Newswire;  January 6, 2005 ;     388 words ......Zales Jewelers from the Company's Piercing Pagoda brand, where he held the position of President, Piercing Pagoda since January 2002. He is largely...direct sourcing initiatives at Piercing Pagoda that have fueled the brand's strong...

Zale Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes.

Canadian Corporate News;  January 6, 2005 ;     428 words ......Zales Jewelers from the Company's Piercing Pagoda brand, where he held the position of President, Piercing Pagoda since January 2002. He is largely...direct sourcing initiatives at Piercing Pagoda that have fueled the brand's strong...

Piercing Pagoda Deflates Zale Net.(Piercing Pagoda reports losses)

WWD;  February 19, 2003 ;   Burrows, Dan;   340 words ...Byline: Dan Burrows NEW YORK - Piercing Pagoda has yet to break through for Zale...on its August 2000 acquisition of Piercing Pagoda, the Dallas-based jewelry retailer...its assets, that the market value of Piercing Pagoda was lower than its carrying value...

Piercing Pagoda plans new units in growth move. (Brief Article)

WWD;  October 24, 1994 ;     325 words ...BETHLEHEM, Pa, -- Piercing Pagoda Inc., fresh with proceeds from its initial public...concourses of regional shopping malls under the name Piercing Pagoda and Plumb Gold. Piercing Pagoda has opened 36 kiosks this year, with 15 to 25...

The Zale Corp. to purchase Piercing Pagoda Inc. for 0.70 times revenue

Weekly Corporate Growth Report;  August 21, 2000 ;   Anonymous;   235 words ......Zale Corp., has agreed to purchase Piercing Pagoda Inc., the Pensylvania based jewelry...mall based operations. Discussion: Piercing Pagoda Inc. operates about 950 stores, mainly...some silver and gemstone jewelry. Piercing Pagoda stores will pierce ears for free with...

Pagoda promotion.(John F. Eureyecko named president of Piercing Pagoda...

WWD;  July 29, 1996 ;     73 words ...PAGODA PROMOTION: Piercing Pagoda Inc. has promoted John F. Eureyecko...operating officer post is new. Piercing Pagoda is the largest specialty retailer...stores in the U.S., operating 540 Piercing Pagoda and Plumb Gold stores in shopping...

Stock Increases Steadily for Bethlehem, Pa.-Based Mall Kiosk Jewelry...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 16, 1998 ;   Sabatini, Patricia;   645 words ......Business News Jul. 13--For investors of Piercing Pagoda, all that really glitters is gold...from Sedgwick Sales Inc. in Nevada, Piercing Pagoda now has stores in 47 states and Puerto...company operates stores under the names Piercing Pagoda, Piercing Pagoda Too, Plumb ...

Association of Securities Dealers Fines Pittsburgh Firm, Former...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 12, 2001 ;     534 words ......around the thinly traded shares of Piercing Pagoda, a jewelry retailer that's now a unit...Meehan told Frankola and Sporrer that Piercing Pagoda had given her information, including...said. Subsequently, Frankola sold Piercing Pagoda stock in an account he managed for...

Irving, Texas, Based Zale Posts Loss.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 19, 2003 ;     571 words ......value on its books of its lagging Piercing Pagoda chain. The action masked otherwise...Excluding a charge associated with Piercing Pagoda, profit at the nation's largest jewelry...Zale chief executive Mary Forte said Piercing Pagoda's problems stem from both lower customer...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 3, 1998 ;   The Miami Herald;   479 words ......banking business for North America. PIERCING PAGODA BUYS LICENSEE'S OPERATIONS: Piercing Pagoda on Wednesday paid $11 million to purchase...which operates 22 stores in the state. Piercing Pagoda of Florida was the only remaining licensee...

Irving, Texas-Based Jeweler Zale Corp. Expects Wider First-Quarter Loss.

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 22, 2002 ;     271 words ......sales, particularly at its Piercing Pagoda chain. The nation's largest...both sales and margins at Piercing Pagoda, a mall-based chain of 857...company said. Zale acquired Piercing Pagoda in September 2000. The chain...