Corporate Profile for Eagle Hardware & Garden Inc. dated Sept. 13, 1996.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and information services See Information Systems. . These include Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance News/Retrieval, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Reuter Company Newsyear, Reuter Business Briefing, DataTimes, Nexis, Dialog, NewsNet, America OnLine See AOL. , CompuServe, Delphi, Individual's HeadsUp and First!, Desktop Data's NewsEdge, UMI UMI University Microfilms International UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands (ISO Country code) UMI University of Miami UMI Universal Management Infrastructure (IBM) Data Courier A monospaced typeface originating from the typewriter that is commonly used for letters. It is still considered by many to be the "appropriate" typeface for business correspondence. , NewsBank, Information Access Company, Prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. , Comtex and many others. -0- Published Date: Sept. 13, 1996 Company Name: Eagle Hardware & Garden Inc.
Address: 981 Powell Ave. SW
Renton, WA 98055
Main Telephone Number: 206/227-5740 Chief Executive Officer: David J. Heerensperger Investor Relations Contact/ 24-hour investor relations message system at Business number: 206/204-5150 Public Relations Contact: Ronald P. Maccarone Business number: 206/227-5740 Trading Symbol: EAGL Industry: Retail home improvement stores Company description: Eagle Hardware & Garden is a leading operator of retail home improvement centers. Since its founding in 1989, the company has opened 25 home centers throughout Washington, Utah Washington is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 8,186 at the 2000 census. Geography Washington is located at (37.119580, -113.503348)GR1. , Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Montana. Sales and net income for the fiscal year ended Jan. 26, 1996, totaled $615.7 million and $11.3 million, respectively. Sales and net income for the 26 weeks ended July 26, 1996, totaled $370.2 million and $11.0 million, respectively. Eagle plans to continue its growth in fiscal 1996 with the opening of three new stores, two of which will be in a new format designed for smaller population centers. Eagle has succeeded in its markets against its more established competitors by offering customer-friendly store environments, a large product selection, exceptional service, convenient locations and competitive prices. The company's home centers average 123,000 square feet and depart from warehouse-style chains with clean, well-lighted aisles, attractive displays and clearly marked signage. Eagle locations are stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; more than 60,000 products per store under its "More of Everything(R)" merchandising philosophy -- over 30 percent more items than most of its competitors. The company's product categories provide a selection that is broad enough to allow a customer to purchase virtually every item needed to build a house. CONTACT: Eagle Hardware & Garden Inc. |
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