Hastings Entertainment Supports Local Literacy Campaigns

Hastings Entertainment Supports Local Literacy Campaigns

AMARILLO, Texas, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAST) , a leading multimedia entertainment superstore retailer, today reported collecting a total of approximately $76,000 in donations from customers at our retail superstores. Each retail superstore collected customer donations from September 2008 through August 2009 and remitted the proceeds to their local literacy council.

Hastings maintains an active involvement in the fight against illiteracy. Hastings believes that by fostering local efforts to combat illiteracy through collecting donations from customers and making direct contributions, we can help make a difference in every community that we serve.

About Hastings

Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 149 superstores, averaging approximately 21,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.

We also operate www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys. The site features exceptional product and pricing offers. The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT: Kevin Ball, Vice President of Marketing of Hastings
Entertainment, Inc., +1-806-677-1408, kevin.ball@goHastings.com

Web Site: http://www.gohastings.com/

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