TLWN News ... Premier Retailers Indicate Potential Multi-Million Dollar Orders Trim-A-Lawn
Corporation to Attend Canada's Foremost Hardware Show
UTICA, New York, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Trim-A-Lawn Corporation
(OTC Bulletin Board: TLWN) announced today that as part of the continuing
effort to expand international sales, the company will be attending the
Canadian Hardware and Building Materials Show. This trade show, the supershow
of hardlines retailing, is to be held February 6-8, 2000 at the
National Trade Centre in Toronto, Quebec.
Upwards of 20,000 retailer-buyers annually participate in the show, which
attracts a dynamic audience of retailers, dealers, wholesalers, mass merchants
and volume buyers, and international delegates from across Canada, the
United States and around the world. Registered buyers to attend the show
include Sears (the #1 Outdoor Power Equipment Dealer in both Canada and the
United States), Canadian Tire (with 600 stores in Canada) and Home Hardware
(900 direct stores plus sales support of an additional 900 stores and
150 super home & garden centers).
"A number of the largest retail chains in that market have expressed
strong interest in our product line," said Jack Moore, Trim-A-Lawn Director of
Sales. "I will be personally attending the show and meeting with many of
these people during the show. The Canadian market is a natural extension of
our aggressive sales program to mass "merchandisers.
The Canadian Hardware and Building Materials Show, now entering its
95th year, is Canada's largest, longest running and most comprehensive trade
show.
Further information pertaining to the trade show may be found at
www.crha.com/chs2000/.
In addition to the recent multi-million dollar orders the company has
received, company President, Dallas Jones has been informed of the intent of
one of the United States premier retailers to place Trim-A-Lawn products into
a test market. "We are very pleased to receive this information. We have
been pursuing this particular retailer for several years. They have broad
national distribution and a very well recognized household name," said
Dallas Jones.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Trim-A-Lawn Corporation is an
industry leader in walk-behind trimmers and accessories. Trim-A-Lawn is a
publicly traded company located in Utica, New York which manufacturers
successful and unique walk behind trimmers and markets them through Wal-Mart,
Menards, Meijers, Blains, Ace Hardware, TruServe Corporation, and Amazon
z-Shop to name a few.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties that include, among others, Trim-A-Lawn's limited operating
history, unpredictability of future revenues and events, potential
fluctuations on quarterly operating results, seasonality, consumer trends,
competition, management of potential growth, and risks of new business areas,
national and international expansion, business combinations and strategic
alliances. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Trim-A-Lawn's financial results may be found in Trim-A-Lawn's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, once filed.
For further information, contact Trim-A-Lawn at 800-206-5040 or email
rdbowman@allover.com or trimlawn@borg.com.
SOURCE Trim-A-Lawn Corporation
-0- 02/03/2000
/CONTACT: Dave Bowman of Trim-A-Lawn Corporation , 800-206-5040, or
rdbowman@allover.com, or trimlawn@borg.com/
/Web site: crha.com
/Web site: trim-a-lawn.com
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