Play Co. Toys & Entertainment Corp. Announces 26.7% Sales Increase In the
September Quarter and Opening of New Store in Colorado OTC BB SYMBOLS:
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SAN MARCOS, Calif., Oct 13, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Play Co. Toys &
Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCO) ("Play Co. Toys" or the
"Company"
for Play Co. Toys and subsidiaries collectively) announced today that its
sales
in the September quarter were approximately $8.9 million, a $2.0 million,
or
26.7%, increase over its sales of $6.9 million in the September 1999
quarter.
The Company also announced that it opened a new Toys International store
today
in the Flatiron Mall in Broomfield, Colorado.
Richard Brady, Company President stated, "We are excited to open our first
store
in the state of Colorado. We expect to open three additional stores before
the
end of the year in Mall of America in Minnesota, Woodfield Mall in
Schaumburg,
Illinois and in Arundel Mills in Baltimore, Maryland."
Play Co. is a toy retailer with 35 stores located in ten states. All 35 of
those
stores are operated by the Toys International subsidiary (publicly traded
under
the ticker symbol TX40 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany.) The
Company
operates under the Play Co. Toys, Toys International and Toy Co. trade
names.
The Company specializes in offering educational, specialty, collectible,
specialty imported and traditional toys.
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts
may be
considered forward looking information with respect to plans, projections,
or
future performance of Play Co. Toys as defined under the Private Securities
Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those
projected.
SOURCE Play Co. Toys & Entertainment Corp.
CONTACT: Play Co. Toys, 760-471-4505, or fax, 760-471-9624
URL: playco.com
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