Hastings By the numbers

by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 5/1/2006

$118 million: Book sales in 2005

$119 million: Book sales in 2004

$117 million: Book sales in 2003

$134 million: Music sales in 2005

$135 million: Music sales in 2004

$132 million: Music sales in 2003

153: Total number of Hastings stores

14: Number of stores selling used books, 2005

37: Number of stores expected to sell used books, 2006

9.4%: Percentage of sales generated by used products, 2005

8.3%: Percentage of sales generated by used products, 2004

8.3%: Percentage of sales generated by used products, 2003

1: Stores closed in 2004

0: Stores closed in 2005

2: New stores set to open in 2006

50,000: Maximum population of each market targeted by Hastings

20: States with Hastings outlets

20,000: Average square footage of Hastings stores

6,952: Number of employees, 2004

6,344: Number of employees, 2005

$10 million: Amount of "key man" life insurance policy taken out on John Marmaduke, Hastings chairman