Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) announced today that it is
opening a new retail store in Tucson, Arizona. This is the first of an
expected four store openings in 2009 and brings the number of Tandy
Leather retail stores to 74. The new store is located at 6061 East
Broadway Boulevard, Suite 118 in Tucson and is open for business as of
today.
Chief Executive Officer, Ron Morgan, commented, "We are excited to be
opening a Tandy Leather retail store in Tucson. It should be a nice
compliment to our Leather Factory wholesale store located approximately
six miles away. We have a solid retail customer base in the Tucson area
and believe we can expand that base with a local store. Krystal Wright
will be managing the new store. She has been training in our Austin
store for six months under one of our best training managers and has
several years of customer service experience in the retail industry. I
have no doubt that she will do well managing her own store."
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., (http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com),
headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty retailer and
wholesale distributor of a broad product line including leather,
leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and
finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The Company
distributes its products through its 29 Leather Factory stores, located
in 19 states and 3 Canadian provinces, 74 Tandy Leather retail stores,
located in 35 states and 5 Canadian provinces, one combination
wholesale/retail store located in the United Kingdom, and Mid-Continent
Leather Sales, one store located in Oklahoma. Its common stock trades on
the American Stock Exchange with the symbol "TLF". To be included on
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This news release may contain statements regarding future events,
occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and
results that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and
events may differ from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited
to: changes in general economic conditions, negative trends in general
consumer-spending levels, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of
opening retail stores; availability of hides and leathers and resultant
price fluctuations; change in customer preferences for our product, and
other factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.These forward-looking statements are made only as of
the date hereof, and except as required by law, we do not intend to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. Shannon L. Greene, 817-872-3200 sgreene@tandyleather.com or Magellan
Fin, LLC Mark Gilbert, 317-867-2839 MGilbert@MagellanFin.com |