OKLAHOMA CITY, April 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:TKTM) operating business, and Homeland Stores, have teamed-up to open 26 new Ticketmaster retail outlet locations within Homeland Stores across Oklahoma. Beginning Friday, April 17th, with the general onsale for U2's upcoming concert at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Sunday, October 18th, fans will have several new and convenient locations to purchase their event tickets from.
"By expanding our partnership with Homeland Stores, we're able to enhance the fan experience by making the ticket purchasing process more convenient for Oklahoma fans," said Sandy Gaare, Executive Vice President, Retail Partnerships. "With several new Retail Outlets in Homeland Stores throughout the state, fans of sports, music and other live entertainment events will now have greater access to purchase tickets and learn about new events coming to the area."
The 26 new Homeland Stores in the Oklahoma City market will provide fans access to purchase events tickets for venues including the Ford Center, Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Cox Convention Center Arena, Allie P Reynolds Stadium and more.
"We are very pleased to be able to offer the communities we serve this additional convenience," said Darryl Fitzgerald, CEO of Homeland. "People are so busy, and are trying to do more things in one stop; this is one more way we can help our customers simplify their lives."
Tickets can be purchased at Homeland stores 9:00am to 9:00pm, Ticketmaster.com, and Ticketmaster's Charge-By-Phone at 1-800-745-3000, as well as other local retail outlets in the area.
For a full list of retail outlets, visit: http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/stateselecttcenters.html?tm_link=tm_i_retail
26 New Homeland Ticketmaster Retail Outlets Throughout Oklahoma
Homeland #234 Homeland #238
7000 S. May Ave. Homeland #208 1151 N. Bryant Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 2205 W. Edmond Rd Edmond, OK
73159 Edmond, OK 73034
73003
Homeland #122 Homeland #247
310 N. Washington St. Homeland #217 2410 Chandler Rd.
Weatherford, OK 7101 NW 23rd Muskogee, OK
73096 Bethany, OK 74402
73008
Homeland #127 Homeland #255
759 W. Grand Ave Homeland #101 1251 Alameda St.
Chickasha, OK 1100 W Main Norman, OK
73018 Norman, OK 73071
73069
Homeland #153 Homeland #267
1108 NW 18th Homeland #222 9225 N. May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 5857 NW Expressway Oklahoma City, OK
73106 Oklahoma City, OK 73120
73132
Homeland #154 Homeland #273
2016 NW 39th Homeland #567 10700 S. Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, OK 3139 S. Harvard Oklahoma City, OK
73118 Tulsa, OK 73170
74135
Homeland #181 Homeland #778
12508 N. May Homeland #235 4001 S. 97th Highway
Oklahoma City, OK 7001 N. W. 122nd. Sand Springs, OK
73120 Oklahoma City, OK 74063
73142
Homeland #188 Homeland #886
220 E. Cleveland Homeland #236 24 E. 33rd
Guthrie, OK 2400 S. Cornwell Edmond, OK
73044 Yukon, OK 73013
73099
Homeland #195 Homeland #200
4301 S. May Homeland #237 1724 W. Lindsey Rd
Oklahoma City, OK 4129 S. E. 29th St. Norman, OK
73119 Oklahoma City, OK 73069
73115
Homeland #197 Homeland #219
11241 West Reno 2600 W. Robinson
Yukon, OK Norman, OK
73099 73069
Homeland Stores
HAC Inc. owns 50 Homeland Stores operating throughout Oklahoma and one in Haysville, KS.
As Oklahoma's largest locally owned grocery store chain they employ over 4,000 associates.
Since 2003 the company has experienced steady growth through improving their stores, and
acquisitions. The focus is on offering their customers a fresh alternative and STAR customer
service. Other services they offer include Western Union, payroll check cashing, lottery tickets,
and gift cards. HAC, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.
About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front Line Management Group. As the
world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the
world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales,
ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the
largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 7,100 retail outlets; and 17 worldwide
call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 10,000 clients worldwide across
multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums,
professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums,
and theaters. In 2008, the Company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.9 billion
on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Front Line
Management Group in October 2008. Founded by Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufman in 2004, Front Line
Management Group is the world's leading artist management company. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
is headquartered in West Hollywood, California (Nasdaq:TKTM).
CONTACT: Homeland Stores Marc Orlich +1-405-290-3425 morlich@hacretail.com
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