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EWKE News Earthworks Suzy's Zoo Retail Products Launch in Japan Doubles Sony Stores Sales Projections; Sony Plaza-Style Stores Launch Success in Japan Sets Pace for International Retail Sales in Asian, European and South American Markets
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE) announced today that the Sony Plaza-Style Company Ltd., the Japan based retail sales division of the Sony Group, reports that the first 2 weeks of sales for the acclaimed Suzy's Zoo brand more than doubled Sony Plaza's sales projections.
The Plaza-Style stores, which enjoy a customer base of 20 million consumers, introduced over 50 new Suzy's Zoo merchandise brand products through its group of over 100 retail stores throughout Japan on June 17th.
Earthworks Entertainment Head of Global Licensing & Marketing, Cathy Malatesta, elaborates: "The massively popular Suzy's Zoo line has over 200 whimsical characters and accounts for over 100 million dollars in annual sales in the USA in categories ranging from apparel to toys to greeting cards. It is an evergreen, marvelously entertaining brand with millions of loyal fans. These very impressive Sony Plaza sales achievements signify the snow-balling success of our campaign to aggressively position this world class property in the global marketplace. This is the first of what we believe will be many retail sales success stories throughout the world.
"We believe that the wonderful world of endless entertainment established by Suzy's Zoo creator Suzy Spafford will enjoy tremendous success in the total world market and that the Earthworks plan to set up Sony Plaza types of retail operations globally has been given a huge boost by the property's hit premiere in Japan, which is perceived as a very tough market to penetrate."
Earthworks Entertainment creates, produces, markets and distributes high quality children's and family oriented entertainment properties. These entertainment properties are marketed in all areas of commercial licensing including: TV & Home Video, Toys, Video Games, Music, Books, Leisure & Play Items, Gifts & Novelties, Theme Parks, Food & Drink Promotions, and Apparel.
Please visit our website at www.EarthworksEntertainment.com to see our entertainment property portfolio and Company overview.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Due to the fact that Earthworks Entertainment faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthworks Entertainment's children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
