Piper Jaffray to Host 24th Annual Consumer Conference in New York

Piper Jaffray to Host 24th Annual Consumer Conference in New York



NEW YORK, June 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co. is pleased to
host its 24th annual Consumer Conference, June 9-10 in New York City. This
year's conference will feature presentations from more than 70 of the most
highly regarded and influential public and private company management teams
within the following sectors:

   -- Hardlines Retail
   -- Leisure and Entertainment
   -- Specialty Retail: Youth/Teen, Mass Merchandising and Apparel &
      Footwear Brands
   -- Specialty Retail: Women's & Luxury Goods
   -- Broadline Retail & Consumer Products
   -- Food Processing and Distribution
   -- Restaurants



The conference will also feature three keynote speeches and panels. On June 9,
Piper Jaffray Senior Analysts Jeff Klinefelter and Tony Gikas will moderate a
panel of teens discussing brand preferences and buying behavior in retail at
noon EDT. Also on June 9, a panel discussing trends in the video game sector
will be held at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Participating in the panel will be Jeffrey
Griffiths, president and CEO of Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp., Paul
Eibeler, president of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Bruno Bonnell, CEO
of Atari Inc., and Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ Inc. In addition,
Mike Toth of Toth Brand Imaging will be conducting a presentation June 10 at
Noon EDT. Toth Brand Imaging, founded in 1982, is credited with helping launch
some of the most successful "lifestyle" companies in the U.S. Past clients
include Coach, Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica.

Company and investor participation for the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference is
by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper
Jaffray representative. Members of the media who would like to attend should
contact Susan Beatty at 612-303-5680 or  .

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray & Co., a subsidiary of Piper
Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), is a focused securities firm dedicated to
delivering superior financial advice, investment products and transaction
execution within selected sectors of the financial services marketplace. The
company operates through two primary revenue-generating segments - Capital
Markets and Private Client Services.  Investment Research, an independent group
reporting to the CEO, supports clients of both segments.  The firm serves
corporations, government and non-profit entities, and institutional investors
on a national basis and serves the financial advisory needs of private
individuals predominantly across the western half of the United States.  The
firm has more than 3000 employees in 111 offices in 23 states across the
country and in London, England. For more information about Piper Jaffray, visit
us online at http://www.piperjaffray.com/ .

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CONTACT:  Susan Beatty, Public Affairs and Media Relations of Piper

Jaffray & Co., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.piperjaffray.com/ 

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