Aiwa Unveils Mini-Theater Promotion

This fall, purchasers of Aiwa Mini Theater systems can get a free pair of rear surround speaker stands and be entered into a sweepstakes to win a large screen TV and catered party for Januaryís ""Big Game.""With the purchase any one of eight Aiwa Mini Theater systems, consumers can receive the free speaker stands by returning a completed form and proof-of-purchase. At the same time, they will be automatically entered in the Aiwa ""Super Party"" sweepstakes in which the winner receives a big screen TV and a fully catered party for 30 friends to watch the ""Big Game"" on January 30, 2000.Aiwa will promote the sweepstakes through point-of-sale and circular ads by retailers nationwide and with two national four-color ads in Sports Illustrated and Sports Magazine. The promotion and contest will run from November 1 to December 31, 1999. The ""Free Speaker Stand"" promotion offers consumers the chance to redeem their speaker stands until February 29, 2000. No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes. Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey, Aiwa America, Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of audio, video, car stereo, and multimedia products. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aiwa Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo, a $3 billion manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional audio and video entertainment, computer, data storage, and communications products.