`AUSTIN POWERS' EXPECTED TO INCREASE SALES OF BEAN BAG CHAIRS

`AUSTIN POWERS' EXPECTED TO INCREASE SALES OF BEAN BAG CHAIRS

RICHMOND, Va. (Wireless Flash) -- Austin Powers may turn out to be the beanbag chair industry's best friend. Insiders are predicting the upcoming "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" movie will increase the popularity of the foam- filled mounds of vinyl. Jay Vertuno of Hudson Industries, a company that still makes beanbag chairs, says the swinging '60s kitsch of the period movie may make folks yearn for relics from the past such as beanbags. He says beanbag chairs featuring tie-dyed colors or giant smiley faces should be particularly popular, because they're so typical of the time period. This isn't the first time beanbag chairs have experienced a comeback. Vertuno says the bags became very hip again when Lava Lamps came back into style a few years ago.

CONTACT: Jay Vertuno, ***; Richmond, VA; 1-800-356-5715, ext. 304 or (804) 226-1155