ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 28 --
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) today announced that through strong
customer acceptance of its Adaptive Picture Exchange (APEX), it now holds the
number one position for installed dry labs in Europe. Kodak’s leadership
position, in the segment representing the fastest-growing photo market
opportunity, is based on recent market data from UK-based Futuresource
Consulting Ltd. Futuresource estimates that the dry lab category in Europe is
growing by more than 100% annually.
Building on Kodak’s market-leading installed base of more than 100,000 kiosk
order stations worldwide, the company’s worldwide number one position in
instant printing, and now a number one European market share position in dry
labs, KODAK Systems continue to deliver on the promise of helping consumers
tell their stories in minutes, bringing smiles to consumers and profit
potential to retailers around the globe.
The systems use Kodak’s thermal dye printing technology, which offers
stunning quality, industry leading print longevity, low service costs, low
waste and energy usage, high speed and an exceptionally low total cost of
operation. This technology, when combined with Kodak’s award-winning user
interface and the highest order station processor speeds in the industry,
enables retailers to provide consumers with a host of desirable and highly
profitable story-telling solutions including personalized photobooks,
calendars, greeting cards, collages and more in only minutes, in almost any
type of store and store layout.
Kodak also continues to expand its worldwide network of kiosk order
stations, APEX and other photo center solutions with recent customer
agreements, including:
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Target Corporation, as part of a new long term strategic partnership
with Kodak, has installed G4x order stations, DL2100 duplex printers and Rapid
Print Scanners in all photo lab stores, enabling consumers to make double-sided
photobooks, calendars, cards, and much more. Kodak will be Target's
provider of all in-store photo processing, including a combination of APEX and
Kodak’s paper and chemistry.
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CVS/pharmacy named Kodak as the national chain’s provider of
in-store photo processing systems; including APEX, KODAK Picture Kiosk, and
KODAK Service and Support.
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Dirk Rossmann GmbH., Germany's third largest drugstore chain, has
installed more than 2400 KODAK Picture Kiosks.
- Ohio-based Discount Drug Mart Inc.is deploying KODAK Picture Kiosk
G4 Digital Stations and APEX into all 70 of its stores throughout the
state.
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DM-Drogerie Markt, one of the leading drugstore chains in Europe,
has installed more than 3000 KODAK Picture Kiosks as well as 5 new APEX systems
with further trials and installations agreed to.
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Duckwall-Alco recently completed a successful deployment of KODAK
Picture Kiosks to more than 220 stores, serving small communities across the
U.S.
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Farmatodo, the largest pharmacy chain in Venezuela, is expanding
their business of instant Kodak photo kiosks in their stores across the
country, with the introduction of new products and services through APEX.
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Farmacias Guadalajara and Farmacias Benavides, the two
largest pharmacy chains in Mexico, are expanding their business of instant and
remote printing across the country through the connectivity of Kodak’s dry
solutions (Kiosks and APEX) and the launch of new premium products and
services.
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Kinney Drugs has leveraged a combination of Kodak’s Multi-Station
Kiosk technology, APEX, and KODAK G4X order stations in its New York and
Vermont locations.
- German drug giant Müller Ltd.& Co. KG., recently ordered 400
KODAK Kiosks for placements across its stores.
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Officeworks has completed a successful deployment of APEX with Kodak
Order Stations in 126 stores, serving communities across Australia.
“Kodak is strongly committed to delivering the best possible customer
experience and productivity per square foot in the photo retailing industry,
and we’re very proud of our market-leading position in this rapidly-growing
segment,” said Nicki Zongrone, General Manager of Kodak’s Retail Systems
Solutions business and Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company. “The strong
demand for our solutions indicates we’re delivering on both the need for
consumers to easily and quickly create a wide variety of high quality photo
prints and photo memory items, as well as the need for retail and professional
photo processing customers to generate growth and profitability from a
reliable, proven and sustainable technology platform.”
About Kodak
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businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and
printing to enrich their lives.
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[i] 2009 Future Source Consulting – based
on 1H09 analysis of installed base in 16 European countries.
KODAK is a trademark of Kodak.
