Company Has #1 Installed Base of Dry
Lab Printing Systems in Europe in Segment with More Than 100% Annual
Growth
Expands its Global Network of Photo
Center Solutions with Recent Customer Wins
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2009--
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.
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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.
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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
1industry, 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
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers,
businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and
printing to enrich their lives.
To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com
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KODAK is a trademark of Kodak.
2009
1 2009 Future Source Consulting – based on 1H09 analysis of
installed base in 16 European countries.
Source: Eastman Kodak Company
Financial Media:
David
Lanzillo, Kodak, +1 585-781-5481, david.lanzillo@kodak.com
or
Trade
Media:
Jackie Mangione, Kodak, +1 585-724-0732, jacqueline.mangione@kodak.com
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