Service provides access to more than 1,000 new photo imaging products from the convenience of home.
Pamida announced today that it is now offering consumers the ability to send digital photos from home via the Internet and have them printed for pick up at 187 Pamida stores or mailed to their residence. This new service was created with LifePics and Qualex, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodak. LifePics will provide the online solution while Qualex will perform wholesale photofinishing services for Pamida.
"Pamida has been proud to provide top-quality photo finishing services to our customers for many years," says Tracy Roloff, photo buyer for Pamida. "Recently consumers have been asking us for a convenient way to send us their digital print orders from home. We investigated to find the best possible solution, and found it through a partnership with Qualex and LifePics. We are now able to offer our customers the highest quality prints and customizable products at a great value, through a world-class web interface."
"Using our Internet routing systems, we will be offering Pamida´s customers a wide range of fun and creative products," said Vahe Christianian, V.P. of Sales and Business Development at LifePics. "They will be able to order regular photo prints or choose from creative borders, magazine covers, photo books, photo calendars, holiday cards, photo gifts, and much more. At launch we will have roughly a thousand products for consumers to choose from and we expect that list to grow rapidly during the rollout."
Christianian continued, "Customers are looking for one hour service and the convenience and customer service that comes with local in-store pickup. Ordering online and printing at retail has seen the largest percentage growth last year and is anticipated to grow at even a faster pace over the next few years. LifePics has the largest network of retailers in North America so most Windows Vista users in the United States and Canada should be able to find a retailer near them."
LifePics is the market leader in online imaging solutions for photofinishers and professional photographers. Using LifePics' technology, photofinishers and professional photographers are able to accept orders from consumers via the Internet and send those orders directly to a photofinishing lab that is most convenient to the consumer.
More retailers use LifePics than any other online imaging solution. LifePics' customers range from mass merchants and large food and drug chains to local camera shops and independent photofinishers. These retailers offer the service at more than 10,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada. LifePics works closely with these retailers to help them build their online photo businesses.
LifePics is an open solution that works with a variety of photo software providers and photo web sites. In addition, the service supports a number of different print options - orders can be sent directly to stores for 1 hour service or routed to major wholesalers, gift providers, photo book manufacturers or a variety of other printers.
For more information, visit LifePics at www.lifepics.com.
Pamida is a national retailer focused on bringing value and convenience close to home in small, rural communities. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Neb., and operates 206 stores in 16 states, primarily in the Midwest. In addition to hard line, soft line and seasonal merchandise, Pamida also operates pharmacies in 119 of their retail stores. Pamida is an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. For more information about Pamida, visit our web site at www.pamida.com.
Qualex Inc. is one of the largest wholesale photofinishing companies in the world. Qualex offers traditional print and digital output solutions by operating a large network of commercial labs throughout the United States and Canada . The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak and is headquartered in Durham, NC . Qualex and Kodak are continuously researching, designing, and implementing innovative output technologies that allow consumers to enjoy their pictures and images in ways never before imagined.
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