LifePics and Qualex, Kodak's wholesale photofinishing division, have agreed to work
closely to provide wholesale services featuring Kodak Perfect Touch technology to
retailers who use the LifePics solution. With 8 strategically positioned state-of-the-art
wholesale manufacturing and distribution facilities across the United States capable
of producing an unparalleled capacity of digital prints, Qualex provides retailers
with a full set of digital printing services that include ship-to-home and pick-up
in store for their online orders. The Qualex wholesale service is offered as a complement
to existing photofinishers that are looking at easy ways to produce consumers' digital
fulfillment.
"We recognize that most retailers will want a chain-wide solution for their
digital fulfillment services. We will continue to provide the most efficient and
flexible ways to deliver digital orders to their consumers by leveraging both Qualex
wholesale and retailers' onsite services," said Vahe Christianian, Vice President
of Sales and Business Development at LifePics. "We simply want to provide the
most comprehensive co-branded online imaging solution to retailers in the industry,
with as many product, service, pricing and delivery alternatives as possible."
As the digital imaging industry evolves, retailers are looking at different ways
of adding additional products and services to their photofinishing offerings. LifePics
currently has the ability to integrate its online imaging engine to many different
wholesalers, and has created a simple interface to allow for photo-related wholesalers
to connect to the LifePics network of photofinishers while allowing totally automated
workflow, order management, and order tracking.
"The LifePics network of dealers represents some of the most progressive photo
dealers in the country," said John Lauer, VP of Business Development at Qualex.
"Not only were we impressed with the speed and efficiency of LifePics' technology
implementation, we have also realized a significant increase in the number of orders
printed through participating LifePics dealers using our back-end wholesale fulfillment
solution."
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 2,500
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.
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.
