Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced the launch of a new digital photo service with digital imaging market leaders Kodak and LifePics, allowing customers to send their digital images to www.officedepot.com/photos for printing, sharing and storing.
To start enjoying and sharing photos, customers simply upload their images to www.officedepot.com/photos and then select whether they want their prints and photo products delivered to their home or office, or have them ready for pick-up at one of the more than 1,200 Office Depot retail locations throughout the country. Additionally, there are no delivery fees when a customer chooses to pick up the photos at a local Office Depot retail location.
"Qualex is excited to work with Office Depot to bring personalized products to its customers through this new service," said David Glover, Vice President of Business Development of Qualex. "By combining the technology, operational excellence and expertise that Kodak has in the photo industry, with the world-class Web site and retail footprint of Office Depot, the new service will provide millions of customers with digital imaging solutions at an affordable price with the quality and convenience that they desire."
In addition to digital photo prints, customers can also enjoy a wide array of digital imaging solutions, including: the ability to store and archive images through www.officedepot.com/photos without having to use hard drive space on a personal computer; ability to create unique gifts for friends and family, such as personalized photo albums, photo calendars, and more; great solutions for small business customers, such as client presentation books, large format printing, and customized cards.
"We are excited to be offering this new service to our customers," said Randy Pianin, Senior Vice President of Office Depot's Design, Print & Ship Depot. "Not only can customers enjoy low cost, high quality photos, but they can also experience all that digital imaging has to offer - from custom calendars to hard-bound photo albums. The possibilities are endless when it comes to digital imaging and new solutions for small businesses."
"The new online imaging service we are launching with Office Depot and Kodak
truly leverages the convenience of the Internet with the familiarity and broad geographic
coverage of the Office Depot brand," said Vahe Christianian, Vice President
of Sales and Business Development at LifePics. "Leading industry research indicates
that the online-to-retail model will be the preferred ordering method for photo
orders within a few years, and we look forward to helping establish Office Depot
as one of the nation's leading photofinishers for online-to-retail orders."
Order Digital Photo Prints Online Through Office Depot
For more information on Office Depot's digital photo service, visit www.officedepot.com/photos or a local Office Depot retail location.
Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,680 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $5.0 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $15.4 billion, and employs about 49,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 44 countries.
Office Depot's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.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 Company 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.
LifePics is a market leader in driving digital photo orders to photofinishers and professional photographers. LifePics also provides Web-integrated kiosk solutions for the imaging industry, and has developed an Image Management Software suite for managing, editing, synchronizing, and ordering images online. LifePics works closely with retailers to help build their online photo businesses.
For more information, visit LifePics at www.lifepics.com.
