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Shoppers Drug Mart partners with Fujifilm to expand in-store and online photo services
Shoppers Drug Mart partners with Fujifilm to expand in-store and online photo services
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n May 20, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation today announced differentiating enhancements to its photo services offering by partnering with market leader, Fujifilm, furthering the Company's strategic initiative to revitalize the service centre of its stores.\n"This partnership, coupled with the recent agreements with Rogers and Sony, solidifies our strategic drive to further improve the service centre offering in our stores," said Jürgen Schreiber, President and CEO of Shoppers Drug Mart. "Our customers are increasingly looking for unique, personalized and convenient options for sharing their photos. Fujifilm's vision and technological leadership in this key category will allow us to offer our customers differentiated and convenient photo services that are consistent with what they have come to expect from Shoppers Drug Mart."\nAs part of the agreement, Fujifilm will support the implementation of upgraded photo services kiosks in-store, as well as deliver new online and social imaging capabilities. Fujifilm's technology will provide customers a variety of options for capturing, printing and sharing their digital photos quickly and cost-effectively by introducing several innovative new products and services. At the center of these services will be personalized products such as photo books, greeting cards and calendars, all designed to be simple to create, share and enjoy. The phased roll out to select Shoppers Drug Mart stores will begin late this summer. Shoppers Drug Mart currently has digital photo services available in more than 700 stores.\n"Shoppers Drug Mart has firmly established themselves as the trusted neighbourhood destination for Canadian families," said Michael Finch, Group Vice President & General Manager, Business Operations, FUJIFILM Canada Inc. "Their reputation and national reach provides Fujifilm an ideal platform to offer Canadians effective and unique imaging solutions."\n\nAbout Fujifilm\n\nFUJIFILM Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a leading imaging and information company. A leader in the development of technologies that provide the back bone for state-of-the-art Imaging, Graphic Arts, Photofinishing and Recording Media products, FUJIFILM Canada stands proud as a proven solutions-provider. For ...