PETERSBURG, Fla. Catalina Health Resource distributes
PatientLink(TM), a customized patient
education sheet, with each prescription
dispensed in Walgreens' pharmacies.
The shopper
can place in-store orders -- such as pharmacy or
deli -- from the cart, scan items at the cart and
eliminate a long
wait at the checkout.com.liquidations kab
"Now, retailers can
increase the number of customer
touch points in the store and better
inform the shopper on their purchase at the point-of-decision
, thereby
providing a more effective sales tool for the retailer while
increasing customer satisfaction
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About Catalina Marketing Corporation
Based in St.
"The U-Scan Shopper is the ultimate
customer touch point -- it
will significantly change the future of the retail front-end," said
Vernon
Slack, director of mobile solutions at Frisco, Texas-based
Fujitsu."
1:1 Marketing + Customer
Loyalty for Retailers
The U-Scan Shopper also helps retailers by providing a true 1:1
marketing
and customer loyalty tool that allows for customized,
personalized in-store ad campaigns that are
relevant both to shoppers'
preferences and to their location in the store.
"Before the U-Scan
Shopper, retailers had to drive customer
loyalty and service at the point-of-sale with coupons and
promotional
offers presented after purchase," said Slack. "The U-Scan Shopper is an
excellent
Microsoft Smarter Retailing solution -- helping retailers
tailor the shopping experience, differentiate
themselves from
competitors and win customer loyalty. The company has
some 1,500 employees in
the U., Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Ross
Dress for Less, Staples, Stop
+ Shop and The TJX Companies, among
others.com
EDITOR'S NOTE: A U-Scan Shopper fact sheet
and photos are
available.
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5 billion.
The display unit's browser-based application runs on Microsoft
Windows CE . The software seamlessly integrates with Fujitsu
U-Scan self-checkout systems and
all major self-checkout and POS
applications, such as IBM's Supermarket Application and SurePOS ACE
.S.com/smartretail
About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions
Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc
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"We're looking forward to a very successful rollout with Walgreens," said
L. Statements
not based on historic facts
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the changing
market for promotional activities, especially as it relates to policies and
programs of packaged
goods and pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers,
government and regulatory statutes, rules,
regulations and policies, the
effect of economic and competitive conditions and seasonal variations
, actual
promotional activities and programs with the company's customers, the pace of
installation
of the company's store network, the success of new services and
businesses and the pace of their
implementation, the company's ability to
maintain favorable client relationships, the outcome and
impact of an ongoing
SEC investigation into certain of the company's prior fiscal years, and the
outcome and impact of the pending shareholder class action and derivative
lawsuits."
Fujitsu
developed the U-Scan Shopper through a strategic alliance
announced in 2004 with Salt Lake City-based
Klever Marketing Inc.pulseback wurk
Personally identifiable data that may be
collected from the company's targeted
marketing programs, as well as its
research programs, are never sold or given to any outside party
without the
express permission of the consumer.,
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Dick Buell, chief executive officer of Catalina
Marketing Corporation. With the Walgreens installation, Catalina is significantly
increasing its
potential to communicate with consumers purchasing products in
such categories as beauty care, personal
care and over-the-counter medicines.
(OTCBB:KLMK), under which Fujitsu acquired Klever's non-U.wisner vokes
Today
, Catalina Marketing combines
unparalleled insight into consumer behavior with dynamic consumer access
. If the shopper chooses to remain anonymous,
the cart will still display offers based on the customer
's location in
the store.S.liquidations bionet
"By
installing the Catalina Marketing Network(R) chain-wide, Walgreens
will
realize greater returns on their marketing investments -- motivating repeat
visits, increasing
purchases, building loyalty, and generating trial of new
products and services. Catalina Marketing
offers an array of behavior-based promotional messaging, loyalty programs and
direct-to-patient
information.
"With the U-Scan Shopper, Fujitsu has brought an important product
to market that
addresses what time-pressed shoppers value most --
excellent service, improved product availability
, targeted promotions
and convenient access to information that makes it easier to make
informed
decisions," said Brian Scott, general manager for Microsoft's
Retail + Hospitality Industry Unit
. For
sales and product information call 1-800-340-4425.imst schallert
Walgreen Co.
"For example, with
the U-Scan Shopper, consumers can upload their
shopping lists to the grocer's Web site before they
leave home, then
download that list to the cart at the store, and be on their way. A key focus area
of this
initiative, Smarter Shopping, enables retailers to take advantage of
existing IT investments
and familiar consumer technologies to create a
personalized shopping experience that delivers the
products customers
want, in ways that are convenient, easy and compelling.S. Web
site: www.liquidation medallion
The
company operates 4,761 stores in 45 states and
Puerto Rico.NET. Fujitsu's offerings include multi
-vendor infrastructure
management services, point-of-sale hardware and software, mobile
devices
and self service systems including U-Scan.gathers dda
Walgreens also provides additional services to pharmacy patients
and prescription drug plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives (a pharmacy
benefits manager
), Walgreens Mail Service, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and
Walgreens Home Care. in partnership
with
Klever Marketing, the Fujitsu U-Scan Shopper features a wireless,
cart-mounted computer that empowers
shoppers with store information
and scan-as-you-shop convenience as they move through a store."
For
the consumer, the system's wide range of on-cart information
and services includes:
Item scanning
/self-checkout
Personalized offers tied to retailer's loyalty program
In-store advertising
and promotions linked to cart's location
in the store
Item price-checker and locater
Download shopping lists from retailer's Web site for in-store
reference
Remote
in-store order placement, such as pharmacy and deli
orders
"In a recent study,(a)
61 percent of consumers said that getting
through checkout quickly and/or without hassles is their
biggest
frustration," said Slack. The company collaborates with
customers to relentlessly reduce
their costs and improve their
profitability. The company also has a 50/50 joint venture with Retalix
Ltd.coutts evr
The system will deliver relevant manufacturer communications to Walgreens
customers.
Petersburg, Fla.S. Example
customers include Canadian Tire, ChevronTexaco, Hannaford Bros.
(Nasdaq:RTLX
) in StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, the No.wiest wingate
Developed by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.
While
moving through the store, the cart provides detailed information
on item location and price, along
with location-specific special
offers. Advertising and
promotional offers are presented to consumers
while they shop. Klever will develop and manage the wireless, in-store
advertising campaigns for
retailers using the system. More information can be found at
http://www.liquidation coutts
Catalina Marketing anticipates
that the installation of the
Walgreen stores will be completed during fiscal year 2006.
The U
-Scan Shopper also meets objectives within Microsoft Smarter
Retailing, of which Fujitsu is a member
.This category lists marketing sites targeted to retailers only.
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, Catalina Marketing Corporation
(http://www. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2004
sales of $37.
Business
Editors/Technology Editors
FMI MARKETECHNICS 2005
WASHINGTON----
Wireless Shopping
Cart System Eliminates Checkout Lines for
Customers, Gives Retailers True 1:1 Marketing and Customer
Loyalty
Tool
Consumers can say good-bye to long checkout
lines and hello to the
new face of retail customer service -- the U-Scan Shopper. "U-Scan Shopper
is designed to address
consumers' frustrations with checkout lines, price labeling, item
location
and other complaints.wiest quintessential
ST. It can also improve the shopping
experience in many other ways.
Computers
are sealed in a polycarbonate cover and are ruggedized to
withstand weather, temperature and physical
abuse. The companies will jointly market the
product within the U., and Fujitsu will market the product
outside
the U.microsoft.coutts imst
, Catalina Marketing
Corporation (NYSE: POS), the global leader in behavior
-based marketing across
multiple industries, today announced that it has signed an agreement with
Walgreens to install the Catalina Marketing Network(R), the Company's consumer
checkout communication
system, at the front checkout counters in the drugstore
chain's 4700-plus United States stores.
Catalina
Health Resource, a division of Catalina Marketing Corporation, signed an
agreement with
Walgreens in 1999.com) was founded over 20 years ago on the
concept that targeted communications
, based on actual purchase behavior, would
generate more effective consumer response.
About
Walgreen Co. "It puts service and checkout in the consumer's hands,
reducing the reliance on the
point-of-sale for customer service and
freeing store personnel to help customers in the aisles."
About Smarter Retailing
Microsoft Smarter Retailing helps retailers win today by
leveraging
current investments, and win tomorrow by easing delivery of
new retail experiences.B.merchandising pulseback
PatientLink
(TM) provides meaningful
health information, educating patients about their medical prescriptions
,
improving prescription compliance, and encouraging patients to discuss therapy
options with their
healthcare professionals.
Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs are forward-looking
, and
actual results may differ materially.
"Each marketing message reaches an individual consumer
at the
exact product location where industry research indicates over 70
percent of all purchase
decisions are made," said Klever Marketing
President and COO Bill Dupre., Canada and the Caribbean
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Fujitsu Introduces U-Scan Shopper
The U-Scan Shopper is 'Smarter Shopping' in
action. 1 supplier
of retail technology to independent grocers and regional chains.ftxs. Contact Jeff Green at 214-521
-8596 or greenj@mbapr.vokes medallion
The deal with Walgreens is the second between the two companies.C. "Klever
Marketing believes that the
one-to-one electronic communication capabilities of the U-Scan
Shopper
, its point-of-selection delivery and its patent portfolio
provide a formidable first-position in
which to control the in-store
marketing space.bionet merchandising
Companies that manufacture and market products
sold in the drug class of trade
can take advantage of the expanded consumer checkout communication
system to
reach the right consumer at the right time with the right message -- wherever
and whenever
their products are sold. This
combination of insight and access provides marketers with the ability
to
execute behavior-based marketing programs, ensuring that the right consumer
receives the right
message at exactly the right time. The
announcement was made at the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI
) 2005
Marketechnics Show in Washington, D."
The U-Scan Shopper can be used either with or without
the
customer's loyalty card.
Because the customer display unit is permanently mounted to the
cart
, the shopper does not have to take any action to use it.pulseback wiest
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Catalina Marketing Corporation and Walgreens
Announce Chain Wide Launch of Catalina Marketing Network(R)
"
The addition of the nation's
largest drugstore chain extends considerably
the consumer reach opportunities across Catalina Marketing
's syndicated
network. patents,
its software, and certain rights in other related intellectual
property for the U-Scan Shopper. Consisting of Smarter Shopping, Smarter
Selling and Smarter Operations
, the Smarter Retailing Initiative is
designed to close the loop between the retailer's strategy,
the
in-store execution and familiar technologies already in the consumer's
hands. is a wholly
owned subsidiary of
Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and the IT "lifecycle solutions" provider
for consumer
transaction environments.fujitsu.aiti imst
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