ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Company and Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. today announced the deployment of KODAK Picture Kiosks to more than 213 Duckwall-ALCO stores across the U.S. (approximately 80 percent of Duckwall-ALCO stores nationwide).
KODAK Picture Kiosks allow Duckwall-ALCO to deliver a host of new digital printing and photo processing services to its customers in small communities around the country.
In addition to conventional photo prints, the kiosks allow users to quickly and easily create unique photo solutions, such as KODAK Picture Movie DVDs, KODAK Picture CDs, photo collages, calendars, invitations, announcements and greeting cards.
Prior to installing the KODAK Picture Kiosks, Duckwall-ALCO customers had limited choices for photo finishing and photo creation services, and would often have to drive to larger cities to take care of their photo printing and processing needs.
"KODAK Picture Kiosks represent the latest service in a continuing effort to provide product and services for everyday life in small town America," said Mike Crist, director of business development, Duckwall-ALCO Stores. "Introducing a highly recognized brand like Kodak to our customers has been overwhelmingly positive and has generated increased week-to-week traffic at our photo centers."
Duckwall-Alco has taken advantage of Kodak's scalable suite of digital printing kiosks and has selected specific equipment configurations to meet each store's volume and available space requirements. Leveraging Kodak's award-winning user interface, the KODAK Picture Kiosk G4's lightning fast image loading and processing speed reduces wait times, increases consumer satisfaction and delivers stunning products that help consumers share and relive their lives in new and exciting ways.
"Kodak's state-of-the-art photo order and processing technologies can be scaled to meet a wide variety of retail environments, and we're proud to see our KODAK Picture Kiosks driving success for a leading small-market retailer like Duckwall-ALCO," said Mike Saturnia, director and vice president of sales, Eastman Kodak Company. "We are proud to bring our digital printing capabilities and experiences to a new set of consumers. Kodak is helping retailers in markets of all sizes and locations inspire their customers to create unique and memorable photo products."
