West coast drugstore chain Longs Drugs is adding HP Photosmart Studios to 100 stores in California. Customers will soon be able to create posters, albums, calendars and greeting cards, using their own digital images.
"Longs Drugs has earned its reputation for being a leader in photo by bringing new and innovative concepts to our customers. The HP Photosmart Studio is the first solution at the retail level to do more than print prints and we are very excited to be one of the first retailers to bring it to our customers," said Todd Vasos, senior vice president of marketing and chief merchandising officer at Longs. "We believe that customers will have fun making these high-quality creations at a very affordable price. It's a very exciting new way to store, share and enjoy life's special celebrations.
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Create Photo Albums, Posters, Calendars and More in Minutes!
Longs Drugs Offers HP Photosmart Studio, Allowing Customers to Design and Print Creations on Their Next Visit to Longs
Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE:LDG) , known for its full-service photo processing department, today announced plans to add HP Photosmart Studios at 100 Longs Drugs in California. Customers will soon be able to create posters, albums, calendars and greeting cards, using their own digital images, in a matter of minutes at select neighborhood Longs Drugs.
The HP Photosmart Studio is the first and only in-store solution that allows customers a fun way to design creative products using 200+ images in less than an hour at affordable prices. Just in time for spring break and graduation, Longs Drug Stores plans to roll out this exciting service in California stores beginning in April through July. HP Photosmart Studios are already available in four Longs Drug Stores in the Bay Area and San Diego markets.
Share your latest vacation, birthday, holiday and more with friends and family in four easy steps.
Insert any combination of photo CDs, memory cards or memory sticks into
the kiosk. Your images are instantly loaded into the system to view.
Select a project to create. Choose from small, medium or large albums,
posters, calendars, greeting cards or photo CDs.
Create using several options. Select borders and title your new creation.
Time spent placing photos and writing captions is reduced to minutes
because the HP Photosmart Studio automatically lays out hundreds of
photos.
Print. Your Longs Drugs photo department employee will present you with
your high-quality creation in minutes!
"Longs Drugs has earned its reputation for being a leader in photo by bringing new and innovative concepts to our customers. The HP Photosmart Studio is the first solution at the retail level to do more than print prints and we are very excited to be one of the first retailers to bring it to our customers," said Todd Vasos, senior vice president of marketing and chief merchandising officer at Longs. "We believe that customers will have fun making these high-quality creations at a very affordable price. It's a very exciting new way to store, share and enjoy life's special celebrations."
