America Online, Ritz Camera and phobo.com Launch Marketing and E-commerce Alliance.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va. and IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 ritzcamera.com, boatersworld.com, and Other phobo.com Web Sites To Be Available Across Several Key AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Brands AOL To Be Exclusive Internet Service Offered in More Than 1,000 Ritz Camera Stores, phobo.com Web Sites Ritz, AOL Will Work Together to Offer AOL's "You've Got Pictures" Program in Ritz Stores America Online See AOL. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), the world's leading interactive services company, Ritz Camera, Inc., the nation's largest photo specialty store Noun 1. specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" chain, and phobo.com, a network of interactive Web sites dedicated to bringing unique product offerings to the online shopper, today launched a multi-year marketing alliance. The new alliance makes ritzcamera.com, boatersworld.com and other phobo.com sites available across several America Online, Inc. brands, and gives America Online extensive promotion of AOL products and services through Ritz Camera Centers Beltsville, Maryland-based Ritz Camera Centers operates a chain of approximately 1,200 photography stores located in 48 states and the District of Columbia. These stores offer a variety of photography products and services, including one-hour photofinishing, digital imaging, and and Phobo.com distribution channels. AOL and Ritz Camera will also be working together to provide AOL's "You've Got Pictures" (SM) service through Ritz Camera locations. Under the five-year alliance, AOL and CompuServe members and visitors to AOL.COM, Netscape Netcenter and Spinner will have instant and direct access to the wide range of quality photo, video and digital products from ritzcamera.com, phobo.com's flagship site. The site will have prominent placement in the Shop@ online shopping destinations across several America Online brands, bringing ritzcamera.com's broad array of offerings to the more than 24 million combined AOL and CompuServe members, as well as the tens of millions of visitors to AOL's Web-based brands. AOL will receive prominent promotion as the exclusive online service offered in Ritz stores and on ritzcamera.com, and Ritz Camera will also distribute free AOL CD-ROMs at the more than 1,000 Ritz Camera locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The companies also will work to provide registration for AOL both online and at point-of-sale, and AOL will be promoted in Ritz and phobo.com print and broadcast advertising. Ritz Camera will also be working with AOL to be a participating retailer in the You've Got Pictures(SM) program. The service will allow AOL members to drop off film from any camera at a Ritz location and have their pictures delivered directly to their AOL account. In addition, boatersworld.com and outerbanksoutfitters.com, phobo.com's other sites, will be featured across AOL's Shop@ online shopping destinations, allowing users to find quality, low-cost equipment and related clothing items for boating, fishing and marine activities. The sites will also offer AOL as their exclusive online service. Bob Pittman, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of America Online, said: "Our new marketing alliance with Ritz and phobo.com will make it easy and convenient for our members to find Ritz's wide selection of photographic equipment and services, along with Phobo.com's sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport and outdoor gear sites. With powerful consumer brand names and extensive retail and online presence, Ritz and phobo.com also will effectively promote our software and interactive services to their millions of customers." "We're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. more ways to make shopping easier, and with AOL, we've found an ally that shares this same philosophy," said Fred Lerner, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , phobo.com. "We are delighted to have our broad choice of offerings available through AOL, and we also look forward to introducing our customers to the exciting array of AOL products and services that will help them go online with the #1 interactive service." About Ritz Camera Centers, Inc. Ritz Camera Centers, Inc., is the nation's largest photo specialty store chain with more than 1,000 stores throughout the United States. About phobo.com phobo.com, Inc. is a network of interactive Web sites dedicated to providing unique product offerings to the online shopper. phobo.com's flagship site, www.ritzcamera.com, and its sister sites, www.boatersworld.com and www.outerbanksoutfitters.com, are giants in their respective industries and make up phobo.com's core e-commerce business. Founded in 1999, phobo.com is headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). . About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 22 million members, and CompuServe, with more than 2.5 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , Digital City Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers; AOL Moviefone; Spinner.com, and Nullsoft Winamp. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems, the company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. Contacts: |
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