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drugstore.com Unveils Online Cosmetics Area, "the boutique".


Redmond, WA--(BW HealthWire)--April 20, 1999--

New area to spotlight prestige beauty and cosmetic products with

customer service extras not found in luxury stores.

drugstore.com, (www.drugstore.com), the new online source for health, beauty and wellness products, today unveiled the Web site's new area called "the boutique." This fashion-forward area of drugstore.com is a one-stop shopping and information destination for people looking for Looking for

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 high-end, prestige products and attentive customer service not available at the mall.

"'the boutique' is geared toward shoppers who tend to be brand-loyal and want top-of-the-line, brand-name cosmetics," said Peter Neupert, 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.  of drugstore.com. "This area features prestige products and a personalized shopping experience that is available seven-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day with the convenience of home delivery."

"the boutique" at drugstore.com is an elegant, hassle-free way to purchase established designer cosmetics brands, including Peter Thomas Peter Thomas may refer to:
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 Roth Clinical Skin Care, Stephen Knoll Hair Care Collection, de Chine chine

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, Girl Cosmetics, Sedona Spa, Zihr, Mabi, Ahava, Curve, Hugo Boss, Joop, Tiffany, Eternity and many more. All of these brands are available without giving-up the specialized attention found in high-end department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. . Perks of "the boutique" include knowledgeable customer care specialists to help select and use products, competitive prices, the virtual equivalent of a "counter" for each product line, incentives, personalized free samples with product purchases and seasonal gift opportunities.

"We are happy to be offering Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care products online for the first time through drugstore.com," said Peter Thomas Roth and June Jacobs Mrs June Jacobs

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, creators of Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care. "Online distribution helps our customers get easy access to our products with excellent customer service and product information."

"the boutique" offers specialized customer services, including Beauty Experts who provide detailed, brand- and product-specific information via email. In addition, "the boutique," offers enhanced navigation by providing a section for each prestige brand, as well as the capability to search by product type. All products include detailed product information, ingredients, color swatches for cosmetics and price.

drugstore.com is currently available through Amazon.com as well as Netscape's Netcenter, America Online See AOL. , Inc., Excite, Yahoo!, OnHealth, ThirdAge, Medscape, InteliHealth and Women.com.

About drugstore.com

drugstore.com (www.drugstore.com) offers more than 17,000 brand-name personal healthcare products at competitive prices, a wealth of decision-making resources, personal services personal services n. in contract law, the talents of a person which are unusual, special or unique and cannot be performed exactly the same by another. These can include the talents of an artist, an actor, a writer, or professional services.  and a licensed pharmacy, all provided online. Shoppers can review in-depth product information and interact with customer service representatives by phone or e-mail. Shoppers also can personalize their shopping experience with personal shopping lists, e-mail reminders for replenishing regularly used products and private e-mail access to pharmacists and beauty experts for questions.

Based in Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. , the company is headed by President and CEO Peter Neupert, a former senior Microsoft executive. drugstore.com is funded by Amazon.com, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Maveron LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 and Liberty Media.

drugstore.com and the boutique are trademarks of drugstore.com, inc.
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