LUCIDIOM INTRODUCES APM MERCHANDISE SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL PHOTO RETAILING
Fixture Line Brings Merchandising Back to Photofinishing
Vienna, Va., August 10, 2005 - Acting on retailers' desire to fully integrate digital photofinishing into existing store environments and maximize photo category sales, Lucidiom Inc., creator of the original Automated Photo Machine (APM), today introduced "APM Merchandise Systems" - a modular line of retail fixture solutions designed to suit a variety of retail settings, including grocery, pharmacy, mass merchant and independent stores.
"Photofinishing doesn't exist in a bubble," said Lucidiom President and CTO Steve Giordano, Jr. "That was true with film, and it's just as true today in the digital age. What APM Merchandise Systems provides are various digital photo kiosk fixture solutions for retailers who want more out of the floor space they've dedicated to digital photofinishing.
"Food stores, for example, typically sold film adjacent to their film drop box. This was all embodied in what the industry knows as an 'end cap' solution. We've replicated that model with APM Merchandise Systems, and the end cap is but one solution we've configured. Now, the retailer can sell batteries and media cards adjacent to their APM. A pharmacy's needs might result in a more comprehensive, photo category solution and we've designed fixtures for that, as well. Just like our open architecture APM software, APM Merchandise Systems can be customized for the particular client, so it's their retail solution, not ours."
Giordano added that Lucidiom has created a solutions matrix for APM Merchandise Systems, which will aid retail clients in determining the best store fixture configuration based on key factors, including: square footage allowance, staffing level, number of APMs or photo kiosks, system output options and more.
"We want our customers to realize the full profit potential of digital photofinishing. For one retailer, that may mean having one APM in a photo vending environment, but for another it may mean having four or more APMs as the centerpiece of a complete photo solution. With APM Merchandise Systems, it's all possible."
About Lucidiom
Lucidiom Inc. is the worldwide provider of networked digital photo solutions and creator of the original Automated Photo Machine (APM) - a self-service digital photofinishing kiosk. Lucidiom's advanced APM Network™ equips retailers with flexible, customizable photo category products and services that allow individual business visions to become profitable consumer realities. Businesses large and small, Fortune 100 companies and independent photofinishers, rely on Lucidiom for APM Network data and millions of prints each month. More information about how Lucidiom is bringing business into focus is available online at www.lucidiom.com.
