ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- ChainDrugStore.net today announced that SmokEnders(r), the comprehensive behavioral modification smoking cessation program, will deliver product-related marketing and merchandising information regarding its "Cut Back and Quit Kit" and smoke cessation Seminars through ChainDrugStore.net.
"SmokEnders will be able to cost-effectively reach a wider audience through the ChainDrugStore.net communications network regarding the potential of our products to help individuals stop smoking," stated Nick Romano, President of the New York-based company. "Cut Back and Quit Kits will be available for sale by November 2001, in time for the nationally celebrated 'Great American Smoke Out,'" Romano added.
Meet SmokEnders(r) at Marketplace -- Booth No. 3855
SmokEnders(r) currently is scheduling appointments for the NACDS Marketplace Conference (Las Vegas, June 28 - July 2).
"We welcome the opportunity to meet with retailers at Marketplace," stated Nick Romano. "In addition, SmokEnders is offering a profit opportunity of up to 40% for retail chains and stores, including those represented at Marketplace," he said.
To schedule an appointment, contact SmokEnders online through ChainDrugStore.net, or by calling Nick Romano at (305) 664-9818.
"We are delighted that SmokEnders will be delivering marketing and merchandising information on its products through ChainDrugStore.net," said ChainDrugStore.net President and CEO Brad Mitchell. "We are the only online communications network developed by and for the retail pharmacy industry. That means we can offer suppliers such as SmokEnders the opportunity to cost-effectively, instantly and securely reach our audience of buyers and category managers as well as receive feedback on the messages they deliver," added Mitchell.
ChainDrugStore.net is the new online communications network for the $400 billion retail pharmacy industry. More than 100 retailers representing more than $300 billion in annual sales in 26,900 stores have enrolled. SmokEnders joins a growing list of suppliers that includes 3M, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Rexall Sundown, Roche, and PureTek, that have signed on since December 2000.
For more information on SmokEnders and "Cut Back and Quit Kits," contact Nick Romano at (305) 664-9818 or visit the SmokEnders Website at www.smokenders.com.
For more information on how ChainDrugStore.net can help grow your business, contact Vice President of Customer Development Doug Cross at (703) 837-8323 or Dcross@chaindrugstore.net, or Vice President of Consulting Services Lee Rudibaugh at (703) 837-8324 or Lrudibaugh@chaindrugstore.net.
About ChainDrugStore.net
ChainDrugStore.net, based in Alexandria, Va., is the communications network designed exclusively for the $400 billion retail pharmacy. For suppliers, ChainDrugStore.net is a Web-based sales and marketing tool that reduces the cost of communicating with retailers. For retailers, it is an online category information productivity tool that leads to more effective merchandising decisions. ChainDrugStore.net is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
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CONTACT: ChainDrugStore.net, Alexandria
Rae Nelson
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