Evenflo Reaches Retail Pharmacy Market Through ChainDrugStore.net; Promotes Items for Juvenile Products Category at Marketplace


ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 20, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- ChainDrugStore.net announced today that Evenflo Co. Inc., a worldwide leader in the development of innovative infant equipment, is transmitting product-launch information on new items for the Juvenile Products Category through ChainDrugStore.net.

ChainDrugStore.net is the new online communications network designed exclusively by and for the $400 billion retail pharmacy industry. More than 100 retailers representing more than $300 billion in annual sales in almost 27,000 stores have enrolled since December 2000. Evenflo joins a growing list of suppliers that includes 3M, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Roche, PureTek, and several others that are reaching the retail pharmacy market through ChainDrugStore.net.

"Through ChainDrugStore.net, Evenflo is able to cost-effectively reach the key audience of buyers in the specific category we want to target regarding the exciting new items we are launching in the Feeding and Juvenile Products categories," stated Evenflo National Sales Director of Food & Drug, Steve Cole. "In addition, we are using ChainDrugStore.net's online network to promote our availability during the NACDS Marketplace Conference," added Steve.

"We are delighted that Evenflo has joined the ChainDrugStore.net communications network. ChainDrugStore.net is designed to allow suppliers with a category focus such as Evenflo to reach the right decision makers in retail pharmacy with the right information at the right time," said ChainDrugStore.net President and CEO Brad Mitchell.

Evenflo at Marketplace Conference

Evenflo is accepting appointments at the NACDS Marketplace Conference (Las Vegas, June 29 at 12:30 p.m. through July 2 at 11 a.m.). To schedule an appointment to learn more about how Evenflo can positively impact the Juvenile Products Category, please contact Shelley Smith at shelley.smith@evenflo.com or (937) 415-3224.

Visit Evenflo at Booth No. 1489.

ChainDrugStore.net at Marketplace Conference

To schedule an appointment at the Marketplace Conference with ChainDrugStore.net, please contact Joanne Snead at jsnead@chaindrugstore.net or (703) 837-8301).

Visit ChainDrugStore.net at Booth No. 2559.

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 by and 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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