Kodak rolling out more photo kiosks across Germany

Building on its highly successful relationship with German retailer Dirk Rossmann GmbH, Eastman Kodak Company recently announced an extension to its business with the rollout of an additional 250 Kodak kiosks this quarter and another 450 installations planned for 2010. The new KODAK kiosk deployment represents nationwide coverage of more than 3,000 Kodak kiosks in Rossman stores, according to a company release.

"We are very happy with this latest initiative in partnership with Kodak," said Michael Naujock, commercial director of Rossmann. "Since Rossmann launched the first Kodak kiosks five years ago, we have seen strong growth year-over-year, with 2009 exceeding all expectations. We look forward to continuing this success with Kodak in 2010 and beyond."

"Rossman has been a great business partner, and the expanded KODAK Picture Kiosk footprint, along with the powerful new features and enhancements to KODAK Picture Kiosk software, increases the company's ability to offer its customers an unmatched photo center experience, and to grow sales of premium photo products," said Nicoletta Zongrone, general manager of Retail Systems Solutions and vice president, Eastman Kodak Company. "Kodak is proud to be working with this innovative retailer to create a vibrant, reliable and highly profitable photo retail destination."

Kodak has rolled out more than 100,000 kiosk order stations worldwide.