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Tesco gets Healthnotes kiosk

January 21, 2003

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes, Inc. (HNI), a provider of health and lifestyle information, says that the flagship store of British retailer Tesco, located in Kensington, features a Healthnotes touchscreen kiosk as part of a new Nutri Centre and Healthy Living area.

The Healthnotes touchscreen, which provides answers to customers' questions on health, food and nutrition, is located within the "learning zone" of The Nutri Centre, part of the Healthy Living area of the store.

According to a Healthnotes Category Management Report, after the first 66 days of use in the Kensington store, HNI had answered more than 2,800 customer questions on everything from weight loss, healthy eating and athletic performance, to osteoarthritis, diabetes and the common cold.

According to a news release, the Nutri Centre offers nearly 5,000 natural nutrition products and complementary medicines, as well as qualified nutritionists available to advise customers. The Healthy Living area also offers Tesco's own Organic, Free From and Food Doctor product ranges.

Since August of 2001, The Nutri Centre has collaborated with Tesco on the selection of 120 products to be marketed under The Nutri Centre @ Tesco banner through the chain's 200 supermarket pharmacies, and more recently in developing a range of Nutri Centre @ Tesco Complementary Health branded lines.

Tesco has seen demand for many complementary health products more than double within twelve months, highlighting the British public's increased interest in vitamins, supplements and herbal remedies, said The Nutri Centre founder Rohit Mehta in the release.

HNI in October selected Retec Europe Limited as its exclusive distributor to large chain supermarkets and pharmacies in the UK.

According to the release, more than 6,500 supermarkets, pharmacies, and natural product stores in the United States, Canada, and the UK use Healthnotes retail applications and Web content. HNI also creates custom applications for integration in behind-the-counter systems and licenses content to Internet sites worldwide.