RITZCAMERA.COM BECOMES THE EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RETAIL CAMERA PARTNER AT SNAPFISH.COM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2001 – RitzCamera.com, the premier photographic
specialty
e-tailer, will serve as the exclusive retail camera partner of Snapfish, the
Web’s leading photo service. The newly-established partnership provides
Snapfish visitors with instant access to the wide range of quality products
offered by RitzCamera.com, including an enormous selection of
state-of-the-art digital cameras.
By clicking on the “Cameras” tab at Snapfish.com, users will have the entire
RitzCamera.com inventory at their fingertips, allowing them to make
convenient online purchases. Cyber-shoppers can then use these quality
products to upload photos, make prints or share images through the Snapfish
(www.snapfish.com) site.
According to Fred H. Lerner, president and CEO of Ritz Interactive, the
e-commerce Web network that includes RitzCamera.com (www.RitzCamera.com) and
WolfCamera.com (www.WolfCamera.com), the relationship creates a “win-win”
opportunity for everyone involved. “This partnership will make things
easier than ever for Snapfish’s more than two million visitors to obtain and
use the advanced photographic technologies, equipment and services now
available,” said Lerner. “Snapfish users will be able to choose from
RitzCamera.com’s extensive selection of products – all offered with a ‘Low
Prices Guarantee,’ no sales tax, and free shipping for orders over $100.
Our tremendous selection, great prices and user-friendly shopping
environment will make it simple for Snapfish users to locate the perfect
products to suit their individual needs and budgets.”
Raj Kapoor, president and co-founder of Snapfish, is also excited about the
new partnership with RitzCamera.com. “Our customers have come to expect the
kind of exceptional quality and value that RitzCamera.com brings by powering
the Snapfish Camera Store,” said Kapoor. “Since day one, the Snapfish
strategy has been to partner with the leaders in the photo industry. This
combination is a natural, pairing the leading online photo service with the
number one photographic e-tail destination.”
About Ritz Interactive, Inc.
Ritz Interactive, Inc. of Irvine, Calif., (www.RitzInteractive.com), is an
e-commerce network of interactive Web sites dedicated to providing a wide
selection of leisure-time products at the most competitive prices for the
online shopper. In addition to its leading photography specialty online
shopping destinations RitzCamera.com (www.RitzCamera.com) and WolfCamera.com
(www.WolfCamera.com), Ritz Interactive owns and operates marine e-commerce
leader BoatersWorld.com, as well as a number of popular content-oriented
portals serving the photography and marine niche markets. While it’s a
separate entity, Ritz Interactive, Inc. shares a close strategic alliance
with the Ritz group of Companies, which owns and operates approximately
1,350 Ritz Camera Centers and more than 100 Boater’s World Marine Centers
nationwide. Ritz Interactive, Inc. was founded in April of 1999.
About Snapfish
Founded in 1999, the award-winning Snapfish is the leading online photo
service, offering digitization, printing, processing, editing, sharing and
storage services. Snapfish targets the majority of the population owning
film cameras, in addition to the growing number of digital camera users.
When customers send film into Snapfish, they get a full set of prints on
Kodak paper and a password-protected online album they can use to edit,
organize and share their photos. Digital Camera users can also take
advantage of online services for free, in addition to ordering Kodak prints.
San Francisco-based Snapfish is an independent business unit of District
Photo, the world’s largest mail-order film processor. Additional
information may be obtained at www.snapfish.com.
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Contact:
Marc Malkin
Ritz Interactive, Inc.
2010 Main Street, Ste. 400
Irvine, CA 92614
Tel: 949-442-0202, ext. 236
marc@ritzinteractive.com
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