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July
19, 2000
Kiosk
Information SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES
CONTRACT WITH WHOLEPEOPLE.COM
Broomfield,
Colo. - Kiosk Information Systems recently announced the contract
to design and manufacture interactive kiosks for WholePeople.com,
Thornton, Colorado. WholePeople.com will place the kiosks in up
to 50 Whole Foods Markets stores nationwide. The colorful kiosks
attract customers to use the new WholePeople.com Web site while
shopping at the store, thus promoting "Web site branding"
and future online purchases from the home or office. The exciting
and dynamic new site, scheduled to launch in March 2000, will offer
a wide range of products in the whole living market, including natural
foods, vitamins and nutritional supplements, cultural travel packages,
and environmentally friendly products for the home. Site visitors
will also enjoy rich content, including community forums, detailed
product information and healthy advice for the way they live.
Rick Malone, KIOSK President explains,
"Web site branding is the wave of the future as dotcom companies
grasp the consumer e-commerce market with a variety of marketing
strategies. For the brick and mortar's, in-store is the ideal place
to bring Web branding to the store's customers - turning foot traffic
into Web traffic." Most of KIOSK' custom and standard kiosks
are Web based and many are designed for the sole purpose of Web
branding.
About KIOSK
Headquartered in Broomfield, Colo.,
KIOSK is the world leader in high quality, self-service terminal manufacturing.
KIOSK designs, manufactures, and services kiosks, offering a full
line of standard products and complete custom development solutions.
Products range from sophisticated Internet phone booths and video
teleconferencing kiosks to the Department of Immigration's automated
passenger clearance kiosk that uses a hand geometry reader for positive
identification. The Colorado-based company has developed integrated
hardware for national and multinational companies including IBM,
Unisys, McDonalds, US West, Mercedes Benz and Lockheed Martin
as well as multiple government agencies and universities. KIOSK' innovative
designs, commitment to quality and maintenance service options,
provide a full-service approach to interactive information terminals.
Contact KIOSK at 303-466-5471 or visit their Web site at www.kis-kiosk.com
for more information.
About WholePeople.com
WholePeople.com is the on-line subsidiary
of Whole Foods Markets, Inc. the largest natural foods grocery store
chain in the country, based on sales volume. Whole Foods Markets
(NASDAQ: WMFI) is based in Austin, Texas and operates 110 stores
throughout the country. WholePeople.com recently completed a round
of financing that raised $35 million from a network of venture capital
organizations.
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