Fred Meyer Inc. Pharmacies Install Innovative Medical Services' Fillmaster Water Purification Systems; Fillmaster Systems Enhance Customer Service Focus
"The Fillmaster System, especially with the new Fillmaster 1000e dispenser, enhances Fred Meyer's distinctive customer service focus by speeding up the prescription filling process and freeing our pharmacists to spend quality time with our customers," commented Dave Schulberg, vice president of Fred Meyer.
In addition to the bulk Fillmaster purchase, Fred Meyer subscribed to IMS' automatic filter replacement program, through which IMS automatically ships replacement Fillmaster system filters to Fred Meyer pharmacies on an annual maintenance schedule.
"Innovative Medical Services looks forward to a long and productive relationship with Fred Meyer, with both the Fillmaster pharmacy efficiency products and the Nutripure(R) 2000 retail water filtration systems," said Laura Rosenthal, Innovative Medical's director of corporate sales.
As recently announced, Fred Meyer also placed a bulk order to stock Innovative Medical Services' Nutripure(R) 2000 countertop water filtration system for retail sale in its Portland and Seattle regions.
About Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer Inc., with headquarters in Portland, Ore., is one of the nation's largest food and drug retailers. The company's four subsidiaries-- Fred Meyer Stores, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's-- operate 830 stores in a variety of food and drug and multi-department formats located in 12 western states from Alaska to Texas.
In addition, the company operates 384 fine jewelry stores across the United States under the banners of Fred Meyer, Merksamer, Fox's, Littman, and Barclay Jewelers. The common stock of the merged companies trades on the New York Stock Exchange as Fred Meyer Inc. under the symbol "FMY." Corporate headquarters are in Portland, Ore.
About Innovative Medical Services
Innovative Medical Services, based in El Cajon, Calif., manufactures and markets water purification, measuring, and dispensing equipment used in pharmacies to reconstitute oral antibiotic suspensions, and residential drinking water filtration systems used in consumer markets. The company markets proprietary filters for the aforementioned products, thereby gaining another significant source of ongoing sales and cash flow. The company's customer base for its Fillmaster(R) pharmacy systems includes Wal-Mart, Walgreens, American Stores, Eckerd, Kroger, Fred Meyer, Target and CVS.
The company's Nutripure(R) line of residential water systems includes a residential reverse osmosis water system that retails for $499 and is available as either a convenient, compact unit easily installed beneath the sink, or as an attractive countertop appliance requiring no installation. Brand recognition for the Nutripure products is driven by the new Nutripure 2000 countertop water filtration system.
Nutripure 2000 competes with PUR(R), Brita(R) and Culligan(R) products, and carries a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $79.99. Nutripure 2000's high-capacity 2,000-gallon replacement filter retails for $29.99. The company's products can be purchased online from IMS' Yahoo!(R) Store at stores.yahoo.com/nutripure or from its Web site at www.imspure.com.
Innovative Medical Services also owns Export Company of America, Inc. (EXCOA), a Nevada corporation that holds and operates the company's Brazilian export/import operation. The company distributes medical, dental and veterinary supplies into Brazil and plans to use this distribution conduit for the company's water filtration products.
This news release contains forward-looking statements which are based largely on the company's expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the company's control. Actual results could vary materially from these expected results due to a variety of factors, including the uncertainties of further studies and product developments. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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