Chapters Online and Canada Payphone Corporation sign joint marketing agreement
Chapters.ca to be featured on all CPC public Internet kiosks
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BURNABY, BC, March 8 /CNW-PRN/ - Canada Payphone Corporation (CDNX:CPY - news), today announced a joint marketing agreement with Chapters Online, the Canadian e-commerce company that operates www.chapters.ca and www.gardencrazy.com, the leading Canadian destinations for online shoppers. Under the agreement, all CPC public Internet kiosks installed across Canada will now provide CPC customers with free access to the Chapters.ca Web site, where they can quickly and conveniently browse and purchase a wide selection of book, music CD, video, DVD and software titles.
CPC's Internet kiosks, branded with the AT&T Canada logo, can be found in hotels and other high profile locations across Canada frequented by business travelers, tourists and consumers. They deliver connectivity to local and national news, sports, financial and retail information services through an easy to use full-colour touch screen. In addition to free access to the Chapters.ca Web site, each kiosk offers users a multi-card reader for access to other areas of the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce. Revenues are generated from e-commerce transactions, Internet access and advertising.
``CPC public Internet terminals are a significant opportunity for Canadian companies to promote their services in public areas, increasing their reach dramatically,' said Christopher Severs, Public Internet Terminal Program Manager at Canada Payphone. ``Our company continues to enhance how the traditional payphone is viewed, and by forming partnerships with organizations such as Chapters Online, CPC provides further customer value from our state-of-the-art product lines. CPC is committed to expanding its network of public Internet terminals and continues to seek opportunities to locate the kiosks within traditional retail environments.'
``Canada has established itself as one of the most `wired' nations in the world and public access Internet terminals are another example of how Canadians can connect to the Web,' said Jason Karsh, sales development manager, Chapters Online Inc. 'Our marketing agreement with CPC provides Canadians with even more choice in the way they shop online.'
Canada Payphone is Canada's leading national competitive payphone service provider. The Company provides services from Victoria to Halifax installing state-of-the-art AT&T Canada branded payphones, Grapevine(TM) Network Terminals and Interactive Internet Kiosks. Canada Payphone Corporation is a public company traded on the CDNX under the symbol ``CPY'. For more information, visit Canada Payphone's web site at www.canadapayphone.com.
Chapters Online Inc. (TSE:COL - news) is a Canadian e-commerce company which operates www.chapters.ca and www.gardencrazy.com, leading Canadian destinations for online shoppers. The Chapters.ca Web site features millions of book, music CD, video, DVD, software and video game titles as well as consumer electronics from around the world at Canadian prices and with a unique focus on products of interest to Canadians. The Gardencrazy.com website features a wide selection of plants as well as gardening apparel, tools, and accessories. Committed to providing a convenient and hassle-free e-commerce experience, Chapters Online's websites offer a secure shopping environment, easy-to-use search tools, and industry leading customer service. Chapters Online also supports the growth of Canada's e-commerce industry operating one of the Internet's leading affiliate programs for website site owners. In September 1999, Chapters Online became a publicly traded, separate company from Chapters Inc. Chapters Inc. (TSE:CHP - news), Canada's largest book retailer, retains a majority ownership stake in Chapters Online and together the companies operate e-commerce kiosks at all Chapters stores across Canada. To learn more about Chapters Online, please visit the website site at chapters.ca. |
