ZKid Network Company Selects Military Resale Group as Exclusive Sales Rep To Military
26 Aug 2003, 4:05pm ET
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and CHICAGO, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZKid Network Company (BB:ZKID) has selected Military Resale Group (BB:MYRG) as its exclusive sales representative to market its McGruff KidsKeep Safe Internet Software, Internet Service Provider (ISP) Service and The McGruff Child Safety Tool Kit and The McGruff KidsKeep Safe Internet Software to U.S. military commissaries and PXs worldwide. The McGruff Child Safety Tool Kit includes the American Football Coaches Association's National Child Identification Program (NCID) in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Inkless Fingerprinting Kit.
Jon Darmstadter, CEO of ZKid Network Company, said, "The ability to partner up with a powerhouse sales representative group like Military Resale Group not only speaks volumes about our product mix but also gives ZKid the opportunity to directly reach a critical untapped market which represents a large segment of the marketplace which can only be serviced by a professional group like Military Resale Group."
ZKid Network Company's ISP Service provides the most technologically advanced, safe Internet program designed exclusively for the purpose of keeping children safe on the internet, with full Internet access for less than most ISPs. This exclusive design provides, in conjunction with the McGruff KidsKeep Safe Software, a way to allow children exclusive access to a Virtual Private Network (VPN), providing every major component to ensure a safe environment on the internet as well as chat and e-mail. This service can be used to replace or augment the current household's Internet service. This unique package provides a dual password sign on -- one for kids and another for parents -- to utilize the entire Internet without restriction.
"Our agreement with ZKid Network Company perfectly illustrates the type of exclusive contracts for high quality, unique, best-seller items that Military Resale Group is committed to bringing to U.S. military commissaries and PXs worldwide," stated Ethan Hokit, Military Resale Group president. "We're thrilled to be establishing an exclusive relationship with ZKid to distribute the renowned McGruff line of items and ZKid services that fill a need for families and help keep children safe."
"As we move forward in the execution of our growth strategy, this distribution agreement also provides us with exclusive worldwide distribution rights and favorable margins in excess of 20%, which are key criteria for the product expansion specified in our growth strategy," added Hokit.
Military Resale Group anticipates that the ZKid/McGruff items will be available in mid October in the six commissaries Military Resale Group currently services and in U.S. military commissaries and PXs worldwide at a later date, pending Defense Commissary Agency approval. Military Resale Group is a member of an international military distributor network that it plans to utilize to distribute these, and other product lines, to the military market beyond the commissaries it currently services. The Company anticipates that the two new product lines will provide significantly higher margins than many other product lines the Company currently carries.
About ZKid Network Company
ZKid Network Company is a proprietary software company dedicated to providing a totally safe environment for children. ZKid's software provides safe internet, e-mail and chat room capabilities as well as fully animated original education/entertainment content featuring McGruff the Crime Dog for children ages 4 - 10. Subscribers can participate in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) specifically designed to provide a totally safe environment for children. For further information visit zkidnetwork.com .
About Military Resale Group, Inc.
Military Resale Group, Inc. is a regional marketer and distributor of a wide range of foods and consumer packaged goods to U.S. military base commissaries, which are large supermarket-style stores operated by the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). Military Resale Group resells frozen foods, canned and dry goods, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, beverages, paper goods, and cleaning supplies from consumer products manufacturers to commissaries, providing commissary patrons a cost savings of up to approximately 30%, a valuable benefit to military personnel and their families.
With a focus on unique specialty products, Military Resale Group targets both unfulfilled markets and new niche markets that demonstrate high-growth potential in local retail markets. Military Resale Group leverages its management's 50 years of experience in the military resale market to service commissaries at six major U.S. military installations in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Military Resale Group became a publicly held company in 2001 and believes it is one of the fastest growing companies in the military resale industry. Further information on Military Resale Group is available at www.myrg.net or by calling (719) 391 4564.
Contact:
ZKid Network Company
Investor information contact
Equitilink PR
Mr. Ron Garner, 858-824-1940
Military Resale Group
Investor information
Jens Dalsgaard, (415) 884-0348
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