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ALU - Allou Health & Beauty: Another Web Play
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The Fragrance Counter, a subsidiary of Allou Health & Beauty has entered into a marketing agreement with Yahoo (YHOO), Excite (XCIT), and Lycos (LCOS). Here's the press release from 4-20-98:

Monday April 20, 7:50 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: Allou Health & Beauty Care, Inc.

The Fragrance Counter Becomes the Dominant Marketer of Prestige Designer Fragrances on the World Wide Web Resulting from Alliances with Three Leading Search Engine Companies

BRENTWOOD, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Allou Health & Beauty Care, Inc. (Amex: ALU - news), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary The Fragrance Counter, Inc. has entered into agreements with three leading search engine companies: Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news; yahoo.com ), Excite, Inc. ( excite.com ), and Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com ). Under the terms of the agreements The Fragrance Counter will have the right to market its products through these search engine companies.

David Shamilzadeh, chief financial officer and senior vice president, stated, ''These agreements are a major step in our goal of becoming the leading electronic retailer in the fragrance industry. We are confident that The Fragrance Counter is the ideal source for anyone looking to purchase upscale fragrances, and now these alliances provide one button access to on-line shoppers.''

The financing required by The Fragrance Counter to fund its obligations under these agreements is being provided to The Fragrance Counter by senior members of Allou's management.

Allou Health & Beauty Care, Inc. is the Premier distributor of over 22,000 nationally advertised health and beauty aid products, branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals, prestige designer fragrances, cosmetics and branded non-perishable foods. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allou Personal Care Corporation, the Company manufactures upscale hair care and skin care products. The Company also retails prestige designer fragrances electronically through its wholly-owned subsidiary The Fragrance Counter. Allou's account base consists of 4,200 independent drug and convenience stores including the national chain stores.

fragrancecounter.com

This release may include forward-looking statements concerning Allou's intent, belief or current expectations with respect to, among other things, trends affecting its financial condition or results of operations and its business and growth strategies. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, expressed or implied. Allou does not undertake any obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Allou Health & Beauty Care, Inc.


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418ALU remains a mystery stock. By most measures it is greatly undervalued. I thiDan Heisman-8/31/2000
417 Yes -patience and trust is key-if it was only as good as my TRRA-speculation tPat-2/10/2000
416 I wish you well. If anyone deserves success with ALU, it's you given your lifeisgood-2/9/2000
415 Thank you lifer-I can reduce my medication-maybe i'll get it from ALU...GooPat-2/8/2000
414 FWIW-I think ALU is a great play right here. I assume this is the internet fulTimoteo-2/8/2000
413 Hi Pat, <i>Getting tired of talking to myself!</i> You know, theylifeisgood-2/8/2000
412 Getting tired of talking to myself! You still can get in on ALU and do well. Pat-2/8/2000
411 What is everybody waiting for? Get in before the double digits!Pat-2/3/2000
410 Anybody else out there expecting something good? bad? Bueller?Pat-1/31/2000
409 earnings +2 announcements-buy before news-who knows might even be substantialPat-1/25/2000
408 why?Ashley800-1/24/2000
407 Time to hop in -nice bounce to comePat-1/24/2000
406 ALU mentioned here, the Fools put out a story on perfumania: fnews.yahoo.comRockyBalboa-12/12/1999
405 hi Pat, I've been buying back what I sold at 7. Can't seem to hit thalifeisgood-10/6/1999
404 I like 5 to 5 1/2. 2 pts up is a nice 40%.Pat-10/6/1999
403 One more thing... David nixed the plan to dividend out the 13% of FC.com Alloulifeisgood-9/14/1999
402 Hey Pat, Talked to David not long ago. Wasn't impressed with our conversalifeisgood-9/13/1999
401 any good news coming?Pat-9/13/1999
400 test lifeisgood-8/17/1999
399 Junk!!! Wednesday August 11, 7:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURRockyBalboa-8/16/1999
398 For what its worth. Check next 10Q to see if growth rate in inventories and aAllen Furlan-7/8/1999
397 ALU......short for ARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHMakahadan-7/7/1999
396 Like next week for this stock-anyone hear if and when venture capital group is Pat-6/13/1999
395 Or unless sales and earnings growth picks up and people see what a steal ALU isJim Mac-6/10/1999
394 unless someone buys em. Pat-6/9/1999
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