40,000 Travelers Per Day Now Have Convenient Resource for Expert Advice on Mobile-computing Devices
MILPITAS, Calif., June 28, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- palmOne, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PLMO) today announced the expansion of its retail presence at the
Boston Logan International Airport. The new store in Terminal B, which opened
this week, is one of 10 locations in airports nationwide -- and the third
location at Logan -- where dedicated palmOne(TM) stores serve busy travelers.
Approximately 40,000 Boston Logan travelers now have access to the palmOne
retail stores -- including at existing locations in Terminals A and C -- each
day, where they can conveniently shop for and learn about the company's
popular mobile-computing products and accessories.
"palmOne is a great retail partner and provides terrific service to the
traveling public," said Logan Airport General Manager Jack Hemphill. "The
company's decision to open a third retail store at the airport is good news
for our customers who travel through Terminal B, as well as our tenants and
employees located there."
Airport stores have proven to be a successful sales strategy. palmOne
opened its first airport store more than a year ago, and today has stores in
some of the nation's busiest airports, including Atlanta, Newark,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington National. Airport locations are
instrumental in reaching palmOne's mobile professional market. At Boston
Logan, approximately 50 percent of the more than 26 million travelers who pass
through the airport each year are business travelers.(1)
"We're making it easier for our customers to buy products by reaching them
where they are," said Kanwal Sharma, director of palmOne Retail Stores. "It's
easy to shop for the Treo(TM) 650 smartphone, the new LifeDrive(TM) mobile
manager, the Tungsten(TM) E2 handheld and accessories when you have
uninterrupted time with an expert."
The award-winning palmOne Retail Stores help customers by doing the
following:
- providing products and services in an inviting environment that is
convenient for mobile professionals;
- educating them so they can more easily choose from among the company's
complete lineup of mobile-computing devices and accessories; and
- building their understanding of the company's ability to help them
improve productivity, access and share valuable information, and enjoy
life.
Retail Partners Benefit
palmOne stores also benefit sales in other retail outlets -- more than 31
percent of shoppers who stop at the palmOne Retail Stores purchase from other
retail partners. Including the new Boston Logan store, there are now 14
palmOne Retail Stores conveniently located in malls and airports nationwide
that carry the full line of palmOne products and accessories.
The new Boston airport store in Terminal B (US Airways) is open from 5
a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. In addition to the three Boston Logan
airport stores, Boston professionals also can drop into the palmOne Retail
Store in the Prudential Center.
More information about palmOne Stores and locations can be found at
www.palmOne.com/retail.
About palmOne, Inc.
palmOne, Inc. -- a leader in mobile computing -- strives to put the power
of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most
important information. The company's products include Treo(TM) smartphones,
the LifeDrive(TM) mobile manager, Tungsten(TM) and Zire(TM) handhelds, and
software and accessories.
palmOne products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and
wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at palmOne Retail Stores
and palmOne online stores (http://www.palmOne.com/stores).
More information about palmOne, Inc. is available at
http://www.palmOne.com.
(1) Source: Massachusetts Port Authority
palmOne, Zire, Tungsten, LifeDrive and Treo are among the trademarks or
registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. All other brand
and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify
products or services of, their respective owners.
SOURCE palmOne, Inc.
Daphne Dickson of A&R Partners, +1-650-762-2840 or ddickson@arpartners.com, for
palmOne, Inc.