Technology/Services

Quick Chek Adds Music Kiosks

Download2Go enables downloading of songs, more to MP3 players, other devices
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- Quick Chek is rolling out MOD Systems' Download2Go digital music kiosks to give music fans a new and convenient ways to purchase digital rights management (DRM)-free MP3s. The convenience retailer is featuring the music kiosks at 10 locations in New York and New Jersey.

Download2Go kiosks bring digital entertainment into retail environments, allowing consumers to build their digital music collections by downloading songs or albums to MP3 players, SD cards or flash storage drives.

The Download2Go digital music kiosks allow consumers to choose [image-nocss] from a variety of MP3 music tracks, easily purchase individual songs or entire albums and play anywhere--on MP3 players, cell phones or PCs and Macs. MOD Systems deployed the first Download2Go digital movie kiosks this summer in 30 InMotion Entertainment stores in airports throughout the United States. The kiosks are designed for retail environments and other out of home locations such as airports, convenience stores and shopping malls and give retailers the latest entertainment titles for sale, promotions and loyalty programs and a differentiated value add for their customers.

"Retailers are looking for opportunities to capture customer interest in digital entertainment or take back sales that have shifted from their stores to online," said Anthony Bay, CEO of MOD Systems. "Consumers can now build their digital music collections outside the home without requiring connectivity, while retailers can sell the latest entertainment content in a way that drives impulse purchases and repeat customer visits."

Quick Chek, a leading New York metro food service retailer, enters the entertainment products category with Download2Go kiosks. Through the relationship, Quick Chek brings an innovative new product to its stores and a new way to engage its customers.

"Quick Chek is focused on total customer dedication, which is exemplified by our second to none customer service, in store bakeries, great sub and soup offers, award winning coffee, and no fee ATMs," said vice president of sales and marketing John Schaninger. "The new Download2Go music solution with MOD Systems is another example of Quick Chek partnering with innovative companies to satisfy the needs of our customers. We are excited to bring digital music products to our customers that differentiate our brand, attract new customers, and integrate well into our sales and marketing campaigns."

In addition to music, MOD Systems provides Download2Go digital movie kiosks with thousands of films from major Hollywood and independent studios. With movie rentals, and movie and episodic TV sales, customers can browse for and download the latest new releases, box office hits and catalog classics to Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, with content playable on Windows PCs and a growing number of portable and home devices. The Download2Go kiosks can include music, TV shows and movies for a complete digital entertainment download solution for retailers.

The company's entertainment catalog includes licenses for more than 4,000 major and independent movie titles and TV programs, and more than five million music tracks.

MOD Systems takes a digital content lifecycle management approach by seamlessly bridging physical, digital, in-store and online, to the benefit of the entire content value chain.

Devoted to providing convenient shopping blended with an expansive range of fresh products and services, Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Quick Chek is a market leader in foodservice with its fresh coffee and fresh-food program. Operating 125 retail locations in New Jersey and southern New York, Quick Chek's locations include 12 pharmacy stores and 28 locations with fuel.

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