ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (November 27, 2007) – A number of lucky
Ray's Food Place shoppers will get their holiday presents a little
early this year, thanks to a new interactive prize game at checkout,
implemented by Catalina Marketing, the global leader in behavioral
marketing solutions.
The “Ray's Holiday Treasures” program, running at all Ray's Food
Place stores through December 25, is Ray's first venture into online
prize programs and the chain's largest holiday shopping event. The
program is also Catalina's first retailer-specific program using
Catalina's new interactive capabilities, combining shoppers'
in-store purchases with online interactive promotions. Shoppers who
spend over $25 at Ray's are provided a printed coupon at checkout
containing a unique promotional code directing them to Ray's
website. After visiting the site, shoppers have a chance to win
attractive prizes from Ray's, ranging from $20,000 towards the
purchase of a new car to Ray's gift certificates.
“Utilizing Catalina Marketing's point-of-sale targeting
capabilities for this first of its kind Ray's event was the best way
for us to create a point of difference for our stores during the
cluttered holiday season,” said Dan Cepeda, Director of Marketing
for Ray's Food Place/C&K Market, Inc. “In only a few weeks, we
have had an overwhelming response from customers. We've already had
more than 33,000 customers play the game and register online since
October 31st.”
“Using Catalina's online program, Ray's can reach shoppers at the
point-of-sale and continue to promote their brand online with a
unique interactive experience,” said Ed Kuehnle, President of
Catalina Marketing Services.
About Ray's Food Place/C&K Market, Inc.
C&K Market,
Inc. is a family-owned company based in Brookings, Ore. The company
operates Ray's Food Place full service grocery stores, Shop Smart
and Price Less Foods stores offering everyday low pricing in a
warehouse format. In 1957, Raymond L. Nidiffer, "Ray", purchased a
one-half interest in the C&K Market located in Brookings,
Oregon, buying out Kimberly and joining Collins in the C&K
partnership. In 1969, Collins decided to retire and sold his
interest to Ray. As the sole owner of the corporation, Ray began
growing the company. Celebrating the 51th anniversary of the first
Ray's store opened in 1957, the company now operates 60 stores in
Oregon and California. More information can be found at
www.ckmarket.com.
About Catalina Marketing Corporation
Based in St. Petersburg, Fla., Catalina Marketing Corporation
(www.catalinamarketing.com) was founded over 20 years ago based on
the premise that targeting communications based on actual purchase
behavior would generate more effective consumer response. Today,
Catalina Marketing combines unparalleled insight into consumer
behavior with dynamic consumer access. This combination of insight
and access provides marketers with the ability to execute
behavior-based marketing programs, ensuring that the right consumer
receives the right message at exactly the right time. Catalina
Marketing offers an array of behavior-based promotional messaging,
loyalty programs and direct-to-patient information. Personally
identifiable data that may be collected from the company's targeted
marketing programs, as well as its research programs, are never sold
or provided to any outside party without the express permission of
the consumer.
Nicole Andriso
Director, Public
Relations
Catalina Marketing Corporation
(727)
563-5822