TECHNOLOGY

The National – Friday, December 14, 2012 Introducing The Fone Shop at Chemcare Pharmacies Bringing technology into other provinces N times gone-by if you wanted to man! During the wet season it gets megapixel camera. buy the latest technological prod- wet and in the dry season it gets In saying that, we also sell a lot of Iucts in PNG, you had to either live dusty, so our technology has to be PNG’s higher-end models such as in the NCD or travel into Port Mo- pretty robust out here. Most of our the Samsung S3 and Apple iPhone resby to pick-up the latest deals and local guys and girls out here like 5. These can be protected from the technological advances that come the Nokia and Blackberry phones tougher elements by our huge range into the country. because they are quite sturdy and can of screen protectors and rubberised This is no longer the case thanks stand a good knock if it happens. or titan phone cases available. to Chemcare Pharmacies, who are bringing high-tech products into Q - What models are your Q - So do you just sell phones? other provinces. n Increasing your memory just got top sellers? A - Phones are just the beginning... This week, we had the privilege to even cheaper at The Fone Shop! Popular models in our outlets are We have found that people in our travel to , and The Nokia 5130, Nokia C3-01 and outlying provinces also have a real n The Nokia C3-01 - bringing you a carry out a Q and A interview with A - We located one of our first the Blackberry 8520. love for cameras too. touch and type function Japheth Tulod , the Retail Operations stores in Eriku, Lae inside our The Nokia 5130 - also known as We received a lot of enquiries at Manager for Chemcare Pharmacies Andersons supermarket. This was the 5130 Express Music is a popular the beginning, so we delivered. To come a big-seller quickly because who explained the rationale behind a prime location as the supermarket brand because its capability for mu- begin with we specialised in Nikon of the sheer range available, ranging their new “Fone Shop” concept. had a huge amount of through-traffic sic. National people, especially in the cameras, especially the L, S and P from traditional chunky through to into the store. I remember when we outlying provinces love music, and point and shoot range, with the L25 in-ear headphones in a wide range first set this up, it kind of became an the 5130 allows them to take their being our most popular seller. At just of colours in pinks, blues, blacks, instant hit with the local people of K399.00 who can blame them? This whites and green! They come and Lae who had never seen anything is because with that particular model great prices to, starting from under like this before. you also get a free carry pouch and K20.00! After this, we set up further Fone two rechargeable batteries with a If you want to extend your range Shop stores inside charger. of music even further, we now stock Pharmacy, inside Chemcare Phar- We have since proudly added to the full range of memory devices to macy in Harbour City and our most our range with AGFA, Polaroid and boost up your storage capability too recent addition at Morobe Pharmacy, Samsung to name just a few and have from 2GB - 32GB , with 2G SD cards Lae. also introduced DSLR cameras to micro SD cards and flash-drives the mix! starting from just K14.90. Q - So you obviously sell phones. What is your most popular n The Fone Shop brings technolo- Q - You quite rightly mentioned Q - So what are the plans for brand? gy to your door - wherever you are! that as nationals we love music! The Fone Shop in 2013? A - Nokia phones are pretty much So what do you have to tempt us A - Well due to the success of The our “bread and butter” at The Fone music passion to the max. It’s got a at The Fone Shop? Fone Shop at Harbour City, Eriku Shop. People in the outlying prov- great little radio and you can upload A - All of our retail staff at The and Morobe we are due to launch inces like tried and tested products your own music onto the phone too. Fone Shop are born and bred PNG, the all new store next year. and they have always seemed to have You can actually get up to 21 hours of so their passion for music really Watch out for some great deals ap- n Highlighting the rugged beauty of recognised Nokia with a quality music playback on this phone which shines. I would like to think that we pearing there real soon. the Blackberry phone which they can rely on, even is quite astounding for a set which is have some of the most extensive lines Likewise, in order to celebrate the in the toughest of conditions. Like- said to be in the “introductory range” opening of The Fone Shop at Morobe Q - What is “The Fone Shop?” wise, we have found that Blackberry of phones. Pharmacy Lae, we are going to offer A - “The Fone Shop” (also known phones have sold really well in our In a similar vein we have seen that all of your readers a special offer! as TFS) is a concept that was devel- outlying provinces too. the Nokia C3-01 has also proven to While stocks last, if you spend just oped by our directors when they saw be very popular, especially in the K300 at any of The Fone Shop out- a weakness in the national market. Highlands area. This phone enve- lets, get a free 4GB SLIQ pen drive. When we travelled into POM on lopes the touch and type concept business we could get our hands on which was a real novelty for us. It’s Q - Thanks for your time the latest phones, cameras and gad- quite a compact little phone and Japheth. What will you be up gets, but when we came back home comes with a five megapixel camera to this Christmas? to Lae and into our other provinces, which is a cool addition for this type A - I will be chilling-out mostly this same technology simply wasn’t of handset. with wantoks and family in Lae. I available. Therefore, what we did For the business user in this neck n would like to wish a blessed Christ- was convert a section of some of our of the woods, they fell in love with The Nokia 5130 ExpressMusic - mas and New Year to all of your prime pharmacy businesses through- the Blackberry 9810 and we sell one of the Fone Shops best sellers! readers. Cheers! out the country into technological n Two locals in The Fone Shop at them here by the bucket-load! This hubs, which we named “The Fone Morobe Pharmacy showcase the is pretty much a no-nonsense busi- of headphones, speakers and music Shop” huge range of music accessories ness phone which is ideally suited accessories in the country at The available for rough and ready PNG business. Fone Shop. Q - Sounds like a neat idea, You actually get a lot for your money Our ranges include “Beats by Dr. Q - You mention toughest where throughout the country with this unit which comes bundled Dre” headphones and speakers and n are “The Fone Shop” stores conditions? with rubberised edges and a rock- the new range of Sonun headphones. With more outlets opening again located? A - Hey it gets wet in this province solid QWERTY keyboard with two The Sonun headphones have be- in 2013 - The Fone Shop goes National!