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The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID News Podcasts 

The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID

Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society talks with Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, about the company’s recent acquisition of Blurb, the forces driving industry consolidation, the future of print and RPI’s leadership role in COVID-19 response. RPI is a leading make-on-demand producer of private label personalized print services to businesses around the world, including books, greeting and holiday cards, apparel, and business products for e-commerce companies,... Read More
RPI acquires ColorCentric, Picaboo.com, and prInternet businesses from SoftPrint Holdings Acquisitions News Press releases 

RPI acquires ColorCentric, Picaboo.com, and prInternet businesses from SoftPrint Holdings

SEATTLE (Sept. 25, 2019) – Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI) a leader in the make‐on‐demand photo books, greeting cards and business products markets for e‐commerce companies, mass retailers, and Fortune 1000 corporations, today announced that it has acquired the assets of SoftPrint Holdings’ ColorCentric, Picaboo.com, and prInternet™ business units. The acquisition accelerates RPI’s ability to deliver expanded services for product builders... Read More
Photo Finale adds ColorCentric as a fulfillment partner News 

Photo Finale adds ColorCentric as a fulfillment partner

ColorCentric Corp., Rochester, NY, announced the IPI IPIC conference the company has added Photo Finale as an output partner. Photo Finale customers can now choose ColorCentric as an output option for photobooks, calendars, greeting cards and much more. ColorCentric continues as a partner with Dakis. “This partnership is an opportunity to serve even more of the IPI membership,” says Rob... Read More
Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges Earnings reports Opinion 

Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges

Yesterday, photo-printing industry leader Shutterfly Inc. released its first quarter earnings, which revealed once again the on-going struggles of making a year-round business out the typically seasonal photo-printing business. Shutterfly has invested millions in photo-printing plants with national reach, and then watch much of the equipment sit idle until the fourth quarter. The challenges faced by Shutterfly, however, are also mirrored... Read More
ColorCentric shutters 4EverBooks, offers Dakis partnership News 

ColorCentric shutters 4EverBooks, offers Dakis partnership

ColorCentric Corp., Rochester, NY., advised photo-specialty customers its white-label 4EverBooks photobook service was discontinued, offering a partnership with Dakis in to replace it. Customers using the Dakis platform can choose ColorCentric as fulfillment partner for photo books, canvas, metal prints and other on-demand photo products. Photobooks will be made using Dakis’ book-builder interface. Customer projects in process through the 4EverBooks desktop software... Read More
Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era News Opinion 

Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era

Over the last year, Shutterfly management has faced activist shareholders who are pressing for greater stock performance from the leading online photo-product company. Shareholders are understandably concerned about lower net income returns, low stock performance and increased expenditures. Last fall, Silver Lake Partners said it was planning to spend $2 billion to take private the Redwood City photo giant. Shutterfly management even... Read More