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CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid to close nearly 1,500 stores News 

CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid to close nearly 1,500 stores

The largest drug chains in the United States have a prescription for their struggling finances: Close stores. Rite Aid, the third-biggest U.S. chain behind CVS and Walgreens, filed for bankruptcy protection on Oct. 15, according to CNN, beset by mounting debt of more than $3 billion and a Department of Justice suit against the company in March, claiming it knowingly... Read More
Google Photos adds monthly subscription, retail pick up at Walgreens News 

Google Photos adds monthly subscription, retail pick up at Walgreens

Google Photos is adding two more ways for consumers to print their photos, including a revival of its monthly print subscription service. Google Photos tested a $7.99 monthly 10-unit 4×6 cardstock photo subscription service earlier this year but discontinued in June. Google uses AI to choose the photos. In the newest service, the photos are still chosen by AI but... Read More
Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site News Press releases 

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, enters its eighth year in business with the broadest retail reach of any mobile photo printing app. Through its award-winning 1 Hour Photo app, MailPix is the only company working with all five... Read More
1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations News Press releases 

1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations

No credit card needed, just pay in store Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced the popular 1 Hour Photo photo-printing app for iOS and Android now connects to 20,000 retail locations, including CVS, Walmart, Target, Walgreens and Duane Reade. Consumers can print 4×6, 5×7, 8×10 prints, photo panels, photo magnets and 4×8 greeting cards... Read More
Interview: Lisa McCabe, president of YesVideo Feature News 

Interview: Lisa McCabe, president of YesVideo

Since 1999, YesVideo has provided a wide array of media conversion services for consumers, beginning with transferring of videotapes and home movies to CD. Lisa McCabe, a 20-year veteran of the company who was named president last year, shared some insights into what has kept the company at the forefront of the market.  “Our mission, our guiding principle, over the... Read More
MailPix releases Photobucket 1 Hour Photo app News Press releases 

MailPix releases Photobucket 1 Hour Photo app

Android and iOS app offers convenient photo printing for Photobucket users MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced its latest app, Photobucket 1 Hour Photo, for iOS and Android. The app connects to more than 20,000 convenient retail locations for pick up including CVS Pharmacy, Walmart, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Target and others. Users can choose glossy photo-quality prints from 4×6,... Read More
Pro Exp Media Inc. releases Pixicle AR photo book exclusively available at Walgreens New Products Press releases 

Pro Exp Media Inc. releases Pixicle AR photo book exclusively available at Walgreens

VANCOUVER, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Just in time for the holidays, Pro Exp Media Inc. releases Pixicle, the world’s first augmented reality photo book app that storifies memories into a printed storybook. Through Pixicle’s innovative app, consumers are able to embed videos into their photo books bringing them to life with sound and video. Pixicle Storybooks are exclusively available... Read More
iMemories returns to founders in purchase from Shutterfly Feature News 

iMemories returns to founders in purchase from Shutterfly

The industry’s largest recent acquisition – Shutterfly buying Lifetouch – created waves and, in the case of iMemories, new opportunities. The former Lifetouch segment was sold back to its founder, Mark Rukavina, and longtime executive Steve Krell, who are looking to expand the business dramatically. The Dead Pixels Society recently talked with Rukavina about the divestment and the future of... Read More
1 Hour Photo app now prints to 14,400 convenient retail locations Press releases 

1 Hour Photo app now prints to 14,400 convenient retail locations

No credit card needed, just pay in store Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced the 1 Hour Photo photo-printing app for iOS and Android now connects to 14,400 retail locations, including CVS, Walgreens and Duane Reade. Consumers can print 4×6, 5×7, 8×10 and 4×8 greeting cards for pick up within an hour. “MailPix is... Read More
Analysis: Are Costco photo lab closures an indicator of a wider trend? News Opinion 

Analysis: Are Costco photo lab closures an indicator of a wider trend?

Mass retailer participation in a category is considered a key indicator of the overall vitality of the category. Mass retailers have access to the best analytics, and make data-driven decisions. When a high-profile retailer decides to change space allocation or even exit a category, it sends ripples across the industry. For example, Best Buy recently announced the cessation of in-store... Read More
Photo printing poised for growth, according to report Market research News 

Photo printing poised for growth, according to report

Innovations in business models, technology and products are keys to driving photo-printing revenues, according to the “Expanding the U.S. Photo Printing Market” report from F/22 Consulting and Photo Imaging News. While conventional prints continue to enjoy the largest share of orders and unit sales, sustained growth will be driven by continuous personalized product innovation. “It’s critical to reflect on the... Read More
Consumer Reports does another strange photo print test Opinion 

Consumer Reports does another strange photo print test

For 80 years, Consumer Reports has been the bellwether of reliable consumer product reviews. From washers and dryers to cars and trucks, CR was the go-to resource for unbiased information. Every year, the annual buyers guide – available on newsstands – influenced camera purchases, as the reviewers were seen as unbiased and truthful. Sometimes the recommendations were head-scratchers – like... Read More
MailPix launches 1 Hour Photo mobile printing app for Android News Press releases 

MailPix launches 1 Hour Photo mobile printing app for Android

MailPix app prints to more than 8,000 popular retail locations Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced the 1 Hour Photo photo-printing app for Android. The app connects to more than 8,400 popular retail locations, including Walgreens and DuaneReade. Consumers can print 4×4, 4×6, 5×7, 8×8 and 8×10 photos for pick-up at within an hour.... Read More
Walgreens Showing Mobile Apps Aren’t Just for Millennials Marketing 

Walgreens Showing Mobile Apps Aren’t Just for Millennials

June 27, 2017 01:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Walgreens mobile app, already one of the most popular retailer apps in the marketplace with tens of millions of users nationwide, has garnered a particularly robust following among older Americans — a demographic rarely associated with mobile app adoption. Walgreens data show more than 20 percent of its app... Read More