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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

NRF: Retail returns increased to $761 billion in 2021 as a result of overall sales growth Market research News 

NRF: Retail returns increased to $761 billion in 2021 as a result of overall sales growth

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Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. This accounts for an average of 16.6 percent of total U.S. retail sales, which soared to $4.583 trillion in 2021. “As total retail sales continue to accelerate from sustained consumer... Read More
Xerox reports fourth-quarter revenue down 7.9 percent Earnings reports 

Xerox reports fourth-quarter revenue down 7.9 percent

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced 2021 fourth-quarter and full-year results and guidance for 2022. The company reported $1.78 billion of revenue in Q4, down 7.9 percent year-over-year, or down 7.4 percent in constant currency; $7.04 billion of FY revenue, up 0.2 percent year-over-year, or down 1.4 percent in constant currency. “Our team’s focus and dedication drove improved results in 2021 despite ongoing... Read More
Getty Images, Stand Together announce inaugural grant recipients for HBCUs Feature News 

Getty Images, Stand Together announce inaugural grant recipients for HBCUs

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Getty Images, in partnership with the Getty Family and Stand Together, a philanthropic community tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times, today announced the recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The $500,000 grant will support the photo digitization of up to 200,000 archival photos from Claflin University, Jackson... Read More
RICOH THETA unveils new 360-degree camera model: THETA X New Products 

RICOH THETA unveils new 360-degree camera model: THETA X

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Ricoh debuted a new 360-degree camera, the RICOH THETA X, featuring a 2.25-inch full-color touch screen display, an interchangeable battery, improved Bluetooth connectivity, and an external memory card. RICOH THETA X also has real-time stitching capabilities with stabilization, removing the need to stitch videos. “Since RICOH THETA released the world’s-first 360-degree camera in 2013, it has been utilized in a... Read More
Famous partners with Printbox, Gooten News Partnerships 

Famous partners with Printbox, Gooten

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eCommerce design company Famous announced a partnership with Printbox sp. z. o.o., the photo products software company, and Gooten Inc, the personalized products fulfillment company. The integration of these products will allow users to efficiently and easily manage their business in one central place within the Famous platform and provide a seamless customer experience – from launch to product personalization and... Read More
PRINTING United Alliance launches the Apparelist Events 

PRINTING United Alliance launches the Apparelist

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PRINTING United Alliance launched a new brand dedicated to the decorated apparel community — the Apparelist. The Apparelist is a channel created by PRINTING United Alliance and NAPCO Media as a voice to connect the apparel decorator community through membership, editorial, custom content, e-learning, video services, research, and customized experiences, both online and in person. “As the apparel decorating industry... Read More
RRD gets update on unsolicited proposal from Strategic Party Acquisitions 

RRD gets update on unsolicited proposal from Strategic Party

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R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) announced the receipt of an update to the unsolicited non-binding “Alternative Acquisition Proposal”  from the unnamed “Strategic Party.” On Jan. 3, the Strategic Party said it would deliver a “binding proposal” by Jan. 22. In lieu of submitting a binding proposal, the Strategic Party delivered the non-binding Updated Strategic Party Proposal, which provides for... Read More
Ricoh moves to direct camera sales in Japan News 

Ricoh moves to direct camera sales in Japan

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Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. released a statement where Ricoh Imaging’s President and CEO, Noboru Akabane, addressed the market challenges faced by the camera company and how outlined the restructuring of its business operations, including incorporating a more direct-to-consumer approach in the home market: “We will shift from a sales method centered on the distribution network via retail stores to sales via the... Read More
PhotoShelter acquires UK-based Third Light to accelerate leadership in digital asset management Acquisitions 

PhotoShelter acquires UK-based Third Light to accelerate leadership in digital asset management

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  Digital asset management software maker PhotoShelter announced it has acquired Third Light, a U.K.-based DAM software provider. Terms weren’t disclosed. The acquisition was made in partnership with PhotoShelter’s investor Clearhaven Partners, a Boston-based software and technology focused private equity firm, which invested in PhotoShelter four months ago. PhotoShelter serves more than 1,300 enterprises, brands, sports leagues, universities, and other... Read More
SPOA announces International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks Events News 

SPOA announces International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks

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The School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced the inaugural International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks, will be held June 9-11, 2022, at the Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas. This conference and trade show will bring together all segments of the school portrait and yearbook industries in the broadest education and networking opportunity in the volume photography industry. “First and foremost,... Read More
Claudia Dencer named first female chairman in industry history named by SPOA People on the Move 

Claudia Dencer named first female chairman in industry history named by SPOA

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School Photographers of America (SPOA) has elected a woman to chair its board for the first time in the industry’s 99-year history. Claudia L. Dencer, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Leonard’s Photography, St. Augustine, FL, was named chair of the governing board of SPOA. Dencer, the first woman to serve in the top leadership role of the new association,... Read More
Canon debuts Canon EOS R5 C hybrid mirrorless full-frame camera New Products 

Canon debuts Canon EOS R5 C hybrid mirrorless full-frame camera

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the EOS R5 C Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, a hybrid, RF-mount 8K camera. The camera will be available in March 2022 for an estimated retail price of $4,499.00. The EOS R5 C camera can record non-stop, uninterrupted 8K/60P thanks to an active cooling system. The EOS R5 C camera can record High Frame Rate (HFR) video up... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Managing personal and professional challenges, with Gillian Stein, CEO, Henry’s Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Managing personal and professional challenges, with Gillian Stein, CEO, Henry’s

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Gillian Stein, CEO of Henry’s, Canada’s largest photo specialty retailer. In this wide-ranging interview, Stein talks about the company’s recent restructuring, the response to COVID-19, how to serve content creators, plus her personal mental health challenges, as well as the establishment of The Henry’s Foundation to provide support for Canadians living with mental illness. Proudly Canadian,... Read More