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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.

More than 165 million people expected to shop over five-day Thanksgiving weekend   News 

More than 165 million people expected to shop over five-day Thanksgiving weekend  

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WASHINGTON, November 15, 2019 – Retailers are preparing for one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year with an estimated 165.3 million people likely to shop Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “The tradition of Thanksgiving weekend holiday shopping has become a five-day... Read More
Adorama acquires Scuba.com retail site News 

Adorama acquires Scuba.com retail site

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Adorama Inc. announced the acquisition of Scuba.com, joining its existing watersports equipment site, Leisure Pro, which the company claims is “the number one store for scuba diving and snorkeling equipment.” The acquisition closed Oct. 25, 2019. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Scuba.com has been one of the largest sellers of scuba equipment since its inception in 1996,” said Michael Amkreutz, CEO... Read More
Adorama names Matthew Eberhart as Chief Marketing Officer News People on the Move 

Adorama names Matthew Eberhart as Chief Marketing Officer

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  Adorama, the trusted source for market-leading photo, video, audio, and computer equipment and information, appointed Matthew Eberhart to chief marketing officer, effective November 4. “We are very pleased to add Matthew to the Adorama team as our marketing lead,” said Michael Amkreutz, CEO, Adorama. “Matthew has successfully led digital, retail, creative, and performance teams across multiple industries. His dynamic background... Read More
October retail sales grew 4.2 percent over last year   Market research 

October retail sales grew 4.2 percent over last year  

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Retail sales in October increased 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted over September and were up 4.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said today. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. “Despite the gradual slowdown in the U.S. economy, consumers are in a good place and October’s retail sales are a step forward into the all-important holiday season,”... Read More
Fujifilm to release drone friendly firmware update for Fujifilm X-T3 camera News 

Fujifilm to release drone friendly firmware update for Fujifilm X-T3 camera

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Fujifilm Corp. announced a series firmware updates for the FUJIFILM X-T3 camera starting in mid-December 2019, reflecting user requests of additional features and operability improvement. The upcoming update will enable controls for video recording, via USB, between the X-T3 and drones/gimbals from DJI Technology and from Zhiyun. Future firmware will bring autofocus enhancement and other improvements to the X-T3. Fujifilm... Read More
Industry Notes, app updates and more for the week of Nov. 15 News 

Industry Notes, app updates and more for the week of Nov. 15

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Rumours and interesting items from around the internet The ‘Fuji-UR-Kodak Affair,’ revisited, via the Campus Times The first reviews of Adobe Photoshop for iPad are in and they are not glowing, via DIYPhotography AlphaGraphics franchise development selects Ripley PR as agency of record Power adapters for digital photo frames recalled due to shock hazard, via WPRI App and software updates Photo Finale announces major release update Sony adds real-time eye AF for... Read More
Activist investor Carl Icahn backs Xerox in bid for HP Investments News 

Activist investor Carl Icahn backs Xerox in bid for HP

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Activist investor Carl Icahn, fresh from spoiling the merger between Xerox Corp. and Fujifilm, is now backing Xerox in a bid for HP Inc., according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The article states Icahn owns a 10.6% stake in Xerox and a previously undisclosed 4.24% position in HP worth roughly $1.2 billion. “I think a combination is... Read More
CEWE on track to reach targets after solid third quarter Earnings reports News 

CEWE on track to reach targets after solid third quarter

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Europe’s leading photofinisher CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA announced third-quarter sales increased by 8.9% to 423.2 million euros, with strong growth in its key CEWE Photobook category. The company narrowed its third-quarter loss to -0.6 million euros,  73% improvement from the 2.4 million euros quarterly loss the prior year. “The first three quarters exceeded our expectations, since our core business segment... Read More
State of New York accuses B&H Photo of dodging millions in tax obligations News 

State of New York accuses B&H Photo of dodging millions in tax obligations

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The Attorney General of New York, Letitia James, filed a lawsuit charging landmark New York City retailer, B&H Photo and Video, has intentionally underpaid sales taxes on millions of dollars in the sale of cameras and other products. The retailer, in a statement, refutes the claim. The lawsuit claims B&H Photo, over the course of 13 years, failed to pay $7... Read More
Kenko Tokina releases the atx-i 100mm F2.8 Macro FF New Products 

Kenko Tokina releases the atx-i 100mm F2.8 Macro FF

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Kenko Tokina released the Tokina atx-i 100mm f2.8 Macro FF lens for full-frame DSLR cameras from Nikon and Canon. The $429 Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF Macro is a versatile mid-range autofocus telephoto lens with excellent close focusing capabilities reaching life-sized (1:1) reproduction at 11.8 inches (30cm) from the sensor plane, the company said. The lens is engineered for Canon... Read More
Photo Finale announces major release update News Updates 

Photo Finale announces major release update

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Photo Finale announced a major update to Photo Finale 14 and a host of customization features. Details below: PF 14 General Features & Fixes:  Built-in rotation tool on the prints page, allows customers to rotate photos in 90-degree increments.  The photo book builder now allows customers to select how many photo spots to initially put on each page, or “mix... Read More
Fujifilm launches NEOPAN 100 ACROS II in Japan, coming elsewhere in 2020 New Products 

Fujifilm launches NEOPAN 100 ACROS II in Japan, coming elsewhere in 2020

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FUJIFILM Corporation announced the new generation of NEOPAN 100 ACROS II (ACROS II) black-and-white film will be available in Japan starting Nov. 22, 2019. After the initial launch of ACROS II in Japan, Fujifilm anticipates the introduction of the film in select overseas markets, including the United States, by early 2020, in 35mm and 120 size formats. ACROS II offers... Read More
Kolnmesse tapsJan-Raphael Spitzhorn as new photokina director People on the Move 

Kolnmesse tapsJan-Raphael Spitzhorn as new photokina director

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Jan-Raphael Spitzhorn was named director, photokina at Koelnmesse. He succeeds Fabian Ströter, who is relinquishing this position for personal reasons, the company said. The 39-year-old business-administration graduate has been with the company since 2012, initially in the Corporate Development division, where he already strategically supported photokina and participated in a fundamental concept adjustment starting in 2016. He was previously part... Read More
From wall to floor, MailPix has unique gifts for holidays Press releases Promotions 

From wall to floor, MailPix has unique gifts for holidays

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MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced new and unusual photo gifts for the 2019 holiday season. MailPix is well-known for offering affordable canvas prints, metal prints, posters and other personalized photo products. Now you can have your favorite photo underfoot! Personalize your ride with custom photo car mats from MailPix. These easy-to-clean latex car mats come in sets... Read More