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Xerox increases HP offer price to $24 per share, to launch tender offer

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 GaryPageau HP, Xerox

Xerox Holdings Corp. announced its intention to launch a tender offer on or around March 2, 2020, for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of HP Inc. at a price of $24.00 per share (about $34 billion), which will be comprised of $18.40 in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares for each HP share. The tender offer will not... Read More

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Allegra Marketing Print Mail announces key franchise initiatives for 2020

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 GaryPageau Allegra Marketing Print Mail

Allegra Marketing Print Mail announced 2020 growth plans include target markets with room for multiple new Allegra franchise members including Seattle, Boston, New York City and Sacramento, with more than 30 new centers targeted for signed deals across 17 priority markets. “The results of this past year showed much promise for the sustained growth of the brand in 2020,” says Kevin... Read More

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Accessory maker Bilora ceases operations

February 9, 2020February 14, 2020 GaryPageau

After the company had to file for bankruptcy at the district court in Wuppertal on Oct. 8, Bilora GmbH ceased operations on Jan. 31, according to a report by foto-contact. This is the end of the long-established accessories and tripod maker, which began in 1909 with the founding of the Kürbi & Niggeloh metal goods factory in Barmen-Rittershausen. According to... Read More

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Google Photos adding subscription photo prints

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau

According to published reports, Google Photos is testing a subscription photo printing service, where Google will send the user 10 prints “automatically selected from your last 30 days of photos,” according to 9to5Google. This $7.99 monthly subscription features 4×6 pictures printed on matte, white cardstock that features a 1/8-inch border. The user can choose one of three themes for their... Read More

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Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 8

February 8, 2020February 10, 2020 GaryPageau Industry Notes

Rumors and interesting items from around the internet Fujifilm pulls X100V promo video after backlash over photog’s shooting style, via PetaPixel Google admits it sent private videos in Google Photos to strangers, via The Verge Why Camera Manufacturers Are No Longer Relevant, via Fstoppers DCW is the new online home for Australian Camera and ProPhoto magazines Apps and updates The... Read More

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Lifetouch shuttering Chesapeake, Va., plant

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau Lifetouch, Shutterfly

Lifetouch National School Studios is closing its Chesapeake, Va., production facility by Aug. 31, according to numerous media reports. There are 130 full-time employees and 38 seasonal at the Chesapeake location, according to WAVY.com. The Chesapeake plant’s production will be shifted to parent company Shutterfly‘s soon-to-be-opened Plano, Texas, production facility, as well as three other existing manufacturing facilities in Arizona,... Read More

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Best Buy board to support CEO Corie Barry after allegations

February 5, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau

Best Buy Co., Inc. announced after an independent review of misconduct allegations against CEO Corie Barry, that no action would be taken: The Board takes allegations of misconduct seriously regardless of who is the subject. When the Board received an anonymous letter regarding Corie Barry, the Audit Committee immediately retained outside legal counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, to conduct an independent... Read More

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Getty Images, Meredith Corp. announce the addition of 75,000 images from The LIFE Picture Collection

February 5, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau Getty Images, Life, Meredith Corp.

Getty Images has added 75,000 archival images from Meredith Corporation‘s LIFE Picture Collection, an iconic visual chronicle of the 20th Century, to its digital offerings as part of a renewed partnership. This initial wave of rarely seen imagery is part of a broader commitment on the part of Meredith and Getty Images to add at least 75,000 images annually to the collection for the... Read More

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W. Eugene Smith Fund announces 2020 Call for Entries

February 5, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau Eugene Smith Fund, W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant

The W. Eugene Smith Fund is now accepting applications for its 41st annual Grant in Humanistic Photography. Since the Fund’s inception in 1979, it has awarded more than $1 million dollars to photographers whose past work and proposed projects follow the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s career as a photographic essayist. The Smith Fund will present more than $65,000 in... Read More

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After purchase by GameFace, MarathonFoto announces Bruce Franke returns

February 4, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau GameFace Media, Iconic Group, MarathonFoto2 Comments

MarathonFoto, the world’s largest publisher of amateur endurance sports photos, announced Bruce Franke has rejoined the company as a Senior Advisor. Franke has spent more than 30 years in the event photography industry with MarathonFoto and its predecessor companies; he formerly served as the president of MarathonFoto before departing two years ago to pursue other initiatives in the endurance industry,... Read More

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SGIA opens annual scholarship program, ASDPT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 GaryPageau SGIA

SGIA announced the opening of its annual Student Scholarship Program and the ASDPT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition. Both initiatives work to provide students with long-term resources, tools, and recognition to aid with continued growth in the industry, the company says. Applications are due by April 30, 2020. “SGIA student programs, such as our annual Scholarship Program and the ASDPT... Read More

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Emerald launches new brand identity and corporate website

February 3, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau Emerald Expositions, Emerald Holding, PDN, PhotoPlus Expo, rangefinder, WPPI

Emerald Expositions Events Inc., the parent company of photo industry publisher WPPI and PhotoPlus events manager, unveiled the launch of its new brand identity, vision, and corporate website. The company intends to formally change its corporate name to Emerald Holding, Inc., reflecting the “company’s evolution and core commitment to building dynamic market platforms that integrate live events, community-relevant content, and... Read More

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Epson to launch ReadyPrint subscription service

February 2, 2020February 8, 2020 GaryPageau Epson, inkjet

Seiko Epson Corp. is set to launch a subscription printing service called ReadyPrint for use with its high-capacity ink tank printers as well as ink cartridge models. The service will be launched first in the Netherlands, in early February, and will then be rolled out across Europe. Epson also plans to deploy the service globally, initially in consumer markets in developed... Read More

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Shutterfly trims 160 jobs, will transfer some to Minnesota

January 31, 2020February 10, 2020 GaryPageau Lifetouch, Shutterfly, Snapfish

Newly privately held photo personalization giant Shutterfly Inc. is already trimming the ranks, according to media reports. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the company is laying off more than 150 employees from its Redwood City headquarters, according to a California Employment Development Department filing. According to the report, 66 employees will lose their jobs and 87 workers will see their... Read More

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Cimpress reports improved bottom line

January 30, 2020January 31, 2020 GaryPageau Cimpress, Exaprint, Pixart, Vistaprint

Cimpress PLC reported second-quarter results of total revenues of $820.3 million, compared with $825.6 million a year ago. The National Pen segment generated revenues of about $128 million, down 3.8% while the company’s largest revenue-generating segment, Vistaprint, reported aggregate revenues of $433.3 million, down from $443.9 million. Upload and Print segment’s revenues increased to $214.1 million from $203.8 million in the year-ago... Read More