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Toys “R” Us Canada using Snapchat AR for holiday sales

November 4, 2019November 5, 2019 GaryPageau 1 Comment

Toys “R” Us Canada claims to be the first Canadian company to market the Snapchat Portal Lens, an AR experience allowing for interaction with some of the top toys for the 2019 holiday season. The experience is available anywhere and anytime through the Snapchat app. “AR is a powerful new technology and we are excited to use it to improve... Read More

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Amazon expanding delivery options for holiday season

November 4, 2019November 5, 2019 GaryPageau Amazon, Holiday sales

Seattle’s Amazon Inc. announced expanded delivery options for the holidays. Prime members across the United States now have access to more than 10 million items available for free next-day delivery, and the company has expanded Prime Free Same-Day Delivery, bringing the convenience of doorstep delivery within hours to 46 major metropolitan areas. This is in addition to free shipping on... Read More

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Glo Up Club is a photo-retouching agency for social media

November 3, 2019January 21, 2020 GaryPageau Glo Up Club, retouching

Glo Up Club, a photo-retouching agency based in Los Angeles, Calif, has launched to specifically serve online and social-media usage. Founded by Justin Miller, the launch of Glo Up Club comes on the heels of Miller’s departure from PhotoHouse Productions where he served as senior photo producer and retoucher, the company said. Miller has amassed a team of retouchers who... Read More

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Computer MCL has invested in Taopix AI

November 3, 2019November 5, 2019 GaryPageau

Taopix announced Computer MCL has invested in Taopix AI after the live release was launched earlier this month. Computer MCL, an existing Taopix customer, was founded in 1999 by Petr Berousek, CEO. Computer MCL intends to launch their Taopix Ai version before the holiday season. “The moment I saw Taopix Artificial Intelligence in action, I knew it would be an... Read More

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Industry notes, earnings reports and more for the week ending Nov. 1

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 GaryPageau

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Circle Graphics was recognized for its sustainability efforts by the City of Longmont, Colo., via the Longmont Observer. UPS plans 100,000 holiday hires to handle higher volumes, via Fortune “UPS is recruiting for 100,000 seasonal jobs this year, and it aims to fill half of those positions with a national “Brown Friday” hiring event Friday.... Read More

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Reimagined JCPenney store includes Shutterfly-branded studio

November 1, 2019 GaryPageau JCPenney, Shutterfly, Shutterfly Picture Pop Selfie Studio

JCPenney launched a completely reimagined format store just outside of Dallas in Hurst, Texas, representing the company’s strategy “to put the customer at the center of its business.” The company stated the “experiential store” is built around customer data and insights and showcases the JCPenney’s corporate mission to redefine itself in the wake of a difficult retail market. Of interest... Read More

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Study: Half of online shoppers did not receive a package they ordered in past six months

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 GaryPageau Clutch, online shopping, porch pirates

As the holiday season approaches, consumer awareness of “porch pirates,” or thieves who target deliveries left in open spaces, surges, according to recent research. Clutch, a leading B2B ratings and reviews firm, surveyed online shoppers and found more than half (51%) say they did not receive at least one package they ordered online in the past six months. Among those who... Read More

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Samsung mobile earnings improve in third quarter

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 GaryPageau

Samsung Electronics reported third-quarter results ended September 30, 2019. The Korean electronics giant posted KRW 62 trillion in consolidated quarterly revenue and KRW 7.78 trillion in quarterly operating profit. The company said third-quarter profit fell sharply from a year earlier but improved from the previous quarter, as stronger smartphone sales and improved utilization in mobile OLED screens were weighed down... Read More

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Camera strap makers declare November is International ‘Check Your Camera Strap’ month

October 30, 2019November 1, 2019 GaryPageau

Camera strap manufacturers Cecilia and RucPac have teamed up to declare November is International “Check Your Camera Strap” Month. Informal surveying of camera manufacturers and repair centers confirms that “impact damage” causing dings, dents and worse, is a major culprit of physical camera damage followed distantly by liquid damage (usually rain or spilled beverages), the companies say. By reminding camera... Read More

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Cimpress reports first-quarter growth of 8 percent

October 30, 2019November 1, 2019 GaryPageau

Cimpress reported first-quarter revenue growth was up 8%, supported by the acquisition of BuildASign and offset by negative currency movement. “Revenue growth was generally in line with the expectations we set with at the beginning of the fiscal year,” according to a shareholder report by Robert S. Keane, founder, chairman and CEO. Earnings from operations were $25.4 million, compared to... Read More

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ShootProof acquires Design Aglow, a provider of customizable photo products

October 30, 2019November 2, 2021 GaryPageau Designs Aglow, ShootProof

Shootproof, a leader in online gallery software for pros and semi-pros, expands its value proposition with the addition of wholesale photography products and sales tools from Design Aglow, an e-commerce platform offering custom wholesale print products and sales tools to photographers. This is the third acquisition made by ShootProof following its partnership with Providence Strategic Growth. Terms of the acquisition... Read More

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Taopix adds Din Fotobog in Denmark

October 29, 2019October 31, 2019 GaryPageau Din Fotobog, Taopix

Taopix, a provider of white-label photo and personalization software, announced the addition of Din Fotobog in Denmark to the customer ranks. Din Fotobog have been providing customers in Denmark with Photobooks & other photo products since its inception in 2015. “I’ve been in the photo-printing industry for 25 years, and I understand the importance of selecting the right partners to... Read More

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Canon expects earnings to dip this year due to weak demand

October 29, 2019October 31, 2019 GaryPageau

Canon Inc. lowered its earnings estimates for 2019 for the third time due to the weak demand for cameras and printers in China and Europe. Canon now expects its group net profit to drop 44.6 percent from the previous year to ¥140 billion ($1.3 billion). In July, it projected ¥160 billion in profit. Its projections for operating profit and sales... Read More