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NRF: Census retail sales data shows consumers ‘still engaged’ Market research News 

NRF: Census retail sales data shows consumers ‘still engaged’

GaryPageau
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows retail sales cooled in January but that households continued to spend, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “Retail sales softened in January compared with the holiday season, but consumers were still engaged,” Kleinhenz said. “Extreme weather likely disrupted product demand and consumption patterns. January prices for goods came down, which affects sales... Read More
CEWE again significantly increases turnover and earnings in 2023 Earnings reports News 

CEWE again significantly increases turnover and earnings in 2023

GaryPageau
CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA closed the 2023 financial year with a significant increase in turnover and earnings according to preliminary, unaudited figures: Group turnover, including pet-food maker futalis, which was sold in December 2023, increased by +6.5% to 788.8 million euros (2022: 741.0 million euros), while the CEWE Group’s operating result (EBIT) calculated in this way rose to 81.6... Read More
Electronics For Imaging announces EFI VUTEk h3+, VUTEk h5+ hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printers News 

Electronics For Imaging announces EFI VUTEk h3+, VUTEk h5+ hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printers

GaryPageau
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., announced the EFI VUTEk h3+ and VUTEk h5+ hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printer series. The VUTEk h+ series is a re-engineered version of the high-volume, superwide-format hybrid VUTEk h series platform. The enhancements made for the VUTEk h+ series offer improved productivity, print quality, reliability, capability, and profits. “We are excited to bring these new printers to market,”... Read More
albelli-Photobox Group rebrands as Storio, names new CEO Marketing News 

albelli-Photobox Group rebrands as Storio, names new CEO

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albelli-Photobox Group, parent company to Photobox UK and Bonusprint announced its rebranding into Storio group. The European maker of personalized photo products has consolidated revenues of more than EUR 340 million and more than 11 million customers. At the same time, the company announced a successor to outgoing CEO, Tristan Money, who led the company for nine years. The announcement... Read More
Luminar Neo, FUJIFILM North America to host 50 free photo walks nationwide News 

Luminar Neo, FUJIFILM North America to host 50 free photo walks nationwide

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The Luminar Neo subsidiary of Skylum has collaborated with FUJIFILM North America Corp.’s Electronic Imaging Division for a new program to explore various metropolitan cities across the continental U.S. on a series of free, guided photo walks. Pre-registered participants will embark on walking adventures led by a local photography expert to explore their city’s local streets, parks, and hidden corners, all... Read More
Lifetouch restructuring includes unspecified number of staff reductions News 

Lifetouch restructuring includes unspecified number of staff reductions

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Lifetouch parent company Shutterfly, in a statement, has confirmed numerous industry reports that the leading school and retail portrait company has again reduced its headcount and consolidated some sales regions. Private messages shared with the Dead Pixels Society say the layoffs have come in two waves, with 121 persons affected in early January, and another 220+ fired this week. According... Read More
GoPro reports 8% revenue decline for 4Q, full year Earnings reports News 

GoPro reports 8% revenue decline for 4Q, full year

GaryPageau
GoPro, Inc. announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2023. In both periods, the company showed an 8% decline in revenues, despite a double-digit percentage increase in subscriber revenue. For the fourth quarter of 2023, GoPro’s revenue was $295 million, down 8% year-over-year, but subscription and service revenue increased 13% year-over-year to $25 million.... Read More
Gooten launches OrderMesh order-management platform News 

Gooten launches OrderMesh order-management platform

GaryPageau
Gooten launched OrderMesh, a specialized order management platform designed for on-demand production, designed to support retailers, marketplaces, manufacturers, and eCommerce brands as they broaden their product offerings, streamline order processing, and substantially reduce the operational complexities and costs of a made-on-demand supply chain. The Gooten team built OrderMesh to help retailers tap into the power of on-demand production, reducing their... Read More
Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives Acquisitions Feature News Opinion 

Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives

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ImageQuix, a leading provider of software solutions for professional photographers, recently announced the acquisition of Fotomerchant, one of the most respected end-to-end workflow solutions for high-volume studios. In an exclusive interview, Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Tim McCain, president, of ImageQuix; Elmar Platzer, CEO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant, and Derek Clapham, CTO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant,... Read More
Urbanimmersive received a cease trade order on stock trading due to missed filing deadline News 

Urbanimmersive received a cease trade order on stock trading due to missed filing deadline

GaryPageau
Troubled real-estate imaging company Urbanimmersive Inc. received a general Cease Trade Order (‘CTO’) issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators (Autorité des Marchés Financiers (‘AMF’) being the principal regulator) per National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders (NP 12-203) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (‘CIRO’) has halted the company’ stock. The CTO was issued due to the missed filing... Read More
Techcrunch: AI photo creation app Artisse raises $6.7 million in seed funding News 

Techcrunch: AI photo creation app Artisse raises $6.7 million in seed funding

GaryPageau
Techcrunch reports AI photo creation app Artisse raised $6.7 million in seed funding. Artisse users upload photos of themselves to train its AI on their images, then use a text or image prompt to generate new photos of themselves across various settings, postures, and styles. Artisse makes images more photo-realistic, so they could stand in for professional photography if required.... Read More
SPAC 2024 overview Events News 

SPAC 2024 overview

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The SPAC 2024 school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 24-27, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featuring sessions, a sold-out trade show, and social events. The sessions topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, cyber-security, and more. The Dead Pixels Society attended the conference; the video features interviews with attendees and exhibitors, including Tyndell Photographic, WoodUImagine,... Read More
Tiffen adds Tiffen ND/Polarizer Filter Trio for DJI OSMO 3  News 

Tiffen adds Tiffen ND/Polarizer Filter Trio for DJI OSMO 3 

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Tiffen brings their professional quality lens filters to DJI’s OSMO Pocket 3-inch CMOS Gimbal camera. Each member of Tiffen’s three-filter set combines the benefits of Neutral Density (ND) and Polarization in a single glass element for more pleasing and controlled light when reducing shutter speed and to minimize unwanted glare in bright and reflective conditions—without color shift. The Tiffen Kit... Read More
Fujifilm, World Press Photo Foundation announce strategic partnership  Events News 

Fujifilm, World Press Photo Foundation announce strategic partnership 

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FUJIFILM Corp. announced a strategic partnership with the World Press Foundation, which includes Fujifilm’s sponsorship of the World Press Photo Foundation’s World Press Photo Contests as well as expert-led workshops during the organization’s global exhibitions. The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands that provides a global platform for photojournalists and documentary photographers to... Read More