Category: News

Claranova reports first-half sales down 9% but core business is strong

February 6, 2026February 17, 2026 Gary Pageau Claranova

Claranova, the former parent company of PlanetArt, reported revenue of €49 million in H1 2025–2026 (July–December 2025), 95% of which was generated by the group’s core businesses. The half-year is significantly impacted by a very unfavorable currency effect (-6%) and the scope effect related the disposal of the group’s non-core U.S. operations at the end of October5 (-4%). Supported by... Read More

Events News

The International Photographic Council (IPC) launches new website

February 5, 2026February 9, 2026 Gary Pageau International Photographic Council, IPC

The International Photographic Council (IPC) launched a new website, designed to celebrate and recognize photography’s profound impact as a universal language connecting people across the globe. The redesigned website showcases artist spotlights featuring some of the world’s most accomplished photographers, the first of which will be renowned photographer and National Geographic Explorer, Stephen Wilkes, who is widely recognized for his... Read More

Events News

Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Fujifilm, Zenfolio and more as presenters

February 4, 2026March 16, 2026 Gary Pageau Fujifilm, GeoSnapShot, Photo Finale, Photo Imaging CONNECT, Visual 1st, Zenfolio

The Dead Pixels Society, the photo/imaging industry’s leading news source, announces the speaking lineup for the Photo Imaging CONNECT conference, March 1-2, 2026, at the RIO Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, NV. In a special partnership with WPPI, the Dead Pixels Society is hosting an executive-level conference to bring together various sectors of the photo/imaging industry to discuss trends, opportunities,... Read More

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FastEditor Product Hub surpasses 500,000+ production-ready product configurations

February 2, 2026February 9, 2026 Gary Pageau

FastEditor announced a milestone for its Product Hub by exceeding 500,000 product configurations. Every configuration is created to be used directly for visualization, mock-ups, print proof creation, and production-ready output generation, making FastEditor one of the most scalable production infrastructures in the European promotional products, merchandise, and workwear market, the company claims. The Product Hub connects distributors, webshops, and internal... Read More

Events News

SPAC 2026 brings volume photography to the forefront

February 1, 2026February 9, 2026 Gary Pageau SPAC 2026

The 71st-anniversary SPAC school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 21-24, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featured a record 1,300 attendees, a sold-out trade show featuring more than 90 companies serving the volume photography marketplace, and new social events. social events. The session topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, AI, and more. The conference program... Read More

News Podcasts

From Film To Volume: How Alkit Lab Reinvented Itself

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 Gary Pageau Alkit, Steve Buchbinder

What does it take for a family photo lab to thrive across three generations and multiple technology upheavals? We sit down with David Buchbinder of Alkit to trace an unvarnished journey from New York City retail counters to a lean, volume-first lab that ships in three days. Buchbinder walks us through the hard calls: expanding into Kodak-branded stores, then cutting overhead and rebuilding around... Read More

Feature News

Eva brings data-driven quality control to school photography

January 21, 2026 Gary Pageau 36Pix, Eva

In volume school photography, image quality is everything — yet most studios still rely on manual review processes that struggle to keep pace with thousands of images arriving every day. That challenge is exactly what 36Pix CEO Robert Ste-Marie set out to solve with Eva, a new AI-powered platform designed to evaluate photographer performance in near real time. Ste-Marie, whose... Read More

Feature News

Richmond Professional Lab: From basement beginnings to volume photography powerhouse

January 21, 2026 Gary Pageau Richmond Professional Lab

Founded in 1938 by Ted Bullard’s father, Richmond Professional Lab has grown from a basement-based operation into one of the most respected professional and volume photography labs in the country. Today, under the leadership of President Ted Bullard and COO Josh Lewis, the Richmond, Virginia-based lab is a national leader in high-volume, high-quality photographic production, serving professional photographers across the... Read More

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Cloudprinter.com launches proprietary infrastructure for global print commerce

January 21, 2026 Gary Pageau Cloudprinter, Cloudprinter.com

Global print infrastructure company Cloudprinter.com, announced the launch of its own proprietary Print Fulfillment Centers across the United States and Europe. By establishing a dedicated physical infrastructure alongside its vast global network, Cloudprinter.com is transitioning to a high-velocity model engineered specifically for the extreme delivery demands of modern print commerce. This expansion is designed to achieve absolute Shipping Zone 1 Proximity,... Read More

Market research News

NRF: Import cargo volume expected to remain down year-over-year until spring

January 20, 2026 Gary Pageau NRF

Import volume at the nation’s major container ports is forecast to see its first month-over-month gain in six months during January but is expected to remain down year over year until spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “There should be a brief bump in imports this month ahead... Read More

News Updates

Fujifilm expands specialty toner portfolio with Metallic Gold for REVORIA PRESS EC2100S and SC285S

January 19, 2026 Gary Pageau FUJIFILM Business Innovation

FUJIFILM North America Corp., Business Innovation Division, announces the availability of metallic Gold toner for the first time on its REVORIA PRESS EC2100S and SC285S models. This introduction significantly broadens the creative potential and commercial appeal of digital print applications and empowers customers with the ability to produce more dynamic designs. This noteworthy expansion brings the total number of specialty... Read More

News Updates

Easy Cut Studio 6.016 available for Vevor Smart1, Vevor TT450 and Roland CMcutters

January 19, 2026January 21, 2026 Gary Pageau Easy Cut Studio

EasyCut announced the release of Easy Cut Studio 6.016, an upgrade of its sign design and vinyl cutting software. This updated version brings support for several new vinyl cutters, including Vevor Smart1, Vevor TT450, E-Cut TT-450, YOW! CraftY and Roland CM series cutters, and also brings a series of improvements aimed at enhancing the user experience, the company said. Read More

News Updates

Peakto introduces AI-driven culling and deduplication across photo libraries

January 18, 2026January 20, 2026 Gary Pageau Peakto

CYME announced Peakto 2.6, the latest version of its AI-powered media manager for Mac, which now adds AI-based deduplication and culling across an entire photo library. Peakto analyzes all of a user’s photos, regardless of where they live: across folders, multiple software catalogs, external hard drives, or NAS systems. Traditional culling tools operate locally and in silos, the company says.... Read More

Events News

Photo Imaging CONNECT bonus: WPPI keynote with Annie Leibovitz is included

January 16, 2026January 17, 2026 Gary Pageau Annie Leibovitz, Photo Imaging CONNECT, WPPI

Photo Imaging CONNECT attendees get a bonus with their conference badge: A full WPPI conference pass that includes all seminars, the WPPI Expo, exclusive parties, after-hours events, and more. The badge also grants you access to the opening keynote featuring influential portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. After the keynote, she will also meet attendees for an exclusive book signing. Photo Imaging... Read More