Minted announces $208 Million in Series E funding from Permira Funds and T. Rowe Price
Minted announces $208 Million in Series E funding from Permira Funds and T. Rowe Price
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NRF reports November retail sales up 5 percent over 2017
November Retail Sales Increase 5 Percent Over 2017, Putting Holiday Spending on Track to Meet NRF Forecast WASHINGTON, December 14, 2018 – November retail sales were up 0.7 percent seasonally adjusted from October and increased 5 percent unadjusted year-over-year, completing the first half of the holiday shopping season with spending on track to easily meet the National Retail Federation’s forecast,...
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Taopix signs KeFotos in Mexico as client
Taopix, the world’s leading provider of photo commerce and photo personalisation white label software, are proud to welcome KeFotos in Mexico to the family. KeFotos was established in 1980 by the Garcia family in Monterrey. They are a renowned provider of various print products and consumables, especially focussing on photographic items like prints, photobooks and enlargements. “I have been investigating...
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KitSplit acquires the Free Music Archive
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — KitSplit.com, the community marketplace for camera rentals, today announced that they have acquired the Free Music Archive. KitSplit, which has been called “The Airbnb of creative equipment” by Forbes and Fast Company, allows filmmakers, photographers and other creatives to save time and money renting camera gear from vetted local professionals & small businesses. Free Music Archive...
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ShootProof announces strategic investment by Providence Equity
ATLANTA, GA – December 12, 2018 – ShootProof (the “Company”), a leading global provider of online gallery software and related services for professional and semi-professional photographers, today announced a significant growth investment by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG)
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Analysis: Walmart acquires Art.com, adding to home palette
Strategic win-win for Walmart acquisition of Art.com combining the strengths of art and commerce. Having worked with the Art.com team in merchandising and in product design, I have the utmost respect for their talented team, global acumen, and progressive technologies. It’s well noted that mining the proven expertise and consumer data around art commerce will prove fertile ground for product...
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Walmart to acquire online home decor retailer Art.com
Walmart just announced it has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, the assets of Art.com.
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Bookfactory by BUBU launches a new online shop to sell photo products with Printbox
Krakow, Poland, 10 December 2018 (Press Release) – Bookfactory, one of Switzerland’s leading providers for photo products has made its next step into the personalization market with the relaunch of its new online store, https://www.bookfactory.ch. Bookfactory is part of Bubu AG, which produces high quality, bookbinding solutions since 1941, and is a family business run by the third generation. The business...
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Semi-Automated Selling
They are electronic photo products that are created by professionals and sold to customers through their phones and email which allows us to take advantage of some new selling techniques. Even though the production of the eProduct is a radical departure for some photographers, these new sales methods are very similar to the way we have sold photography for decades.
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Honor debuts smartphone with 48-megapixel camera
Leading a New Era for Smartphone Photography, Full-View Display and Revolutionizing the Smartphone...
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GoPro plans to move US-bound camera production out of China
International-Bound Camera Production will Remain in China SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — GoPro, Inc. today announced that it plans to move most of its US-bound camera production out of China by the summer of 2019 to mitigate the potential impact of inclusion on any new tariff lists. International-bound camera production will remain in China. “Today’s geopolitical business environment requires...
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Art’s Cameras Plus named Digital Imaging Reporter’s 2018 Dealer of the Year
Woodbury, NY, December 5, 2018—Digital Imaging Reporter, the photo-imaging industry’s leading business trade publication, has named Art’s Cameras Plus of Waukesha, Wisconsin as their 2018 Dealer of the Year.
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Retail jobs grew 18,600 in November, accounted for 12 percent of nationwide job growth
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2018 – Retail industry employment in November increased by 18,600 jobs seasonally adjusted from October, accounting for 12 percent of the 155,000-job increase reported by the Labor Department for the economy overall, the National Retail Federation said today. Year-over-year, retail employment was down by 16,300 jobs unadjusted as a tight labor market made it difficult to fill...
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This Week in Photo podcast gets new media sales company
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 06, 2018 - DUMBO Media Co and This Week in Photo (aka TWiP) announce they have formed a media sales partnership, in which DUMBO Media Co will be the media sales agency for TWiP. DUMBO Media will represent TWiP’s podcast sponsorships, branded content, events, and advertising opportunities.
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Genealogists are invited to participate in 72-hour scanning marathon
December 6, 2018: On the weekend of January 11-14, 2019, WikiTree and GeneaBloggersTRIBE will kick off the new year by hosting a 72-hour image scanning marathon. Genealogists and family historians from around the world are invited to participate.
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