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Mini Lab Help Forum seeks buyer News 

Mini Lab Help Forum seeks buyer

GaryPageau
Mini Lab Help, the U.K.-based online forum for minilab equipment users and retailers, is seeking a buyer. Neil Taylor, the site founder, is no longer involved in the industry and is seeking a “sensible” offer the site. He notes the site is still used regularly, has sponsors and more than 10,000 registered users. “The site has an incredible amount of... Read More
Fujifilm opens first U.K. Wonder Shop News 

Fujifilm opens first U.K. Wonder Shop

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Cartridge & Personalised Print World,  a Bridge Street shop, is the first retailer in the UK to use FUJIFILM’s Wonder Photo Shop concept, rebadging as Photos2Print, according to the Andover Advertiser. The report said the retailer had been a Cartridge World location for 14 years “Lesley-Ann Simmonds, who owns Photos2Print alongside her husband Mark Simmonds, said: ‘We were excited by... Read More
Martin Yale Industries Announces Acquisition of Dry-Lam News Press releases 

Martin Yale Industries Announces Acquisition of Dry-Lam

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WABASH, Indiana, Nov. 8, 2017 – Today, Martin Yale Industries, LLC is announcing its second bolt-on addition in the last two years with the acquisition of Dry-Lam, LLC located in Shawnee, Kansas. Dry-Lam, LLC is a leading distributor of laminating equipment and films to the office product and commercial print finishing markets. Dry-Lam’s expertise in laminating machines, films, transparencies, and... Read More
Google adds printed photo books to Canada News 

Google adds printed photo books to Canada

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According to the consumer tech website MobileSyrup, Google has brought its printed photo book service to Canada. This follows Google’s well-publicized entree into the photo book market in the United States, following the recent upgrades to its popular Google Photos service. “There’s something very valuable — there’s something very communal to having a printed book that you can sit around... Read More
One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen Market research News 

One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen

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The Nielsen Company reports, despite holiday decorations seeming to appear on the shelves earlier with each passing year, November marks the start of the holiday season. A full 26% of consumers have already started their shopping as early as September! According to a recent Nielsen survey, 49% of Americans plan to start their holiday shopping before the Black Friday weekend... Read More
Kodak film production flat in third quarter Earnings reports News Opinion Press releases 

Kodak film production flat in third quarter

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Although primarily a printing/graphic arts company, Eastman Kodak Co. is still producing a lot of film-based products these days, as well as licensing numerous products with the Kodak label. In its third-quarter earnings report, the Rochester, N.Y.-based company stated sales in its Consumer and Film Division were $55 million, flat compared last year. Operational EBITDA was negative $2 million, a decline... Read More
Snap reports earnings, stock price plummets, redesign on the way Earnings reports News Opinion 

Snap reports earnings, stock price plummets, redesign on the way

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Snap’s road to profitability hits bump as Spectacle sales stall Snapchat app and Spectacles maker Snap Inc. still hasn’t told a story Wall Street  wants to hear, as the stock dropped 15 percent after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results (shown below). Snap revenue was up 62 percent to $207 million in the third quarter but losses mounted faster: $443 million... Read More
Swing joins Microsoft News 

Swing joins Microsoft

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SAN FRANCISCO, November 6, 2017 – It was announced today that Swing Technologies, makers of the acclaimed ‘living photo’ app SWNG, will bring its talent and technology to Microsoft. Swing employees will join the Skype team at Microsoft. The Swing team will bring industry leading expertise in imaging technology and customer experiences to deliver on key innovations for Skype messaging and... Read More
Cimpress to trim Vistaprint headcount over the next few months News 

Cimpress to trim Vistaprint headcount over the next few months

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Cimpress cuts to Vistaprint to save $20-22 million over 2018 Cimpress N.V. filed a notice in its 8K on Nov. 3 the expected restructuring and reduced headcount of its Vistaprint division will save the company $20-$22 million for fiscal 2018: “Cimpress expects the Vistaprint headcount and cost reductions to be largely implemented over the coming two months and believes they... Read More
PhotoFinale announces APM Kiosk v10 with mobile transfer and HEIF support News Press releases 

PhotoFinale announces APM Kiosk v10 with mobile transfer and HEIF support

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New Release: APM Kiosk v10 with mobile transfer, Image USB, rush fee and HEIF support APM v10 is now available for download from our Releases Blog. We encourage everyone to install version 10 so that you can handle HEIF format photos and use the new phone-to-kiosk universal mobile uploader. HEIF support: APM v10 handles Apple’s new HEIF format, as will the... Read More
Exclusive: Glossy Finish returns to original owners News 

Exclusive: Glossy Finish returns to original owners

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Action Sports Photography Division of Lifetouch National School Studios is purchased by founder Glossy Finish, formerly the action sports division of Lifetouch National School Studios, was repurchased by an investment group led by founder and CEO Haim Ariav and Matt Winer, senior employee and CTO. Ariav launched the business in 2006, and sold it to Lifetouch in 2013, where it... Read More
Takeways from Shutterfly’s third-quarter earnings News Opinion 

Takeways from Shutterfly’s third-quarter earnings

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Shutterfly reveals move to AWS, will retain BorrowLenses Shutterfly reported its third-quarter earnings last week, and gave insight into the progress of its brand consolidation and business-solutions expansion. As reported earlier, the Redwood City, Calif-based company trimmed its brands down to just Shutterfly, TinyPrints and Weddings, while combining these on to a single technical platform. Doing so caused an expected... Read More
FASTSIGNS International, Inc. Continues Aggressive Expansion Worldwide with Signing of 44 Franchise Agreements and Opening of 30 Centers News Press releases 

FASTSIGNS International, Inc. Continues Aggressive Expansion Worldwide with Signing of 44 Franchise Agreements and Opening of 30 Centers

GaryPageau
Sign, Graphics and Visual Communications Franchisor Seeks Franchise Candidates at Franchise Expo in Los Angeles on Nov. 2-4 CARROLLTON, Texas, Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, the leading sign, graphics and visual communications franchise, announced today that it opened 30 centers across the U.S. and Canada and signed 44 franchise agreements. Among the new franchise agreements is a... Read More
DxO acquires Nik Collection assets from Google, and plans to continue to develop the Collection for the benefit of the photographer community. News Press releases 

DxO acquires Nik Collection assets from Google, and plans to continue to develop the Collection for the benefit of the photographer community.

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PARIS – October 25, 2017 – DxO, one of the most innovative companies in consumer imaging, today announces the acquisition of the Nik Collection assets from Google. DxO plans to continue development of the Nik Collection. The current version will remain available for free on DxO’s dedicated website, while a new version is planned for mid-2018. “The Nik Collection gives... Read More