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Apollo Funds complete acquisitions of Emerald and Questex Acquisitions News 

Apollo Funds complete acquisitions of Emerald and Questex

Gary Pageau , ,
Apollo Global Management announced Apollo-managed funds have completed the previously announced acquisitions of Emerald Holding, Inc.  and Questex, LLC.  Emerald Holdings is a leading B2B event organizer, who properties include WPPI. The transaction brings together two highly complementary businesses to create a leading B2B experiential events and media platform with enhanced scale, expanded capabilities, and a strong foundation for growth,... Read More
Best Buy announces new leadership ahead of CEO transition News People on the Move 

Best Buy announces new leadership ahead of CEO transition

Gary Pageau
Executive Team: Best Buy announces new leaders as part of its CEO transition and ongoing evolution of its Executive Team. Strategic acceleration: This evolution of the Executive Team positions Best Buy to accelerate its four strategic priorities that will define the future of the company. Leadership updates: Frank Bedo has been named chief strategy and growth officer; Patrick McGinnis has... Read More
ME Group shows slight increase in sales for six months ending April, despite photobooth slowdown Earnings reports News 

ME Group shows slight increase in sales for six months ending April, despite photobooth slowdown

Gary Pageau
European self-service technology company ME Group International reported largely stable first-half financial results as strong growth in its expanding self-service laundry business helped offset weaker demand for traditional photobooth services. For the six months ended April 30, 2026, revenue increased 0.3% to £154.3 million, while EBITDA rose 7.1% to £57.0 million, maintaining a healthy EBITDA margin of 36.9%. Profit before tax... Read More
Google launches Video Remix in Google Photos News Updates 

Google launches Video Remix in Google Photos

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Google Photos has added Video Remix to Google Photos, powered by the Gemini Omni model. The new feature, located under the Create tab, allows users to “transform ordinary videos into share-worthy moments in just a few taps,” the company said. Instantly apply cinematic relighting to spruce up a dark clip, swap out a plain background for something fun, or add artistic... Read More
Cahaba Media Group discontinues GRAPHICS PRO EXPO trade show series Events News 

Cahaba Media Group discontinues GRAPHICS PRO EXPO trade show series

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Cahaba Media Group (CMG), parent company of GRAPHICS PRO magazine, has announced the discontinuation of the GRAPHICS PRO EXPO (GPX) trade show series. “When we acquired GPX, we believed in the event’s potential and in the value of bringing this industry together in person,” said Matthew Conroy, president & CEO of Cahaba Media Group. “The reality is that buyer behavior... Read More
Cricut defines its next era as a creativity platform Marketing News 

Cricut defines its next era as a creativity platform

Gary Pageau
Home-personalized products maker Cricut, Inc. announced a new brand positioning: “an integrated ecosystem powered by Cricut Design Space and designed to help people turn ideas into meaningful, personalized items,” reflecting a broader shift in how people approach creativity. The company said it is moving beyond awareness of its smart cutting machines to more fully reflect the power of its creativity platform, an... Read More
CEWE completes sale of Commercial Online-Print Division to Cimpress Acquisitions News 

CEWE completes sale of Commercial Online-Print Division to Cimpress

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA announced July 2 that it had completed the sale of its previously announced Commercial Online-Print division to Cimpress. The transaction includes the SAXOPRINT production facility in Dresden as well as the sales units viaprinto and LASERLINE. With the successful completion of the transaction, CEWE said it is further strengthening its profile as a focused brand... Read More
Reuters: Getty Images scraps $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock News 

Reuters: Getty Images scraps $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock

Gary Pageau , ,
Getty Images has called off its planned merger with Shutterstock due to the UK competition regulator’s requirement that it sell Shutterstock’s editorial business as a condition of approval, according to Reuters. Two ‌of the largest players in ‌the licensed visual content industry announced the deal in January last year ⁠to create ⁠a $3.7 billion stock-image powerhouse geared for the AI... Read More
Ringfoto reports lower annual sales for 2025 but maintains good profits Earnings reports News 

Ringfoto reports lower annual sales for 2025 but maintains good profits

Gary Pageau
According to European trade magazine POS-Mail, European buying group RingfotoGmbH & Co. KG, presented it’s annual results for 2025 on June 22 in Frankfurt. Ines Gleich, Managing Director of Ringfoto GmbH & Co. KG, presented that Ringfoto GmbH & Co. KG’s revenue for 2025 was €466.8 million (after deduction of discounts and bonuses), a decrease of €26.1 million, or 5.29 percent,... Read More
Hasselblad native RAW files now supported in Capture One News Partnerships 

Hasselblad native RAW files now supported in Capture One

Gary Pageau ,
Hasselblad and Capture One announced a partnership to bring native support of Hasselblad medium-format RAW files to Capture One. Photographers can now import, organize, and develop their Hasselblad RAW files (.3FR) directly in Capture One, with the full toolset of layers, masks, color editing, and precision adjustments. Support spans three of Hasselblad’s 100-megapixel models from day one: the X2D II... Read More
Hasselblad announces winners of 2026 Hasselblad Masters Competition Events News 

Hasselblad announces winners of 2026 Hasselblad Masters Competition

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Hasselblad announced the winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition, selected from 70 finalists across the globe. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions, the Hasselblad Masters was created to celebrate creative excellence and bring together established and emerging talent from around the world. This year, the competition received more than 108,000 image submissions from... Read More
EU changes to parcel rules could benefit European retailers News 

EU changes to parcel rules could benefit European retailers

Gary Pageau ,
Philipp Muehlbauer, CEO of The Customization Group, raised awareness of a major change in European Union duties that could benefit local providers. In the LinkedIn post, Muehlbauer commended the EU for swiftly moving to close a decade-long loophole that impacted European commerce. KPMG provides a succinct overview here. On July 1, the EU will remove the de minimis customs duty exemption and... Read More
GoPro updates MAX2 360 camera firmware News Updates 

GoPro updates MAX2 360 camera firmware

Gary Pageau ,
GoPro, Inc. announced a significant new firmware update for its MAX2 360 camera that delivers a suite of professional image quality improvements and expanded creative controls. The firmware introduces a new Maximum Bitrate setting, enabling MAX2 to record up to 200Mbps — a major step forward in image quality for content creators and athletes who demand the best. Higher bitrates reduce... Read More
Moonpig posts higher revenue, profit as gifting platform expands customer engagement Earnings reports News 

Moonpig posts higher revenue, profit as gifting platform expands customer engagement

Gary Pageau
U.K. personalized product platform Moonpig Group reported another year of steady growth for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, driven by higher average order values, continued customer growth, and strong cash generation. The online greeting card and gifting company, whose brands include Moonpig, Greetz, Red Letter Days, and Buyagift, increased revenue 6.5% to £373 million while adjusted EBITDA rose... Read More
Harrier buys Halstan Holdings print businesses in the U.K., Germany Acquisitions News 

Harrier buys Halstan Holdings print businesses in the U.K., Germany

Gary Pageau ,
Halstan Holdings announced that Harrier has acquired all of Halstan’s print interests in both the UK and Germany. The move marks an exciting new chapter for both businesses, broadening Harrier’s capabilities into new sectors while strengthening its European footprint, the company said.  Halstan will continue to operate as usual, with its experienced team, customer relationships, and day-to-day operations unchanged, of the remaining Halstan... Read More