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Another camera enthusiast site – Imaging Resource – falls News 

Another camera enthusiast site – Imaging Resource – falls

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  Just weeks after it was publicly announced Amazon was shuttering leading camera review site DPReview, another content-heavy gear site – Imaging Resource – has met a similar fate. Under new owners, the publicly traded BeBop Channel Corp., the Madavor Media group of publications are now up for sale. BeBop, which is primarily a creator of content for jazz enthusiasts,... Read More
Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo offers education, networking Feature News 

Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo offers education, networking

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The Dead Pixels Society returned to the annual DScoop Edge St. Louis World Expo global conference, hosting a Photo Imaging CONNECT mini-conference track at Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo, May 7-10, 2023, at the America’s Center conveniently located in the heart of downtown St. Louis, Mo. In addition to the excellent Dscoop education and networking program, there were four... Read More
NRF: Retail sales rose in April as consumers “remained engaged” Market research News 

NRF: Retail sales rose in April as consumers “remained engaged”

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Retail sales bounced back in April, showing both month-over-month and year-over-year growth, said the National Retail Federation said. “Retail sales rebounded in April, reflecting consumer resilience in the face of elevated economic uncertainty,” said Matthew Shay, CEO and president, NRF. “Moderating price levels, continued labor market strength and wage gains have increased consumers’ ability to spend. However, they remain cautious... Read More
Picsart launches “Spaces,” in-app collaboration communities News 

Picsart launches “Spaces,” in-app collaboration communities

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Picsart announced Spaces, a new feature allowing users to interact within interest-driven communities by browsing, posting, and engaging with visual content. Available within the app and desktop web, Spaces makes creative collaboration, learning, and content discovery easier. It also makes Picsart one of the first major design platforms to offer an embedded forum experience, redefining what it means to be an... Read More
Shutterfly restructures debt Investments News 

Shutterfly restructures debt

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Shutterfly, LLC announced the launch of a debt exchange offer and consent solicitation for eligible noteholders, as detailed here in the press release. The announcement follows reports that Shutterfly has been struggling to service its debt on lagging sales. The U.S.’s leading personalized photo products company, Shutterfly replaced its CEO last week. Pursuant to a Transaction Support Agreement entered into... Read More
The Customization Group consolidates European production in Poland News 

The Customization Group consolidates European production in Poland

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The Customization Group (TCG) – formerly Picanova – announces further expansion of its newest production facility in Szczecin, Poland, which opened in 2019. As the lease term for the facility in Cologne, Germany, draws to a close, TCG management made the decision to consolidate its European production operations in Szczecin and seize production in Cologne. By doing so, the company... Read More
Zenfolio adds PayPal as a payment option News 

Zenfolio adds PayPal as a payment option

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Zenfolio, is adding PayPal to expand payment options for photographers and their clients worldwide. Starting in May, Photographers can add PayPal as a payment option for processing client payments, in addition to Apple Pay, Google Pay and credit card options that were previously available. Through this collaboration, photographers’ clients will have the ability to easily purchase photography services and products... Read More
Fiery releases RIP for DTF, DTG applications News 

Fiery releases RIP for DTF, DTG applications

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Fiery LLC, announced the release of Digital Factory v11. This release further extends its position as a technology innovator in the direct to film, direct to garment, UV/LED, sublimation, toner transfer and wide format print/cut markets by providing superior color, advanced white ink handling, as well as automation and e-commerce integration tools, the company said. Many new and enhanced features... Read More
TAMRON announces compact F2.8 ultra wide-angle zoom lens for X-mount News 

TAMRON announces compact F2.8 ultra wide-angle zoom lens for X-mount

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Tamron announces the launch of the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A1 RXD (Model B060), a fast-aperture ultra wide-angle zoom lens for FUJIFILM X-mount APS-C mirrorless cameras on May 30, 2023, at $829 USD/$1099 CAD. The lens is an ultra wide-angle zoom lens with a fast F2.8 aperture and superior usability and is remarkably compact (86.5mm / 3.4 in) and lightweight (335g... Read More
Overcoming fear in business leadership, with Joe Hart, Dale Carnegie News Podcasts 

Overcoming fear in business leadership, with Joe Hart, Dale Carnegie

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Joe Hart, president and CEO, Dale Carnegie and Associates Inc. In this interview, Hart talks about the Dale Carnegie course program, leadership, overcoming fear in business, and resolving conflicts. Since 1912, Dale Carnegie Training has helped millions of people and businesses around the world improve their performance. In over eighty countries and in more than thirty languages,... Read More
Epson cuts ribbon on new Los Alamitos headquarters News 

Epson cuts ribbon on new Los Alamitos headquarters

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Epson America hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Los Alamitos-based headquarters on Tuesday, May 9 at 3131 Katella Ave. The ceremony featured remarks from Los Alamitos Mayor Tanya Doby, Epson America president and CEO Keith Kratzberg and Seiko Epson Director Koichi Kubota. Local government officials Ana Lasso from the California Office of Sustainability and Zechariah Jauregui from U.S. House of Representatives District 45, along with community representatives and non-profit leaders, were also in attendance. The... Read More
CEWE starts 2023 with strong sales increase of 13.5% Earnings reports News 

CEWE starts 2023 with strong sales increase of 13.5%

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA reported first-quarter group turnover increased significantly by +13.5% to 157.7 million euros in the first quarter of 2023, recording the highest figure in the company’s history for the first quarter. The first quarter last year was 138.9 million euros. All business segments contributed positively to this. At the same time, Group EBIT improved by 3.0... Read More
Shutterfly to close Durham production facility from Spoonflower acquisition News 

Shutterfly to close Durham production facility from Spoonflower acquisition

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Just two years since personalized photo products leader Shutterfly bought custom fabric maker Spoonflower for $225 million, the company is shutting down its 3871 S. Alston Ave, Durham, N.C., production facility, idling 108 workers. The move continues a series of facility closures and layoffs by Shutterfly over the past six months. According to the Triangle BizJournal, most separations will start... Read More
NRF: First quarter showed challenges of bringing inflation under control Market research News 

NRF: First quarter showed challenges of bringing inflation under control

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Slower-but-continued growth in gross domestic product and other economic indicators during the first quarter showed the difficulty of bringing inflation under control, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in the May issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review. “The World Health Organization says the pandemic is over, and the U.S. government has ended its declaration of a public health... Read More