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Top articles from the Dead Pixels Society in 2022 News 

Top articles from the Dead Pixels Society in 2022

GaryPageau
The Dead Pixels Society had another big year, covering all of the photo/imaging industry news. 2022 was another busy year; here are the top stories. Collage.com shuts down Collage.com, the highly-regarded consumer photo gifting site, shut down abruptly last week. The abrupt closure was the subject of quite a bit of cocktail-party talk at the Visual 1st conference, which was going on when the... Read More
Reinvigorating a school portrait business with Mark Hommerding, SchoolPictures.com News Press releases 

Reinvigorating a school portrait business with Mark Hommerding, SchoolPictures.com

GaryPageau
Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Mark Hommerding, president of SchoolPictures.com in Ypsilanti, MI. In this interview, Hommerding talks about his long career in the volume photography business, including stints with Jolesch, Herff Jones, and Lifetouch, before taking over SchoolPictures.com. Since the takeover, the business has doubled, which has brought with it management challenges. SchoolPictures.com is a... Read More
Ricoh launches project to launch Pentax film cameras News 

Ricoh launches project to launch Pentax film cameras

GaryPageau
Ricoh Imaging Company announced a new project involving the research and development of new PENTAX-brand film camera products. The company said it “will be developing and launching new products and providing aftercare services so experienced film camera users and younger photographers who want to try these cameras for the first time can fully enjoy the experience of film photography.” The... Read More
ImagenAI raises $30 million News 

ImagenAI raises $30 million

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ImagenAI, a provider of AI-powered editing solutions for professional photographers, today announced a $30 million investment led by global growth investor Summit Partners with participation from existing investor NFX. The financing will support continued investment in strategic hiring and M-and-A, expansion of the company’s SaaS product, and further acceleration of Imagen’s rapid growth, the company said. The investment brings the... Read More
Herff Jones to pay $100,000 to settle data-breach claims News 

Herff Jones to pay $100,000 to settle data-breach claims

GaryPageau
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced a settlement with Herff Jones, LLC, the producer and seller of yearbooks, class rings, caps and gowns, and other graduation memorabilia, after a data security event discovered in April 2021 exposed 30,295 Pennsylvania consumers’ payment card information. The investigation conducted by Attorney General Shapiro, in conjunction with the New York Attorney General’s office, revealed Herff... Read More
NRF: First half of holiday season shows strong year-over-year results News 

NRF: First half of holiday season shows strong year-over-year results

GaryPageau
November retail sales dipped from a surge of early holiday shopping the month before but still saw solid year-over-year growth that marked a strong start to the holiday season, said the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Consumers continued to spend on household priorities and holiday gifts for loved ones this November despite continued inflation and rising interest rates,” said Matthew Shay,... Read More
Investment firm completes purchase of Fujifilm’s Greenwood plant Acquisitions News 

Investment firm completes purchase of Fujifilm’s Greenwood plant

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GSA Business Report revealed the sale of the Fujifilm North America manufacuring complex in Greenwood S.C. has officially closed in a deal that preserved 300 jobs at the once-sprawling plant. The sale of the property was announced in July after Phoenix Investors leased 1.1 million square feet back to Fujifilm. Fujifilm, which was the only occupant of the site since 1988,... Read More
NRF: Record 158 million shoppers expected during Super Saturday   News 

NRF: Record 158 million shoppers expected during Super Saturday  

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More than 158 million consumers are expected to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas this year, according to the annual consumer survey released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is approximately 10 million more than last year’s expected number of Super Saturday shoppers and the highest number since NRF first started... Read More
Felix Schoeller Group to expand North American production capacity News 

Felix Schoeller Group to expand North American production capacity

GaryPageau
The Felix Schoeller Group is systematically implementing its growth program for North America, with the expansion of the company’s U.S. and Canada sites beginning in 2023, according to a company announcement. In the first step, a new silicone coater will be installed at the Pulaski, NY site in mid-2023. This will enable the Felix Schoeller Group to supply the North... Read More
WhiteWall enhances wall-art visualization configurator News Updates 

WhiteWall enhances wall-art visualization configurator

GaryPageau
Premium wall-art company WhiteWall said it has updated its custom wall-art configurator to offer a more realistic and detailed product preview and, if desired, image optimization. WhiteWall has enhanced the wall art configurator and significantly optimized its user guidance, the company said, including, but not limited to, a more user-friendly design process, a more detailed rendering of the work, a... Read More
USPS mail performance outpacing last holiday season News 

USPS mail performance outpacing last holiday season

GaryPageau
The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the ninth week of the fiscal year 2023 first quarter. For the sixth consecutive week, the average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days. FY23 first quarter service performance scores covering Oct. 1 through Dec. 2 included: First-Class Mail: 91.9 percent of First-Class... Read More
SmugMug, Flickr establish foundation to preserve photography News 

SmugMug, Flickr establish foundation to preserve photography

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Online photography platform Flickr, which is owned by SmugMug, has announced the establishment of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit called The Flickr Foundation – an attempt to preserve cultural and historical legacies within the medium and practice of photography. So far, the foundation has been directly funded by SmugMug and Flickr The Flickr Foundation aims to share a collection of world-renowned photography... Read More