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Inside Imaging: Kodak Alaris gets additional funding

October 18, 2022October 20, 2022 GaryPageau

Australian photo/imaging trade news site Inside Imaging has kept on top of the ongoing financial saga of Kodak Alaris. In a post this week, the site notes the financially troubled Eastman Kodak Co. spinoff, now owned by a U.K. pension fund, has been underperforming for years. Now primarily composed of the Kodak Moments photography business and the Alaris document business,... Read More

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USPS to raise mail rates in 2023

October 15, 2022October 19, 2022 GaryPageau USPS

The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect Jan. 22, 2023. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 60 cents to 63 cents. The proposed increases will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 4.2 percent to offset the rise in... Read More

Marketing News

Shutterfly taps Kris Jenner for holiday season promotion

October 14, 2022October 19, 2022 GaryPageau Kris Jenner, Shutterfly

Shutterfly announced an ongoing partnership with reality TV star and social-media influencer Kris Jenner kicking off with the brand’s 2022 holiday campaign. The new campaign, “Win the Holidays” is designed to inspire consumers to think beyond generic cards and gifts and instead celebrate what makes each family unique and one-of-a-kind, the company said. “No two families are the same –... Read More

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Claranova reports flat annual results

October 13, 2022October 19, 2022 GaryPageau Claranova, PlanetArt

PlanetArt parent company Claranova reported revenue for fiscal year ending June 2022 of €474 million, up 1% at actual exchange rates and down 5% at constant exchange rates (-7% like-for-like). In an unprecedented economic context that worsened in the second half, like other companies, the group was impacted by a rise in cost prices caused by increased marketing investments reflecting... Read More

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Marathon Press adds SpencerMetrics LYNK automation solution

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 GaryPageau Marathon Press, SpencerMetric LYNK

Marathon Press Inc., one of the most unique printing and photo labs in the United States, has invested in efficiency and productivity automation with the SpencerMetrics LYNK solution. LYNK provides fully automated, touchless, real-time data collection, monitoring, and reporting from multi-vendor, multi-technology production equipment. Marathon offers full-color digital printing, email marketing, graphic design, web-to-print online ordering, specializing in printing yearbooks,... Read More

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Urbanimmersive buys Homevisit

October 11, 2022October 12, 2022 GaryPageau Homevisit, Urbanimmersive

Montreal-based real-estate imaging company Urbanimmersive Inc. announce the final purchase agreement for the acquisition of all the interests of the real estate photography agency, HOMEVISIT, LLC from CORELOGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC for a total purchase price of $CAD 9 million paid through the issuance of company’s common shares equal to 19.9% of the shares outstanding and through the issuance of a 5-year Secured... Read More

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ImageQuix announces investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners

October 11, 2022December 21, 2023 GaryPageau Charlesbank Capital Partners, ImageQuix

Volume photography workflow and ecommerce software company ImageQuix announced Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, a fund managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, has made a majority investment in the company. Charlesbank is an experienced middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York. ImageQuix CEO Alex Kovacevic and management will remain shareholders alongside Charlesbank. The funding will assist ImageQuix in accelerating the... Read More

News Opinion

Collage.com shuts down

October 9, 2022November 8, 2022 GaryPageau Cole's Classroom, Collage.com, Foresight, ShootProof, Táve

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 news was made public. The timing seemed curious, as the lucrative fourth quarter is just around the corner. According to the Collage.com profile on... Read More

Investments News

Pixelle to restart paper machine in Chillicothe, Ohio

October 4, 2022October 10, 2022 GaryPageau

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of specialty papers in North America, announced plans to restart a paper machine in the Chillicothe, Ohio facility. The company is investing $21 million to upgrade and restart the #24 paper machine (PM24) and plans to hire 52 full-time employees to operate and maintain it, the company said. Pixelle will also fill 50... Read More

Market research News

NRF: Consumers still spending despite worries over inflation and interest rates

October 3, 2022October 7, 2022 GaryPageau NRF

Consumers remain worried about high inflation and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes intended to bring inflation under control, but neither has stopped them from spending, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. “The economic situation in the United States is unsettling,” Kleinhenz said. “Consumer confidence is down, consumer spending’s rate of growth has slowed, and economists and consumers... Read More

News Partnerships

Sam’s Club expands photo customization services with Amaze, Shoott partnership

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 GaryPageau Amaze, Sam’s Club, Shoott

Sam’s Club today launched its expanded Photo and Customization Services, giving its members access to professional photographers, enhanced photo printing services, as well as made-to-order apparel and home goods, making Sam’s Club the first to do so in the warehouse space, the company said. The new online member experience, powered by Amaze Software, includes updated product editors, AI-enabled technology, and a... Read More

Events News

PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION Date set for 2023

September 25, 2022October 1, 2022 GaryPageau

From May 16-17, 2023, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION will once again turn the Congress Center Süd in Düsseldorf into a meeting place for experts from the print and media industry as well as for decision-makers from industry, e-commerce, retail and IT. Participants can look forward to an extensive two-day program of lectures, innovative exhibits, hands-on best practices, and plenty... Read More

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Mark Zuckerberg’s youth baseball card sells for $105,000

September 25, 2022October 1, 2022 GaryPageau

The youth baseball card of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, was auctioned for $105,000. Back in 1992, Irvin Simon Photographers, the largest independent school and sports photographer in the New York area, captured a picture of an eight-year-old Zuckerberg posing with a baseball bat. Zuckerberg’s autographed little league trading card and NFT, including documents that authenticate its existence, were auctioned in a... Read More

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Henry’s moves flagship Toronto store

September 24, 2022October 1, 2022 GaryPageau Henry's

Henry’s, Canada’s largest camera store chain, moved its flagship Toronto location to 185 Church Street. The new store is at the corner of Church and Shuter streets, just a block away from its previous location. The new space is just steps from the Eaton Centre, and underground parking is available. Henry’s has been a fixture on Church Street for decades,... Read More

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Grad company Balfour announces new production facility

September 22, 2022October 1, 2022 GaryPageau

Graduation products company Balfour & Co., Dallas, Texas, announced a nearly 100% fiscal year-over-year improvement in operating performance as well as the construction of its new, state-of-the-art printing facility. The location wasn’t disclosed. The company’s financial improvement was largely a reflection of strong sales and operating improvements across its core graduation product categories, the company said. “We continue to see... Read More