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IDC: Global smartphone shipments expected to grow 5.3% in 2021 Market research News 

IDC: Global smartphone shipments expected to grow 5.3% in 2021

GaryPageau
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones will grow 5.3% year over year in 2021, reaching 1.35 billion shipments. Due to the lower than expected third quarter and the continued component shortages and logistical challenges, which may not improve until mid-2022, however, IDC has lowered its growth forecast for 2021 and 2022 from... Read More
Picsart to acquire computer vision and AI company DeepCraft Acquisitions News 

Picsart to acquire computer vision and AI company DeepCraft

GaryPageau
Digital creation platform Picsart is acquiring the research and development company DeepCraft for an undisclosed sum. This is Picsart’s second video-based acquisition. Last year Picsart acquired the advanced video effects company “D’efekt,” since rebranded to EFEKT. This is also Picsart’s first acquisition since the announcement of its Series C funding and unicorn status earlier this year. The company said DeepCraft’s “breakthroughs in computer... Read More
Printful customer all-time sales hit $1 billion on Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend News 

Printful customer all-time sales hit $1 billion on Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend

GaryPageau
After gathering Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) sales data, Printful announced the company’s total gross merchandise value (GMV) reached more than $1 billion during the peak season, and Printful has now printed over 40 million items. “Black Friday and Cyber Monday are our busiest time of the year,” says Davis Siksnans, CEO and co-founder, Printful. “Each season, our customers—business... Read More
Urbanimmersive acquires real estate photography agency Agence Immophoto, Tours Virtuales Acquisitions News 

Urbanimmersive acquires real estate photography agency Agence Immophoto, Tours Virtuales

GaryPageau
Urbanimmersive closed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of the real-estate photography agency Agence Immophoto Inc. for a total purchase price of $500,000. of which $300,000 payable immediately, $100,000 payable by the immediate issuance of 103,093 shares of the company stock at a price of $0.97 per share, and $100,000 payable in shares 12 months following closing. This new... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Building passive income for photographers with Rick Sammon News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Building passive income for photographers with Rick Sammon

GaryPageau
Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with photographer and author, Rick Sammon, about his latest book, “How to Make Money While You are Sleeping: A Photographer’s Guide to Passive Income – And Other Savvy Business Strategies.” The book, which is Sammon’s 43rd, covers a wide range of tactics for photographers and other creatives to create diverse income streams. In this interview, Sammon... Read More
Chatham ups bid to acquire RRD News 

Chatham ups bid to acquire RRD

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Chatham Asset Management, the private investment firm that already owns approximately 14.9% of the outstanding common stock and is the largest bondholder of Chicago-based  R.R. Donnelley & Sons submitted a binding, fully financed offer, and draft merger agreement on Nov. 16, 2021, to acquire all the common stock of RRD not already owned by Chatham for $9.10 per share in cash. Chatham... Read More
Michaels predicts 2022 as the year of “Mindful Making” Marketing News 

Michaels predicts 2022 as the year of “Mindful Making”

GaryPageau
The Michaels Companies, Inc., the largest arts and crafts retail chain in North America, released its first-ever trend predictions for 2022. Michaels’ trend experts are constantly tracking the materials and makes on the horizon — about 18 months before they’re in-store or trending on social, the company said. Through a combination of internal data, customer insights, and engagement with Makers... Read More
CVS Health to close 900 stores over three years News 

CVS Health to close 900 stores over three years

GaryPageau
CVS Health announced “several steps to support its strategy of making health care more affordable, accessible and convenient for consumers,” according to a press release. The company has been emphasizing its health business, and as part of the company’s strategic review of its retail business, CVS Health will have three distinct retail models serving as community health destinations: Sites dedicated to... Read More
Freepik Company reaches 500,000 subscribers News 

Freepik Company reaches 500,000 subscribers

GaryPageau
Freepik Co., the largest free graphic resource platform, reached half a million Premium subscribers, surpassing its direct competitors worldwide, and emerging as an undisputed leader in its sector. North American users comprise 20 percent of these subscribers and have downloaded nearly 63 million resources in 2021 alone. Freepik Co. is a boot-strapped Spanish tech company, based in Malaga, Spain, specializing... Read More
Adorama announces partnership with imaging gadget maker Pictar, warehouse expansion New Products News 

Adorama announces partnership with imaging gadget maker Pictar, warehouse expansion

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Adorama and Pictar, a maker of mobile photography solutions, announced a strategic partnership between the companies, where a new entity, Pictar World LLC, will operate as an independently run, fully owned subsidiary of Adorama. Pictar is known for its range of camera grips for smartphones but has also expanded into other accessories. “We are thrilled to enter this agreement with... Read More
Vitec Group acquires Savage Universal Acquisitions News 

Vitec Group acquires Savage Universal

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Vitec Imaging Solutions, a division of The Vitec Group plc announced the acquisition of Phoenix, Ariz-based, background manufacturer Savage Universal Corp. and its affiliates, with the deal expected to close by the end of November 2021. Savage Universal was founded in 1937 and manufactures an extensive range of high-quality, specialist, seamless paper backgrounds, or backdrops, ensuring the essentially flat, crease-free... Read More
NRF: October retail sales grew as consumers got an early start on holiday shopping Market research News 

NRF: October retail sales grew as consumers got an early start on holiday shopping

GaryPageau
Retail sales rose in October as many consumers began holiday shopping early to avoid any shortages amid pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions that are dominating businesses and shoppers this holiday season, the National Retail Federation said today. “Retail sales data for October reflects the enduring strength of consumers’ finances and willingness to spend as the holiday season gets underway,” said Matthew... Read More
Fujifilm to introduce INSTAX MINI EVO Hybrid Instant Camera New Products News 

Fujifilm to introduce INSTAX MINI EVO Hybrid Instant Camera

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. introduced the INSTAX MINI EVO Hybrid Instant Camera (Mini Evo). The hybrid camera can operate as a traditional instant camera plus has the capabilities of a digital camera. It can also operate as a smartphone printer, when paired with the INSTAX Mini Evo Smartphone App. The INSTAX MINI EVO Hybrid Instant Camera will be offered in... Read More
NRF: Thanksgiving weekend to see more holiday shoppers than 2019 News 

NRF: Thanksgiving weekend to see more holiday shoppers than 2019

GaryPageau
Nearly 2 million more people than last year are expected to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year even as consumers have continued the trend of starting their holiday shopping earlier in the year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “We’re expecting another record-breaking holiday season this... Read More