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NRF Economist: Consumers are “Spending Because They Can” Headed Into Holiday Season News 

NRF Economist: Consumers are “Spending Because They Can” Headed Into Holiday Season

The impact of the pandemic on the nation’s economy will be a key factor in retail sales during the 2021 holiday season, but the National Retail Federation is nonetheless confident in its forecast for record growth, according to Jack Kleinhertz, chief economist, NRF. “There are several factors coming together to have a major impact on the holiday outlook, but household... Read More
JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility News 

JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility

JONDO announced the opening of it fifth U.S. print on demand fulfillment facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Located near Atlanta, JONDO’s new 40,000-square-foot facility complements the existing New York facility. JONDO operates textile production lines in Northern California, Dallas, Texas and is now ready to fulfill JONDO textile and other standardized products at our Atlanta print fulfillment center. The company said,... Read More
Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact News 

Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact

Shutterfly CEO Hilary Schneider spoke with Romaine Bostick from the Milken Global Conference about consumer headwinds and tailwinds during the pandemic. They also discuss how Shutterfly is preparing against global supply chain issues. “Shutterfly is a mixture of businesses so we have Shutterfly which is a consumer business snappish which is a consumer business and then Lifetouch which is a... Read More
GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams News 

GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams

GoPro announced a high-performance battery for HERO10 and HERO9 Black cameras that significantly increases cold temperature performance and extends video recording times in all conditions, the company said. The Enduro battery will be available for purchase at GoPro.com on Nov. 30 and more information is available here. GoPro also announced a firmware update for HERO10 Black enabling longer video recording times and... Read More
VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista Acquisitions News 

VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista

Fueled by recent acquisitions, personalized printing platform VistaPrint is rebranding as “Vista” to reflect the company’s pivot to becoming a full-range graphics company. This new parent brand encompasses VistaPrint, 99designs by Vista, Vista x Wix and the company’s most recent acquisition, Crello. Crello, a do-it-yourself (DIY) digital design site founded in 2017, is now rebranded under Vista as VistaCreate. As... Read More
Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter Market research News 

Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter

The double-digit growth in the smartphone market in the early quarters of 2021 came to an end in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as worldwide shipments declined 6.7% year over year. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 331.2 million units during the quarter. Although a... Read More
Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System” News 

Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System”

OM Digital Solutions, which was spun out earlier this from Olympus Corp., is replacing the venerable “Olympus” brand name with “OM System” for their digital cameras, lenses, audio products, and other consumer imaging services. In June, 2020, Olympus announced the transfer of its imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. At that time, JIP said it would continue to use... Read More
HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing News 

HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing

HP Inc. unveiled the HP ENVY Inspire with HP+ printer. The printer is distinguished with new, “first-of-its-kind HP photo printing capabilities” like custom two-sided printing, automatically adding date and location, and sizes like panorama and square. Users can also choose from a wide range of templates available in the HP Smart App to make greeting cards, keepsakes, and more. The... Read More
Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners Events News 

Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners

The Visual1st conference was held last week, virtually bringing together imaging industry executives from around the globe to showcase emerging trends and new technology. As part of the event, a four-judge panel evaluated the 39 Show and Tell presenters and presented the following awards Best of Show – zerolens In our minds, the Best of Show Award should combine several elements,... Read More
Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens News 

Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR lens. Designed for use with PENTAX K- mount, full-frame digital SLR cameras, the ultra-wide-angle, fixed-focal-length lens provides a focal length equivalent to 32mm in the 35mm format when used with PENTAX APS-C cameras. The HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR lens features durable, weather-resistant... Read More
Hahnemühle debuts first hemp paper for digital book printing News 

Hahnemühle debuts first hemp paper for digital book printing

German paper manufacturer Hahnemühle announced its first hybrid printing paper made from hemp fibers. The new uncoated paper for book and brochure printing is specially designed for high-speed inkjet, analog offset, and other flexible digital printing systems. “It is the first paper made from sustainable hemp fibres grown in Europe for environmentally conscious print products,” says Heidemarie Hinger, Product and Business... Read More
NRF: Holiday spending reflects continued consumer demand, still will be down from 2019 Market research News 

NRF: Holiday spending reflects continued consumer demand, still will be down from 2019

Consumers plan to spend $997.73 on gifts, holiday items, and other non-gift purchases for themselves and their families this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Despite the continued supply chain disruption, this is on par with consumer spending last year. “Every year retailers plan their seasonal inventory, staffing... Read More
ShootProof launches print store News Partnerships 

ShootProof launches print store

Pro photographer business management platform ShootProof has launched Print Store, which enables professional photographers to offer a range of products from photo gifts like pillows, blankets, canvas, and mugs to printed photos, framed prints, cards, and more. With the Print Store, the ShootProof gallery integrates photos with a full suite of design tools – powered by Collage.com technology – making... Read More