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Shutterfly to demolish half of Lifetouch building to make green space News 

Shutterfly to demolish half of Lifetouch building to make green space

Eden Prairie Local News reports photo personalization giant Shutterfly is reducing the footprint of its Eden Prairie operations through a proposed demolition of the western-most building of its two-building campus north of I-494, along Viking Drive. The Eden Prairie city council needs to approve the plan, which was endorsed by Eden Prairie Planning Commission, according to reporter Mark Weber. According... Read More
ShootProof steps in to support Glasser Images clients News 

ShootProof steps in to support Glasser Images clients

ShootProof, an all-in-one photography platform for photographers, has stepped in to offer free access to Glasser Images clients and their important photos, following the high-profile sudden closure of the Bismarck, N.D., portrait studio in early October. The galleries will be available for the photo sessions completed prior to the closing of Glasser Images. The studio closed suddenly in early October,... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Expanding the pro photography business with Rachel LaCour Niesen, Foreground News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Expanding the pro photography business with Rachel LaCour Niesen, Foreground

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with professional photographer, Rachel LaCour Niesen, chief product officer of Foreground, about the company’s marketing approach, acquisitions, and the recent addition of a print store to its ShootProof brand. She also talks about challenges meeting the needs of different types of photographers and how the company responded to the recent high-profile closure of a portrait studio. LaCour Niesen... Read More
Emot Wedding Photography describes shift in couples wedding planning trends News 

Emot Wedding Photography describes shift in couples wedding planning trends

Emot Wedding Photography and Videography (formerly EMOTION Wedding Photography) conducted a survey on the Australian wedding industry, with a focus on wedding photography to learn how Covid-19 has affected consumer confidence and spending habits. This survey was sent to their database of thousands of engaged couples. This was modeled off a previous survey conducted in November 2020 to compare results... Read More
GoPro announces third-quarter revenue up 13% Earnings reports News 

GoPro announces third-quarter revenue up 13%

GoPro, Inc. announced third-quarter revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021, was $317 million, up 13% year-over-year. GoPro.com subscription revenue increased 143% year-over-year to $14 million; the company has 1.34 million subscribers. “GoPro had an outstanding third quarter with strong revenue, earnings, margin, and cash flow growth that have led us to raise our margin and profitability outlook for... Read More
Facebook shutting down facial recognition efforts after a decade News 

Facebook shutting down facial recognition efforts after a decade

By month’s end, Facebook plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition system, deleting the data of more than 1 billion users. Introduced in December, 2010, the facial-recognition feature automatically identified people in uploaded photos and suggested tags, which linked the accounts. In recent years, the company now known as “Meta” has become increasingly under scrutiny for its privacy practices.... Read More
RR Donnelley agrees to $2.1 billion acquisition from from Atlas Holdings Acquisitions News 

RR Donnelley agrees to $2.1 billion acquisition from from Atlas Holdings

North America’s largest commercial printing conglomerate (and owner of the Motif Photos app) RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) announced it  entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Atlas Holdings in an all-cash transaction with a value of approximately $2.1 billion ($8.52 per share). The transaction, unanimously approved by the RRD board, is expected to close in the... Read More
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