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Industry Notes for the week of June 20 News People on the Move 

Industry Notes for the week of June 20

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People on the Move Erin Manning wins second Silver Telly Award Erin Manning Media announced its DIY Studio videos were named Best Series in Online Education and Discovery in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards. The prestigious Silver award is the second for Erin Manning, a well-known photo-educator and presenter, and the 20th Telly Award in her career. The DIY Studio series features Manning... Read More
Tether Tools integrates with PhotoLynx Flow software News 

Tether Tools integrates with PhotoLynx Flow software

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Tether Tools announced Smart Shooter 4 was configured to integrate with PhotoLynx’s high-volume school photography software, Flow. With this integration, Smart Shooter’s TTL barcode and QR code reader functionality can now apply data immediately to each image’s filename upon capture. Smart Shooter captures the Barcode/QR code data through the lens or via scanner, ensuring the data is applied immediately to... Read More
Printful expands in UK, Poland with $5 million investment News 

Printful expands in UK, Poland with $5 million investment

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Printful continues to expand in Europe, signing leases for two more fulfillment centers in Wolverhampton, U.K., and in Lodz, Poland. The facilities together will cost $5 million and will add around 200,000 square feet of fulfillment space and create more than 100 new jobs during the first year of operations. So far, Printful runs its operations in eight in-house facilities... Read More
Kamera Express acquires Germany’s GM-Foto Acquisitions News 

Kamera Express acquires Germany’s GM-Foto

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The Dutch photo and video trading company Kamera Express takes over the German specialty store GM-Foto in Frankfurt, according to Foto Contact. This means after Hanover, Kamera Express will have a second superstore in Germany and will also add a third online shop to its portfolio. The dealer operates online with the Camera Express, Photospecialist, and now GM-Foto in Germany.... Read More
NRF: May retail sales reach near-record level despite monthly decline Market research News 

NRF: May retail sales reach near-record level despite monthly decline

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Retail sales remained at elevated levels in May despite month-to-month fluctuations that masked near-record performance, the National Retail Federation  (NRF). “While May retail sales were down slightly, largely due to supply chain constraints, the more accurate indicator remains in the year-over-year data which, as the NRF calculates, showed growth of over 17 percent,” says  Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO.... Read More
West Canadian Digital Imaging announces rebrand to WCD News 

West Canadian Digital Imaging announces rebrand to WCD

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West Canadian Digital Imaging Inc., a provider of digital print, signage and document management services since 1952, launched a new corporate brand identity and name: The organization will now be known as WCD. Among the changes will be its logo, building and delivery fleet signage, and website domain name (www.wcdconnect.com). The rebrand is part of the company’s strategy to evolve... Read More
Shutterfly acquires design and decor marketplace, Spoonflower Acquisitions News 

Shutterfly acquires design and decor marketplace, Spoonflower

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Shutterfly announced an agreement to acquire Spoonflower, a Durham, N.C.-based artists marketplace, in “an accretive acquisition for approximately $225 million of enterprise value subject to certain working capital and other adjustments,” the company said in an announcement. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. According... Read More
OM Digital Solutions launches PEN E-P7 camera News 

OM Digital Solutions launches PEN E-P7 camera

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OM Digital Solutions announced the Olympus PEN E-P7 Micro Four Thirds System camera. The camera has limited distribution, available currently in Europe. The E-P7 is built faithfully in the distinctive and sophisticated design of the Olympus PEN series, the company says. The body weighs 337 grams, and when combined with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ standard zoom lens,... Read More
Pomvom signs five-year agreement for 15 amusement parks News 

Pomvom signs five-year agreement for 15 amusement parks

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Pomvom signed a five-year agreement with Merlin Entertainments to operate its AI-powered souvenir photography technology in 15 of its amusement parks and attractions in the U.S. and Europe, according to CTech. The deal is set to earn Israel-based Pomvom an estimated $75-$100 million at sites including Madame Tussauds, London Eye, and Legoland. The 15 sites attracted a total of 25-30... Read More
Apple adds minor Photos update to iOS 15 News Updates 

Apple adds minor Photos update to iOS 15

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At the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, Apple Inc. debuted iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. The event primarily focused on enhanced privacy features for those platforms but there were a few imaging-related enhancements: Portrait mode is now available for FaceTime and designed specifically for video calls, so users can blur their background and put themselves in... Read More
CEWE Photo Award draws more than 600,000 entries Events News 

CEWE Photo Award draws more than 600,000 entries

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Photography enthusiasts from more than 170 countries submitted 606,289 photos to the CEWE Photo Award 2021, making it the world’s largest photo competition, according to CEWE. Most of the pictures come from Europe, but participants from Madagascar, Mozambique, the Fiji Islands, the Bahamas and Mexico are also represented with their best motifs. The “Nature” category is the most popular category... Read More
International Photography Hall of Fame announces 2021 class News 

International Photography Hall of Fame announces 2021 class

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) will honor its 2021 class of Photography Hall of Fame Inductees and Awardees at 6 pm CST, Oct. 29, 2021, in the Arts District, Grand Center, in St. Louis, Missouri at a Live/Virtual event, announced below by Graham Nash, 2021 event chair and 2016 hall of fame inductee 2021 Honorees to be... Read More