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Condé Systems sold to TrophyKits owner, second-chance auction through Friday Acquisitions News 

Condé Systems sold to TrophyKits owner, second-chance auction through Friday

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David McLean, the Jacksonville, Fla, owner of TrophyKits, announced the purchase of the business rights of Condé Systems, including the Condé brand, toll-free number and social media accounts, from the June 4 online asset auction. Details weren’t disclosed, but the company said more information will be provided in the coming days and weeks at www.conde.com. McLean said he founded TrophyKits.com... Read More
Apple announces major revisions to Photos apps, expands generative AI across MacOS News 

Apple announces major revisions to Photos apps, expands generative AI across MacOS

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Apple today previewed iOS 18, featuring what the company says is the “biggest redesign” ever of the Photos app. Photo libraries are now automatically organized in a new single view in Photos, and helpful new collections keep favorites easily accessible.  iOS 18 also introduces Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines generative models with... Read More
Canon announces the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens News 

Canon announces the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens

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Canon announced the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens, compatible with the EOS R7 camera, for to social media creators to create VR content. The RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens will be available in June 2024 for an estimated retail price of $1,099.99. (Firmware update is required for EOS R7 camera’s compatibility with RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens.)... Read More
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor: Retail sales jumped in May after a slow April Market research News 

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor: Retail sales jumped in May after a slow April

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Retail sales jumped significantly in May, showing strong increases both month over month and year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation. “Consumers have clearly retained their ability to spend and are driving solid economic growth,” said Matthew Shay, president and CEO, NRF. “Spending is being supported by the... Read More
Fewer positions left unfilled in cooling U.S. labor market Market research News 

Fewer positions left unfilled in cooling U.S. labor market

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Businesses having difficulty finding employees may getting relief soon. According to  a report in Statista by Felix Richter, a data journalist: “As the U.S. labor market is slowly cooling off and job openings have come down from notably from 2022’s record highs, the worker crunch that plagued many industries for large parts of 2021 and 2022 has eased as well> According to... Read More
Advertek completes acquisition of CCI, expands operations and facilities Acquisitions News 

Advertek completes acquisition of CCI, expands operations and facilities

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Advertek, one of Canada’s leading print innovators, announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), a Toronto-based photo lab and print-on-demand company. As part of the integration, Advertek’s current Print on Demand, Small and Large Format Printing, and Mailing divisions, formerly based in Brampton, ONT, will now operate out of the existing CCI facilities... Read More
The Photo Managers announce second European meetup Oct. 4 Events News 

The Photo Managers announce second European meetup Oct. 4

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The Photo Managers announced the dates for its second European meetup in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event will feature hands-on education, brainstorming, and networking. Register by Sept. 1. The US$30 cost includes the full-day meeting on Friday, including lunch. The event’s schedule is Thursday, Oct. 3 – Group Dinner – place and details TBD (optional) Friday, Oct. 4 – All... Read More
IMG.LY introduces plugin system for CE.SDK News Updates 

IMG.LY introduces plugin system for CE.SDK

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IMG.LY, introduce a brand-new Plugin system for CE.SDK to make feature development much easier, adding one-click features like background removal or vectorizers, smart design tools like QR codes or subtitle generators, and deeply interactive features like generative AI for text and images. The plugins offer three concepts: Customizable Menu Bars The company extended API so it allows easy hooking into... Read More
Fujifilm revamps U.K. House of Photography Events News 

Fujifilm revamps U.K. House of Photography

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Fujifilm U.K. held a grand reopening of its House of Photography in London on May 31, 2024, also launching the ’Life As You See It’ photo contest with a FUJIFILM X100VI Limited Edition digital camera as the grand prize. The reopened retail space features  an extended gallery, print workshop, updated studio, bookshop and INSTAX Creator Cube. The company said planned... Read More
50th anniversary IPC luncheon honors Kirklands, Von Wong and many more Events News 

50th anniversary IPC luncheon honors Kirklands, Von Wong and many more

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The International Photographic Council (IPC) held its 50th anniversary luncheon May 15 at the United Nations building in New York City. The revived organization, which was dormant for the COVID-19 pandemic, returned with a program showcasing the finest photography. As always, the IPC held to its “Peace Through Photography, The Universal Language” mission. The event was opened by Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for... Read More
IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments forecast to recover with 4.0% growth in 2024 Market research News 

IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments forecast to recover with 4.0% growth in 2024

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Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 4.0% year over year in 2024 to 1.21 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The growth in 2024 adds momentum to the overall recovery IDC expects throughout the forecast as consumer demand slowly rebounds from the dismal past few years. The recovery will continue in 2025... Read More
Smartphoto group acquires TopFanZ Acquisitions News 

Smartphoto group acquires TopFanZ

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Belgian e-commerce company Smartphoto group NV announced the acquisition of TopFanZ, a European merchandiser for the sports and entertainment sector. TopFanZ, based in Halen, Belgium, offers total solutions in merchandising and brand activation for its customers and their fans, the company says. They offer full-service merchandising partnerships, including marketing support, product procurement, and e-commerce support. In the last financial year,... Read More
Photo Finale releases Print 50 9.9 Release Notes News Updates 

Photo Finale releases Print 50 9.9 Release Notes

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Photo Finale recently updated the functionality of Print 50. Release Notes (9.9.0.3) – 05/29/2024 – The search functionality in Print 50 has been fixed when entering a search term other than an order number. Release Notes (9.9.0.1) – 05/13/2024 – Introduced a new “Active” filter option in Print 50, which displays all orders that haven’t been marked as... Read More
Revolutionizing Print: HelloPrint’s Hans Scheffer on Innovation, Sustainability, and the Future Marketing News Podcasts 

Revolutionizing Print: HelloPrint’s Hans Scheffer on Innovation, Sustainability, and the Future

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Ever wondered how a young event organizer could transform into a trailblazer in the print industry? Join Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society in a chat with Hans Scheffer, the visionary founder and CEO of HelloPrint. Hans takes us through his captivating journey from needing efficient printing solutions for events to creating FlyerZone and eventually revolutionizing the print ordering process with HelloPrint. Learn how HelloPrint leverages... Read More
Best Buy reports first-quarter revenues down 6% Earnings reports News 

Best Buy reports first-quarter revenues down 6%

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Best Buy Co., Inc announced results for the 13-week first quarter ended May 4, 2024, as compared to the 13-week first quarter ended April 29, 2023. Domestic revenue of $8.20 billion decreased 6.8% versus last year primarily driven by a comparable sales decline of 6.3%. From a merchandising perspective, the largest drivers of the comparable sales decline on a weighted... Read More