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Shutterfly Fort Mill facility gains sustainability certification News 

Shutterfly Fort Mill facility gains sustainability certification

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), an authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced Shutterfly, Inc. has joined the SGP community by certifying its first facility in Fort Mill, S.C. Shutterfly plans to continue to certify more of its print locations in the near future. “As a leading manufacturer, we are deeply committed to responsible production in all of our facilities,... Read More
NRF: November retail sales give holiday season solid start Market research News 

NRF: November retail sales give holiday season solid start

November retail sales dipped from the month before but still showed the sixth consecutive monthly year-over-year gain by government calculations and set the stage for a healthy holiday shopping season compared with last year despite the pandemic, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported. “Consumers held back on spending in November as virus rates spiked, states imposed retail restrictions and congressional stimulus... Read More
Tyndell assumes ownership of Tap’s Stock Photo Division Acquisitions News 

Tyndell assumes ownership of Tap’s Stock Photo Division

Tyndell Photographic announced the purchase of the Tap Stock Photo Division — formerly known as Taprell Loomis — from Tap Packaging + Design. Terms weren’t disclosed. Tyndell is a longtime Tap product dealer and adds the products as an official Tyndell brand. “We’ve had a longstanding and good relationship with Tap for more than 25 years,” says Ben Tyndell, president, Tyndell... Read More
Pigment.Inc. B.V. Europe to distribute Kodak garment inks News 

Pigment.Inc. B.V. Europe to distribute Kodak garment inks

Eastman Kodak Co. announces a partnership with Pigment.inc B.V Europe to be the premier worldwide distributor of Kodak’s KODACOLOR EDTG Series Direct to Garment (DTG) Inks. The KODACOLOR EDTG Series Inks from Kodak were explicitly designed for direct-to-fabric printing on cotton, cotton blends, and polyester fabrics. This water-based ink is designed to work in digital printers that employ piezo-electric printheads... Read More
Lomography debuts special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein camera and lenses edition New Products News 

Lomography debuts special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein camera and lenses edition

Lomography announced a special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein Camera and Lenses Edition. The $199 camera accepts Fujifilm Instax Wide film, which is twice as large as Instax Mini film and comes with a 21mm equivalent ultra-wide-angle lens attachment. The company said “Klein is widely regarded as one of photography’s innovators. His healthy disregard for the rules has led to the... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12 Events News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12

  Pro Photography Lifetouch reducing staff by 100 at Ontario, Ohio church directory plant  Lifetouch notified the State of Ohio the company will reduce permanently reduce staff by 100 persons by February 2021, at its Ontario, Ohio facility. The Shutterfly Lifetouch Church Business operations were severely impacted by COVID-19, the company said in a letter to the Ohio Department of Jobs... Read More
Photobook Worldwide reports large sales increase due to Printbox move News 

Photobook Worldwide reports large sales increase due to Printbox move

Printbox shared some stats from one of its customers, Photobook Worldwide, which became a customer in 2017. Photobook Worldwide is based in Southeast Asia and operates in more than 100 countries, offering more than 150 product types. The site sells more than 150,000 photo books every month. In 2016 Photobook Worldwide was looking for a comprehensive solution to cater to... Read More
LifePhoto updates photobook-building UI News 

LifePhoto updates photobook-building UI

LifePhoto, an online digital photo gift store and photo sharing website since 2003, said it has revamped its photo book-building software. The new features include quick and easy design selections and an auto Layout option. The company is also offering a highly customized version of its personalized planner packs. The planners can have photos placed throughout the planner in multiple... Read More
Kodak Moments debuts managed self-service photo station New Products News 

Kodak Moments debuts managed self-service photo station

Kodak Moments launched Kodak Moments To Go, a self-service photo kiosk fully managed by Kodak Moments. Coupled with its latest touch-free photo printing technology, the kiosk provides retailers a low-risk, affordable way to offer quality photo printing to consumers, the company says. Kodak Moments To Go stations are currently available in-store at several retail partners across the country, including locations in Arizona,... Read More
Perfect Corp., Snap partner for AR beauty experience News 

Perfect Corp., Snap partner for AR beauty experience

Perfect Corp., the self-described “beauty tech solutions provider” and creator of YouCam solutions, is collaborating with Snap Inc. to integrate AR beauty try-on experiences into the Snapchat platform. The partnership enables brands to bring digital and AR experiences that they’ve already created with Perfect Corp. into Snapchat and turn those experiences into Snapchat Lenses which will live on their Brand... Read More
APTech taps Innovatis Group for management expertise News 

APTech taps Innovatis Group for management expertise

The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has partnered with Innovatis Group, an association management company., joining other clients like Canon, Dell Technologies, and VMware. Innovatis Group is an association management company founded in 2014 and has offices located in Chicago, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. “The approach Innovatis Group takes to nurturing organizations is exactly what APTech needs right now,” says... Read More
Canon Production Printing launches online large-format graphics community News 

Canon Production Printing launches online large-format graphics community

Canon Solutions America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced Canon Production Printing, a Canon affiliate located in Venlo, Netherlands, has launched a new online community, graphiPLAZA. Free to access for customers, partners and employees, graphiPLAZA offers a network of expertise designed to help Canon’s channel partners improve their business practices, the company says. graphiPLAZA helps users stay... Read More
ShootProof named to Deloitte’s 2020 Fast 500 list News 

ShootProof named to Deloitte’s 2020 Fast 500 list

ShootProof announced the company was recognized in Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech companies in North America. Companies are selected based on the percentage of fiscal year revenue growth for three years and must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in... Read More
GoPro subscribers surge past 667,000 over Black Friday/Cyber Monday period News 

GoPro subscribers surge past 667,000 over Black Friday/Cyber Monday period

GoPro, Inc. announced its GoPro subscriber count surged past the 670,000 mark due to record-breaking sales at GoPro.com during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period. The company also said this week it sold its 40 millionth camera since the debut of its first HD model in 2009. “GoPro.com performed as we expected, handily breaking sales records over the Black Friday –... Read More