NRF: Mother’s Day spending to reach record high News 

NRF: Mother’s Day spending to reach record high

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Mother’s Day spending is expected to total $31.7 billion this year, up $3.6 billion from 2021’s record spending, according to the annual consumer survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Approximately 84 percent of U.S. adults are expected to celebrate Mother’s Day. “Consumers are eager to find memorable ways to honor their mothers and other... Read More
Delkin 6K-Ready PRIME UHS-II (V60) SD Memory Cards are Back & Better News 

Delkin 6K-Ready PRIME UHS-II (V60) SD Memory Cards are Back & Better

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Delkin Devices announced the return of one of their former top-selling high-speed memory lines: PRIME UHS-II (V60) SD memory cards. Leveraging today’s most advanced technology, Delkin’s new and improved PRIME SD cards offer professional-level performance. Rated Video Speed Class 60 (V60) and utilizing two rows of pins, Delkin PRIME SD cards boast recording speeds surpassing 150MB/s for everyday shooting, as... Read More
Xerox announces lower first-quarter sales Earnings reports News 

Xerox announces lower first-quarter sales

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced first-quarter results, including  $1.67 billion of revenue, down 2.5 percent year-over-year and a GAAP (loss) earnings per share (EPS) of $(0.38), down $0.56 year-over-year, and adjusted (loss) per share of $(0.12), down $0.34 year-over-year. “Revenue was in line with expectations this quarter despite an increasingly volatile operating environment,” said John Visentin, Xerox Vice Chairman and CEO. “Underlying... Read More
ChromaLuxe announces new ChromaLuxe Wall Tile New Products 

ChromaLuxe announces new ChromaLuxe Wall Tile

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ChromaLuxe released its newest product for the home decor market, ChromaLuxe Wall Tiles. ChromaLuxe Wall Tiles are wooden tiles coated in Gloss White finish to provide the exceptional image quality and durability users have come to expect from other ChromaLuxe products. Designed with repositionable adhesive mounting blocks, ChromaLuxe Wall Tiles allow users to display, rearrange, and add tiles easily without... Read More
Agfa-Gevaert to acquire Inca Digital Printers Acquisitions News 

Agfa-Gevaert to acquire Inca Digital Printers

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The Agfa-Gevaert Group announced it will acquire Inca Digital Printers, subject to meeting and obtaining customary conditions and approvals. The acquisition strengthens Agfa’s position in high-speed digital printing and brings an additional focus on packaging printing markets, the company said. “The Inca acquisition is a major step in Agfa’s transformation further,” said Pascal Juéry, President and CEO of the Agfa-Gevaert... Read More
CamScanner adds enhancement feature Updates 

CamScanner adds enhancement feature

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Global scanning app CamScanner has launched a major update:  a new “portrait enhancement” feature. The long-awaited upgrade enables users to bring their old, low-quality, and damaged photos back to life through a variety of enhancement and colorization features. The new functionality was made globally available on April 18 on the CamScanner app for iOS and Android. With Portrait enhancement, users... Read More
allcop Color Image Service GmbH & Co. KG takes over omaMa GmbH Acquisitions News 

allcop Color Image Service GmbH & Co. KG takes over omaMa GmbH

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 allcop Bambus Service GmbH & Co. KG, a European provider of photofinishing, print on demand, and product personalization, is taking over the online portal omama-shop.de. Terms weren’t disclosed. omaMa focuses on the production of personalized photo products for babies and toddlers including wall clocks, cushions, cuddly toys, and many other products. “With allcop we have found the perfect operative production... Read More
Growing volume industry leadership with David Crandall and Tim McCain Events News Podcasts 

Growing volume industry leadership with David Crandall and Tim McCain

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with David Crandall, executive director of the School Photographers of America, and Tim McCain, CRO of ImageQuix/PhotoLynx to discuss the importance of the upcoming MVP and SPOA conferences for the volume photography industry. Crandall and McCain talk about the importance of leadership development in the business world and how the MVP and SPOA conferences differ from other photo industry events. The Mastering Volume Photography... Read More
Entourage acquires Picaboo Yearbooks Acquisitions 

Entourage acquires Picaboo Yearbooks

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Princeton, N.J.-based Entourage Yearbooks finalized its acquisition of Picaboo Yearbooks. Combined, Entourage and Picaboo Yearbooks will service more than 10,000 schools and deliver millions of books. Entourage will continue to offer yearbooks under the Entourage and Picaboo Yearbooks brand going forward. Terms weren’t disclosed. “I am thrilled to have gone through this process with Picaboo Yearbooks,” said Elias Jo, founder... Read More
LIFE Picture Collection to release NFT collection on KnownOrigin News 

LIFE Picture Collection to release NFT collection on KnownOrigin

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The LIFE Picture Collection is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection of its legendary photography. NFTs are one-of-a-kind digital items with blockchain-managed ownership. LIFE will collaborate with the NFT marketplace KnownOrigin and distribute exclusive drops of their iconic photographs, beginning with the first on April 14. LIFE joins other major collections like the Associated Press and the British Museum to mint NFTs. “LIFE... Read More
USPS begins third quarter with 94 percent first-class mail delivered on time for two consecutive weeks News 

USPS begins third quarter with 94 percent first-class mail delivered on time for two consecutive weeks

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The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics through the first week of the fiscal third quarter. For the week ending April 8 and the second consecutive week, First-Class Mail on-time delivery performance was 93.9 percent. Through the first week of the third quarter, the average time for delivery of a mailpiece across the postal network was 2.4... Read More
Nikon announce major firmware upgrade for Nikon Z 9, enhances pro video and photos News 

Nikon announce major firmware upgrade for Nikon Z 9, enhances pro video and photos

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  Nikon Inc. has announced major feature additions to the Nikon Z 9, soon be available through a free firmware upgrade. The upgrade includes in-camera 12-bit RAW video at up to 8K 60p, oversampling at 4K UHD 60p, and a new Pre-Release Capture function that increases the odds of catching hard-to-predict moments. Additionally, Nikon has also announced AF performance enhancements... Read More
Photobook.ai provides update on new customers, features News Sponsored post 

Photobook.ai provides update on new customers, features

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Singapore-based AI photo/imaging software provider Photobook.ai announced a series of updates and client announcements. Among the new features: QuikPrints: The company added a super-fast order flow just for prints. Users can pick an entire folder or date range of photos, order reprints of some of them, and add-to-cart in a single step. Collage:  Support for “Multi-Photo Single-Surface” (MPSS) products (like collage... Read More
NRF: March retail sales grew despite higher inflation Market research 

NRF: March retail sales grew despite higher inflation

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Retail sales grew in March even as inflation edged higher, the National Retail Federation said today. “March retail sales show that consumers have maintained their ability to spend in the face of record-level inflation, supply chain issues and geopolitical unrest,” said Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO. “Consumers are adapting and shopping smarter for themselves and their families. We believe... Read More
Canon announces new Flex Zoom Lens Series of EF Cinema Lenses New Products 

Canon announces new Flex Zoom Lens Series of EF Cinema Lenses

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. launched a new series of lenses for the company’s EF Cinema Lens lineup — the Flex Zoom Lens series of lenses – which were developed to create cinema-style productions with greater workflow efficiency. The first lenses in the series are the CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F/FP wide-angle zoom lens and the CN-E45-135mm T2.4 L F/FP telephoto zoom lens. The... Read More