Autopilot Print launches Apple Silicon Mac apps New Products 

Autopilot Print launches Apple Silicon Mac apps

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Autopilot Print, an enterprise solution for photo-labs, released its photo-printing apps for the Apple M1 Macs, which are powered by Apple Silicon, the first-ever chip designed by Apple for desktops. Autopilot’s photo printing apps, including Photo Prints+, Photo Prints Now and Printicular, are already available on iPhone and iPad. With the new Mac apps, customers can order photo prints and gifts directly from... Read More
PPA announces board of directors People on the Move 

PPA announces board of directors

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Professional Photographers of America (PPA) welcomes Virginia photographer Mary Fisk-Taylor, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI, API, EA-ASP, as its new president. Fisk-Taylor began her year-long term that extends through the end of February 2022. “I am incredibly proud to be the new PPA President and to serve our community,” Fisk-Taylor said. “My heart bursts with gratitude for all those before me that... Read More
USPS announces next phase of organizational changes News 

USPS announces next phase of organizational changes

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced the next phase of its organizational changes, including district consolidations, centralization of marketing functions, and realignment of Logistics and Processing Operations, claiming these changes will drive efficiencies and better decision-making. Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy provided details of the next phase of organizational changes he first announced in August 2020: District Consolidation... Read More
Leica Camera announces Leica Women Foto Project award winners Events News 

Leica Camera announces Leica Women Foto Project award winners

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Leica Camera USA announced the three recipients of its second annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. This prestigious award is a part of the Leica Women Foto Project, an ongoing commitment to diversity in visual storytelling to help empower the female point of view through photography. This year’s winners: Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman, and Anna Boyiazis were awarded $10,000, a Leica Q2 (valued at $4,995) as well as... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of March 8 SDKs and APIs 

Industry Notes for the week of March 8

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  App news and updates Dispo app raises $20 million Dispo, the single-use-camera-inspired photo app, has raised $20 million in Series A funding, according to Axios. The company was co-founded by YouTuber star David Dobrik. The $20 million Series A funding led by Spark Capital results in a valuation of about $200 million. The startup raised $4 million in seed funding led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven... Read More
Hasselblad Heroines returns for third year News 

Hasselblad Heroines returns for third year

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Hasselblad Inc. announced its third year of Hasselblad Heroines. Through weekly spotlights over eight weeks, each Heroine will share their experiences in their career, challenges in the industry, and inspiration in their art through short video interviews. By putting a spotlight on these talented creatives, Hasselblad Heroines hopes to encourage the next generation of female photographers to go against the... Read More
Kodak announces new capital sources, debt structure News 

Kodak announces new capital sources, debt structure

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Eastman Kodak Co. announced a series of financial transactions providing access to new capital, addressing maturing debt obligations, and strengthening the company’s ability to invest in strategic growth opportunities in print, advanced materials and chemicals, the company said. Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC has provided Kodak with an initial $225 million term loan and a commitment to provide delayed-draw term... Read More
WSJ: Shutterfly in talks to go public. Again. News 

WSJ: Shutterfly in talks to go public. Again.

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Less than two years since leading photo personalization company, Shutterfly Inc., went private through its acquisition by Apollo Global Management, the Wall Street Journal reports the company is in talks to go public as part of the latest wave of financial tools called “special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.” According to the article by Cara Lombardo and Miriam Gottfried, Shutterfly is... Read More
Printful, Wix expand partnership to include warehousing News 

Printful, Wix expand partnership to include warehousing

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Online printing and fulfillment company Printful announced an expanded partnership with the Wix eCommerce platform, introducing warehousing and fulfillment services to Wix eCommerce merchants. Alongside Printful’s core print-on-demand offering, the new fulfillment services will enable merchants to store, stock, and ship orders, with expedited shipping options including same-day delivery. Wix eCommerce merchants can now store inventory created with Printful or... Read More
Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content News 

Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content

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Vecnos Inc., the company spun out of Ricoh Company, Ltd., announced a major update to IQUISPIN, a smartphone app for easy creation and sharing of 360-degree content. The update (v3.0.0), introduces SphereFlow, a completely new way to browse 360-degree content, plus other updates that make editing and sharing 360-degree photos to social media even easier. The app is available for... Read More
Nikon merges ViewNX-1 and Capture NX-D into NX Studio New Products 

Nikon merges ViewNX-1 and Capture NX-D into NX Studio

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Nikon Inc. announced the release of NX STUDIO (Ver.1.0), a free all-in-one software enabling viewing, processing, and editing of still images and video captured with a Nikon digital camera.  The new NX STUDIO computer software integrates the functions of Nikon’s ViewNX-i image viewing software and Capture NX-D processing and editing software. The software is available for Windows and for MacOS.... Read More
Smartphoto Group reports double-digit revenue growth Earnings reports 

Smartphoto Group reports double-digit revenue growth

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Wetteren, Belgium-based Smartphoto group reported double-digit revenue growth, increasing 9.9 million euro from 51.5 million euro in 2019 to 61.4 million euro in 2020. EBITDA grew by 34.9% from 8.8 million euro in 2019 to 11.9 million euro in 2020, i.e. an increase of 3.1 million euro. Net profits grew 21.24% to 8.397 euro, from 6.926 euro in 2019. The... Read More
Glossy Finish named official photographer for Sports Force Parks in 2021 News 

Glossy Finish named official photographer for Sports Force Parks in 2021

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Sandusky, Ohio-based Sports Force Parks announced a new partnership with Glossy Finish to become the official tournament photographer for the 2021 season. The Glossy Finish professional photography staff will capture action shots to commemorate the athlete’s experience, and all photo packages are delivered on-site. The park’s ten fields include soccer/lacrosse and baseball/softball fields, and also include an ADA-accessible adaptive field... Read More
Apollo Global Management to acquire Michaels for $5 billion Acquisitions 

Apollo Global Management to acquire Michaels for $5 billion

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Craft retailer The Michaels Companies announced it has entered into a $5 billion deal to merge with affiliates of investment fund Apollo Global Management. (Incidentally, Apollo Global Management owns Shutterfly Inc.) Under the terms of the agreement, Apollo will commence a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Michaels for $22.00 per share in cash. The purchase price represents... Read More
NRF: 2021 could see record retail sales growth but economy still hinges on coronavirus Marketing 

NRF: 2021 could see record retail sales growth but economy still hinges on coronavirus

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A wide array of economic indicators point toward potentially record retail sales growth during 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic remains the biggest challenge for the year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). “There is no doubt the economy is positioned for growth in 2021, but how much growth comes down to a single non-economic force – the coronavirus,” said... Read More