Popular photo app company VSCO terminates one-third of staff News 

Popular photo app company VSCO terminates one-third of staff

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The popular photo app VSCO has terminated about one-third of its staff. VSCO co-founder Joel Flory, posting on LinkedIn, stated the company – which is valued at more than $500 million – is letting go of 45 of its 150 employees, citing the sudden changes in the business environment. While not citing COVID-19 directly, Flory’s message references the necessity to... Read More
Video creation is fast, easy and free with YouTube Video Builder Marketing News 

Video creation is fast, easy and free with YouTube Video Builder

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YouTube launched a beta version of a free video building app for businesses. Video Builder is “for businesses who don’t have resources to create videos from scratch,” including features animates static assets—images, text and logos—with music from the YouTube library. Users can choose from a variety of layouts based on the message and goals, customize colors and font and quickly generate... Read More
Shutterfly names Vivian Liu CFO People on the Move 

Shutterfly names Vivian Liu CFO

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Shutterfly Inc. appointed Vivian Liu as senior vice president and CFO, effective Thursday, April 23. She succeeds interim CFO, Jason Sebring. “I am thrilled to welcome Vivian to the Shutterfly team,” said Hilary Schneider, president and chief executive officer of Shutterfly, Inc. “Vivian has a successful background with world-class companies, both public and privately-held, and has a proven track record... Read More
Best Buy furloughs 51,000 employees, updates earnings guidance News 

Best Buy furloughs 51,000 employees, updates earnings guidance

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Best Buy Co. Inc. announced business updates related to COVID-19 including, effective April 19, the temporarily furloughing of approximately 51,000 Domestic hourly store employees, including nearly all part-time employees. The company is retaining approximately 82% of its full-time store and field employees on its payroll, including the vast majority of In-Home Advisors and Geek Squad Agents. Furloughed employees will retain... Read More
Felix Schoeller Group responds to COVID-19 pandemic News 

Felix Schoeller Group responds to COVID-19 pandemic

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Felix Schoeller Group, based  Osnabrück, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with a range of measures, according to a company statement. The company is adjusting capacity at its specialty paper plants, and short-time working is being implemented in all German plants following the Easter holidays. Approximately 2,100 of 3,600 employees worldwide are affected. The company added, however, production is currently... Read More
HP launches free print, play and learn platform Marketing News 

HP launches free print, play and learn platform

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HP Inc. launched the free Print, Play & Learn online resource to support millions of families around the world who have transitioned to learning from home. Collaborating with education resource providers, including Education.com, TIME for Kids, Canva, and KiwiCo, HP is curating weekly literacy content as well as worksheets, coloring pages, puzzles and other learning printables for parents with children... Read More
Sigma launches dealer program to support COVID-19 relief efforts Promotions 

Sigma launches dealer program to support COVID-19 relief efforts

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Sigma Corporation of America launched a charitable initiative in partnership with authorized Sigma lens dealers nationwide. From now until June 30, 2020, 5% of all Sigma lens sales made through participating dealers will be donated to a charitable organization of the dealers’ choice (listed below). Donations will be made to organizations working on COVID-19 relief efforts to help ease the... Read More
March retail sales plummet during Coronavirus pandemic Market research News 

March retail sales plummet during Coronavirus pandemic

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Retail sales saw their biggest monthly drop on record during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced restaurants, bars and many stores to temporarily close across the nation and stay-at-home orders also impacted gasoline sales, reported the National Retail Federation. But sales soared at grocery stores and were up at other retailers deemed “essential” as well, offsetting some of the decline. “COVID-19... Read More
Apple introduces second-generation iPhone SE New Products 

Apple introduces second-generation iPhone SE

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Apple announced the second-generation $399 iPhone SE, featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and  Touch ID for industry-leading security. iPhone SE comes in a compact design, reinvented from the inside out, and is the most affordable iPhone. Apple claims iPhone SE also features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone, which unlocks the benefits of computational photography including Portrait... Read More
Paris Aerial Photography Awards launch best aerial photographs international competition Events Photo contests 

Paris Aerial Photography Awards launch best aerial photographs international competition

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The Paris Aerial Photography Awards is inaugurating its first edition in 2020 by inviting all professional and amateur photographers, whether they take photos from a high point of view or use tools such as drones, helicopters, paragliders, and all sizes of aircraft, to submit their best photographs to celebrate the best of aerial and bird’s-eye view photography. Photographers can submit... Read More
Fujifilm accelerates the production of antiviral drug “Avigan Tablet” for COVID-19 News 

Fujifilm accelerates the production of antiviral drug “Avigan Tablet” for COVID-19

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FUJIFILM Corp. announced the expansion of its manufacturing capacity at FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd. to significantly increase the production of its influenza antiviral drug “Avigan Tablet” for treating patients with COVID-19. To further boost the supply of Avigan, Fujifilm is also allocating additional capacity at its FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Co. Ltd. facility in Japan, for the production of pharmaceutical intermediates used to manufacture... Read More
Serge Crasnianski transfers Photo-Me shares to Tibergest holding company News 

Serge Crasnianski transfers Photo-Me shares to Tibergest holding company

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Photo-Me Ltd., the instant-service equipment group, was notified on April 8 Serge Crasnianski, CEO and deputy chairman of Photo-Me, has transferred his full ownership of 205,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in Photo-Me to Tibergest PTE LTD. Crasnianski is the ultimate beneficial owner of Tibergest PTE LTD, and as a result of the above transaction, Crasnianski and “persons closely... Read More
TIPA Awards recognize leading products of 2020 Events News 

TIPA Awards recognize leading products of 2020

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The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced the winners of the 2020 TIPA World Awards.TIPA World Award winners in 40 categories represent the wide range of products and services that make up the imaging industry today, including inkjet papers, imaging software, storage media, accessories, lighting, monitors and more, the organization said. “Given the extraordinary circumstances the world and our... Read More
MasterClass launches weekly free, live-stream series News Promotions 

MasterClass launches weekly free, live-stream series

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MasterClass announced MasterClass Live, a new series where members can connect with MasterClass instructors and outside experts, taking their learning beyond MasterClass’s video-streaming classes, downloadable workbooks, and apps. For the foreseeable future, MasterClass is making this member benefit free. “MasterClass Live is directly part of our mission to democratize access to the world’s best,” said David Rogier, co-founder and CEO of MasterClass.... Read More