The Customization Group expands partnership with Aldi News Partnerships 

The Customization Group expands partnership with Aldi

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The Customization Group announced an expansion with ALDI SUISSE and HOFER Österreich, the brand name under which ALDI operates in Austria. Back in 2021, while trading under the Picanova name, TCG announced a personalized photo products site. In addition to photo books, canvases, or calendars, there are many products to choose from at the site, such as Starmaps, photo blankets,... Read More
December CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Results Show Strong Growth Boosted by Final Thanksgiving Weekend Days Market research News 

December CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Results Show Strong Growth Boosted by Final Thanksgiving Weekend Days

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Retail sales jumped strongly in December, boosted in part by two busy holiday shopping days during Thanksgiving weekend falling in the final month of the year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Growth rebounded strongly in December from a misleadingly weaker November as the result of the final... Read More
Scripps News renews “Photowalks” TV show with Jefferson Graham Feature News 

Scripps News renews “Photowalks” TV show with Jefferson Graham

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Scripps News is expanding its partnership with the travel photography series  “Photowalks” and the show’s host, journalist Jefferson Graham. Throughout the series, Graham takes viewers on a visual journey to the world’s most photographable places through the lens of Graham’s smartphone. The half-hour travel show was renewed for 30 new episodes, which run every Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on... Read More
ip.labs launches custom handwriting feature to personalized products News 

ip.labs launches custom handwriting feature to personalized products

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ip.labs, the Fujifilm subsidiary, has launched a white-label solution for integrating handwriting into personalized photo products. Handwriting from ip.labs can easily and intuitively convert handwritten or hand-drawn designs into customized photo products. The new Handwriting feature recognizes handwriting, drawn lines, and other details on photos and captures them for integration into personalized photo products such as prints of pictures, books,... Read More
ProGrade Digital announces higher capacity CFexpress 2.0 cards New Products 

ProGrade Digital announces higher capacity CFexpress 2.0 cards

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ProGrade Digital, Inc. announces a new CFexpress Type A Gold-class memory card in a 960GB capacity. This new capacity features the same quality as the current ProGrade CFexpress 2.0 Type A Gold 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB memory cards. The Gold line has a VPG 200 rating and has an NVME host interface with PCIe Gen3 x1 interconnect. ProGrade Digital’s CFexpress... Read More
Truly Engaging names Jason Rosso as chief revenue officer People on the Move 

Truly Engaging names Jason Rosso as chief revenue officer

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Truly Engaging announces the appointment of Jason Rollo. as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Rollo brings more than a decade of leadership experience as president of Scodix North America. His expertise in crafting and executing revenue strategies will be instrumental as Truly Engaging expands its presence across E-commerce for Consumers & Businesses, Education & Nonprofits, Print Service Providers (PSP), and our... Read More
Berti Skenderasi’s Journey from Albania to School Photography Innovator in America Podcasts 

Berti Skenderasi’s Journey from Albania to School Photography Innovator in America

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What if the journey to success meant reinventing yourself in an entirely new industry and a new country? Berti Skenderasi‘s story begins in Albania and winds through a diverse career path, eventually landing him in the volume photography business in the United States. Through determination, resilience, and a touch of serendipity, Skenderasi shifted from politics and computer repair to discovering his... Read More
Custom photo album maker Finao abruptly shuts down News 

Custom photo album maker Finao abruptly shuts down

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Longtime professional photo album supplier Finao Online LLC has abruptly closed, leaving customers with unfilled orders and unanswered questions. The company was founded in 2007 by Tony Randhawa and the late Christine Perry-Burke. Ironically, the company’s name was derived from the movie “Apollo 13,” where Ed Harris‘ character said, “Failure Is Not An Option.” Perusing the company’s Facebook reviews pages... Read More
NRF: Chief economist says 2024 “ended on a high note” Market research 

NRF: Chief economist says 2024 “ended on a high note”

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Economic growth withstood inflation, high interest rates, and other challenges in 2024 and should continue to show strength in 2025, said National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz. “The U.S. economy ended 2024 on a high note and the outlook looks promising for 2025,” Kleinhenz said. “Recent performance shows the economy is on solid footing and has been growing at... Read More
Getty Images/Shutterstock to merge Acquisitions News 

Getty Images/Shutterstock to merge

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Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock announced that the two stock-content giants entered a definitive merger agreement. The combined company, which would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion, will be named Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GETY”. As a combined company, Getty Images and Shutterstock will... Read More
Kyocera Nixka, Imaging Solutions to partner on inkjet photo printing system News 

Kyocera Nixka, Imaging Solutions to partner on inkjet photo printing system

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Aubagne, France-based Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems (KNIS), a maker of industrial inkjet printing systems, and Imaging Solutions AG (ISAG), a specialist in modular finishing systems for the photo market based in Dielsdorf, Switzerland, announced a partnership to integrate the Kyocera Belharra printing press with Imaging Solutions’ FastCut finishing module. In a press release, the company says “the synergy between KNIS’s advanced... Read More
70th anniversary SPAC convention expands offerings Events News 

70th anniversary SPAC convention expands offerings

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The 70th anniversary SPAC convention kicks off on Jan. 22, 2025, offering four days of education and networking. The sold-out trade show features more than 90 companies serving the volume photography marketplace. The conference program features more than 50 hours of education, in addition to two days of dedicated tradeshow time. There are numerous enhancements to the education program, where a... Read More
Top stories and photo/imaging trends to watch for 2025 Feature Opinion 

Top stories and photo/imaging trends to watch for 2025

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Readers of the Dead Pixels Society look to this site and newsletter for trends shaping the photo/imaging industry… and 2024 was no different. From acquisitions big and small to puzzling partnerships, here’s three top takeaways to consider for 2025: Industry consolidation highlights opportunities As with every year, there were many major acquisitions in 2024. In particular, the volume-photography market seemed... Read More
Lensrentals top rented photo and video products of 2024 report has some surprises Market research News 

Lensrentals top rented photo and video products of 2024 report has some surprises

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Leading gear rental site Lensrentals released its annual rental data review, which identifies the most popular gear rented throughout the calendar year. As the company has done for the past several years, the annual report provides some interesting insight into the popularity of brands and products. For example, the five most popular products rented were Canon lenses; indeed, Canon products... Read More