Claranova reports first half sales exceed €300 million Earnings reports News 

Claranova reports first half sales exceed €300 million

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PlanetArt parent Claranova reports half-year sales exceeded €300 million, with a normalized operating profit up 67% at constant rates to €27.5 million for an operating margin of 9.1%, with a net result of €2.2 million “The results for this first half of 2023-2024 demonstrate the tremendous work carried out by the teams for almost two years and the vigor of... Read More
Logitech debuts Mevo Core streaming Micro-Four Thirds camera News 

Logitech debuts Mevo Core streaming Micro-Four Thirds camera

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Logitech International introduced Mevo Core, the next generation live streaming camera in the Mevo ecosystem, now with Micro-Four Thirds lens mount. Mevo Core is available now for $999 (camera body only) at Mevo.com, B&H Photo Video and Amazon in the US and Canada, and will be offered with lens bundles at select retailers. Mevo Core is a 4K camera built for... Read More
NRF: Retail sales to reach at least $5.23 trillion in 2024 News 

NRF: Retail sales to reach at least $5.23 trillion in 2024

GaryPageau
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast that retail sales will increase in 2024 between 2.5% and 3.5% to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion. The announcement was made during NRF’s fourth annual State of Retail & the Consumer virtual discussion on the health of American consumers and the retail industry. “The resiliency of consumers continues to power the American economy, and... Read More
Canon unveils enhanced PRISMA Home v1.5 Cloud Portal New Products 

Canon unveils enhanced PRISMA Home v1.5 Cloud Portal

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. launched the revamped PRISMA Home v1.5 portal for accessing and managing PRISMA cloud-based applications. This update offers enhanced features and tools designed to empower Canon production printing and large format customers to help optimize access to their workflow processes and print production solutions. PRISMA Home serves as a centralized hub for cloud-based PRISMA workflow applications and tools... Read More
EFI adds new VUTEk Q3h XP and EFI Pro 33r Printers New Products 

EFI adds new VUTEk Q3h XP and EFI Pro 33r Printers

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Electronics For Imaging, Inc. introduced the EFI VUTEk Q3h XP printer – a true high-speed hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printer, offering superior-quality imaging along with flexible and versatile production-level throughput – and the next generation 3.2-metre EFI Pro 33r roll-to-roll LED printer. The new, 3.3-metre-wide VUTEk Q3h XP hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printer is available with four (CMYK) or six (CMYK, lc,... Read More
Tiffen 58mm Filter System now works with iPhone New Products 

Tiffen 58mm Filter System now works with iPhone

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Tiffen brings its award-winning professional motion picture and still lens filters to the iPhone with the new Tiffen Smartphone 58mm Filter Mount. The mount uses Apple’s MagSafe Technology to  magnetically secures to the back of an iPhone, where it accepts any Tiffen 58mm filter including Neutral Density (NDs), UV Protectors, Polarizers, Glimmerglass, Pro-Mist, Smoque, and Fog diffusion. The Tiffen Smartphone... Read More
Census data shows retail sales bounced back in February News 

Census data shows retail sales bounced back in February

GaryPageau ,
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows retail sales expanded in February after a strong but flat January, said Jack Kleinhkenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation (NRF). “Retail sales rebounded in a solid fashion in February, showing the consumer is still spending and pointing to underlying strength in the economy,” Kleinhenz said. “These results indicate that the economy is... Read More
IPI CONNECT draws big group to Louisville Print Refinery Events 

IPI CONNECT draws big group to Louisville Print Refinery

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The Dead Pixels Society visits the IPI Connect: Live Production Experience at the Print Refinery-Louisville East, in Louisville, KY, on March 13. In this event, IPI members saw firsthand how the Print Refinery-Louisville East uses cutting-edge printing equipment like the Fujifilm Revoria Press and the Logojet UV printers to serve new markets. The Print Refinery licensed business model is also... Read More
Visual 1st announces “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals” streamed Spotlight discussion April 10 Events 

Visual 1st announces “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals” streamed Spotlight discussion April 10

GaryPageau
Visual 1st announced next Spotlight presentation will be a streamed “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals”, April 10, 8:00 – 9:30 am. PST. The $19 Early Bird Ticket sale ends March 27. At Visual 1st’s Re-establishing Trust in Visuals – Untangling the potential solutions streamed Spotlight event on April 10, a panel of cutting-edge experts will take a deep-dive into the current... Read More
MyHeritage launches OldNews.com site for historical newspapers New Products 

MyHeritage launches OldNews.com site for historical newspapers

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MyHeritage, the leading global family history platform,  launched OldNews.com, a website for historical newspapers. OldNews.com enables genealogists, researchers, and history enthusiasts to search, save, and share articles about people and events throughout history. At launch, OldNews.com includes hundreds of millions of historical newspaper pages from around the world, with millions more added monthly. The website features easy navigation and consists... Read More
2024 Easter spending expected to top $22 billion Market research 

2024 Easter spending expected to top $22 billion

GaryPageau ,
Consumer spending is expected to reach a total of $22.4 billion this Easter, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The total figure is the second highest in the survey’s history, after last year’s record-setting $24 billion when the holiday fell nine days later in the year. “Each year, Americans look... Read More
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund sets March 26th for virtual awards ceremony to honor 2023 grant recipients Events 

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund sets March 26th for virtual awards ceremony to honor 2023 grant recipients

GaryPageau
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced it will host a virtual awards ceremony to honor recipients of the 2023 Eugene Smith Fund grant, fellowship, and finalist Award on Tuesday, March 26 beginning at 12:30 p.m. EST. Free and open to the public, the awards ceremony will include open discussions and presentations by last year’s grant recipients including Irina Werning... Read More
From Fire to Flourish: Rachel Arbuckle’s Journey to Photo Organizing Success Podcasts 

From Fire to Flourish: Rachel Arbuckle’s Journey to Photo Organizing Success

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There are moments when life throws a curveball that ignites a spark within us, reshaping our future in ways we never expected. Rachel Arbuckle is no stranger to such pivotal moments. On the podcast today, she recounts a harrowing experience that nearly cost her family’s photographic legacy to fire, prompting her to start 2000 Paces Photo Organizing. She transitions from the structured corporate world... Read More
Markzware launches app on Canva, ConvertMarkz New Products 

Markzware launches app on Canva, ConvertMarkz

GaryPageau
Markzware, Inc. announces a brand new app for Canva, called ConvertMarkz., This unique productivity tool converts Canva designs into desktop publishing (DTP) files, including Adobe InDesign, Affinity Publisher, and QuarkXPress. With the app, users can: Convert Canva files to DTP formats and various image types. Monetize designs, by extending the reach and impact of content. Extract stylized text and images,... Read More