Pomvom secures NIS 19.7m in private placement Investments News 

Pomvom secures NIS 19.7m in private placement

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lsraeli amusement park imaging company Pomvom is raising NIS 19.7 million (about $5.3 million) through an allocation to institutional investors in a private placement, reports Globes, Israel business news.  The offering was led by the provident and mutual funds of Mor Investment House and the mutual and hedge funds of IBI, alongside existing shareholders and additional classified investors. Other investors... Read More
The Art and Business of Photography with Lesle Lane Podcasts 

The Art and Business of Photography with Lesle Lane

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Discover how resilience and creativity blend in the world of photography with Lesli Lane, an inspiring third-generation photographer from Studio 13 in Indianapolis. Lane shares her journey from a family legacy in portrait and wedding photography to her unique niche in corporate and commercial photography. Her background as a national ice skating competitor has honed her adaptability and competitive spirit, guiding her through the... Read More
NRF: Holiday season was a notable success as ‘consumers came out to spend’ Market research 

NRF: Holiday season was a notable success as ‘consumers came out to spend’

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Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows core retail sales during the 2024 holiday season grew an unexpectedly high 4% over 2023 to a record $994.1 billion, coming in ahead of the National Retail Federation’s forecast, NRF said. Sales for the full year grew 3.6% over 2023 to a record $5.28 trillion. “Consumers came out to spend this... Read More
Insta360 debuts Insta360 Flow 2 Pro filmmaking stabilizer for smartphones New Products 

Insta360 debuts Insta360 Flow 2 Pro filmmaking stabilizer for smartphones

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Insta360 introduced the Insta360 Flow 2 Pro smartphone stabilizer. It’s available in two colors: Stone Grey and Summit White. The Standard Bundle is priced at USD 159.99, and the Creator Bundle at USD 189.99. This updated AI-powered gimbal features extended Apple DockKit integration, all-new Deep Track 4.0 AI tracking, and professional-grade features like Active Zoom Tracking and Multi-Person Tracking, plus upgrades to... Read More
DJI launches all-in-one vlog drone DJI Flip New Products 

DJI launches all-in-one vlog drone DJI Flip

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DJI announced DJI Flip, a new series of all-in-one vlog camera drones. At less than 249g, this drone features foldable full-coverage propeller guards. Photographers can capture i48MP photos and 4K videos with the drone’s 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor. DJI Flip retails for $439. “Building on the success of our consumer camera drones, we are introducing DJI Flip to combine the simplicity... Read More
Smartphoto group acquires System Insight Holdings Acquisitions 

Smartphoto group acquires System Insight Holdings

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Smartphoto group, the Belgian e-commerce group and personalized photography products and gifts company, announced the acquisition of System Insight Holdings, a well-established U.K. company specializing in event and souvenir photography under the commercial name Image Insight. With this acquisition, smartphoto adds a valuable new component to its growing B2B division, strengthening our commitment to capturing and preserving life’s most memorable... Read More
Vanguard Digital Printing adds a demo facility on the west coast News 

Vanguard Digital Printing adds a demo facility on the west coast

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Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a Durst Group company, has added a new demo facility on the west coast. In partnership with long-time Vanguard supporter and user, Chroma Imaging, this new facility will provide easier access to Vanguard technology for current and future customers on the west coast. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new 25,000 sq/ft state-of-the-art facility will serve... Read More
Kodak Moments debuts Edge Order station for retailers New Products 

Kodak Moments debuts Edge Order station for retailers

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Kodak Moments launched the Edge Order Station, a single touchpoint for consumers to upload, print, and create premium photo products at retail stores. With its smaller form factor, the Edge Order Station delivers significant speed and performance improvements compared to previous Kodak Moments order stations, most notably in software loading, backup and reboot times. “Reducing the time for these infrequent... Read More
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