Tag: ColorCentric – The Dead Pixels Society

The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 GaryPageau Blurb, ColorCentric, COVID-19, Picaboo, Rick Bellamy, RPI

Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society talks with Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, about the company’s recent acquisition of Blurb, the forces driving industry consolidation, the future of print and RPI’s leadership role in COVID-19 response. RPI is a leading make-on-demand producer of private label personalized print services to businesses around the world, including books, greeting and holiday cards, apparel, and business products for e-commerce companies,... Read More

Acquisitions News Press releases

RPI acquires ColorCentric, Picaboo.com, and prInternet businesses from SoftPrint Holdings

September 25, 2019October 10, 2019 GaryPageau ColorCentric, Picaboo, printernet, RPI1 Comment

SEATTLE (Sept. 25, 2019) – Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI) a leader in the make‐on‐demand photo books, greeting cards and business products markets for e‐commerce companies, mass retailers, and Fortune 1000 corporations, today announced that it has acquired the assets of SoftPrint Holdings’ ColorCentric, Picaboo.com, and prInternet™ business units. The acquisition accelerates RPI’s ability to deliver expanded services for product builders... Read More

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Photo Finale adds ColorCentric as a fulfillment partner

March 6, 2019 GaryPageau ColorCentric, Dakis, IPIC, Photo Finale

ColorCentric Corp., Rochester, NY, announced the IPI IPIC conference the company has added Photo Finale as an output partner. Photo Finale customers can now choose ColorCentric as an output option for photobooks, calendars, greeting cards and much more. ColorCentric continues as a partner with Dakis. “This partnership is an opportunity to serve even more of the IPI membership,” says Rob... Read More

Earnings reports Opinion

Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges

April 26, 2017April 28, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon Photos, Artifact Uprising, Best Buy, ColorCentric, CVS, District Photo, Fastsigns, Google Photos, GrooveBook, Mixbook, Print Refinery, RPI, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Target, ThisLife, Walgreens2 Comments

Yesterday, photo-printing industry leader Shutterfly Inc. released its first quarter earnings, which revealed once again the on-going struggles of making a year-round business out the typically seasonal photo-printing business. Shutterfly has invested millions in photo-printing plants with national reach, and then watch much of the equipment sit idle until the fourth quarter. The challenges faced by Shutterfly, however, are also mirrored... Read More

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ColorCentric shutters 4EverBooks, offers Dakis partnership

March 8, 2017 GaryPageau 4EverBooks, ColorCentric, Dakis, SmileBooks

ColorCentric Corp., Rochester, NY., advised photo-specialty customers its white-label 4EverBooks photobook service was discontinued, offering a partnership with Dakis in to replace it. Customers using the Dakis platform can choose ColorCentric as fulfillment partner for photo books, canvas, metal prints and other on-demand photo products. Photobooks will be made using Dakis’ book-builder interface. Customer projects in process through the 4EverBooks desktop software... Read More

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Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era

May 28, 2015May 10, 2017 GaryPageau Centrics, ColorCentric, District Photo, HP, Kodak, Photo Finale, RPI, Shutterfly, Xerox

Over the last year, Shutterfly management has faced activist shareholders who are pressing for greater stock performance from the leading online photo-product company. Shareholders are understandably concerned about lower net income returns, low stock performance and increased expenditures. Last fall, Silver Lake Partners said it was planning to spend $2 billion to take private the Redwood City photo giant. Shutterfly management even... Read More