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District Photo announces top management change News People on the Move 

District Photo announces top management change

District Photo Inc. (DPI), the Beltsville, Maryland-based personalized photo print leader, announced Chris Hughes, current CEO of the Harrier Group LLC, will become president March 1. Harrier Group is the U.K. subsidiary of District, known for its Truprint brand (which later became Snapfish). Hughes will also lead the company’s Australian subsidiary, Prima Printing. Neil D. Cohen, the longtime CEO who... Read More
Scodix launches six digital enhancement presses New Products 

Scodix launches six digital enhancement presses

Scodix Inc. launched the next generation of its Ultra Digital Enhancement Press Series, consisting of six presses, each targeted to a specific market segment. “As the world’s most innovative and experienced company in digital print enhancement, with over 400 presses installed around the world, we’re now launching one expanded product line that’s been designed to meet the needs of all... Read More
Analysis: Gauging the impact of the new Shutterfly-Snapfish merger deal Acquisitions Feature News Opinion 

Analysis: Gauging the impact of the new Shutterfly-Snapfish merger deal

The breaking news this week wasn’t that Apollo Global Management announced $2.7 billion all-cash deal to acquire Shutterfly Inc.; that had been telegraphed for some time. Shutterfly’s board had set up an exploratory committee to make this happen (although it wasn’t the first time). Nor was it the announcement the company found a new president and CEO in Ryan O’Hara,... Read More
Apollo Global Management to acquire Shutterfly, Snapfish News Opinion 

Apollo Global Management to acquire Shutterfly, Snapfish

Funds Managed by Affiliates of Apollo Global Management Announce the Acquisition of Shutterfly, Inc. in an All-Cash Transaction Valued at $2.7 Billion Shutterfly, Inc. stockholders to receive $51.00 per share in cash in a transaction with an enterprise value of $2.7 billion Apollo Funds separately enter into a definitive agreement with Snapfish NEW YORK, June 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —... Read More
District Photo purchases its third Scodix digital enhancement press News Press releases 

District Photo purchases its third Scodix digital enhancement press

SCODIX, ISRAEL – 19 March 2019 – Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, today announces that District Photo has purchased a third Scodix digital enhancement press for its web-to-print services. Due to an urgent need for additional capacity, the third machine is planned to be installed in April in Phoenix. District Photo,... Read More
CaptureLife signs District Photo as a cornerstone partner in North America News Press releases 

CaptureLife signs District Photo as a cornerstone partner in North America

District Photo, a leader in digital imaging fulfillment and owner of Snapfish, will provide the CaptureLife mobile commerce platform and private photo sharing app to its network of professional photographers and consumers. Minneapolis, MN – November 27, 2018– CaptureLife Inc., the leading provider of enterprise mobile marketing and commerce solutions for professional photography businesses, and the developer of the CaptureLife... Read More
Apple updates iOS 12 Photo search, yields photo innovation leadership to Google News Opinion 

Apple updates iOS 12 Photo search, yields photo innovation leadership to Google

Buried under the announcements of the recent Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) hosted by Apple Inc. were several enhancements to the iOS Photos app. Overall, the WWDC coverage mentioned how mild the announcements were – and we will leave you to delve into the live-blogging and extensive articles by others – they were especially true for photography. Compared to some of... Read More
Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges Earnings reports Opinion 

Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges

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
Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era News Opinion 

Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era

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