Tag: RPI – 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

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RPI acquires Blurb

August 3, 2020 GaryPageau Blurb, RPI

Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI), the Seattle, Wash.-based digital printing giant, has acquired Blurb, the e-commerce platform for print-on-demand books, magazines, and other services for self-publishers and creative professionals. “This is a strategic acquisition for us and culminates the long-term partnership between our two companies,” said Rick Bellamy, CEO, RPI. “Blurb’s primary audiences are creative professionals and self-publishers, and this acquisition... 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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Top 10 Dead Pixels Society photo industry stories of 2017

December 26, 2017 GaryPageau Agfa, Canon, Costco, DxO, Fujifilm, Glossy Finish, Kodak, Kodak Alaris, Lifetouch, Minolta, NeoModern, Nikon, Polaroid, RPI, Shutterfly, Sony

It’s been a busy year for the Dead Pixels Society, with the launching of the full blog and a weekly newsletter. Here are the top 10 stories from the website, based on hits and shares: 10) Costco gets into business printing Costco has added business printing to its online Photo Center. The company notified customers of the addition of business... 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

Events Press releases

Business Forum Imaging Cologne 2017

January 19, 2017January 20, 2017 GaryPageau Business Forum Imaging, Canon, CeWe, di support, Fujifilm, GfK, International Contact, Kodak Alaris, Mitsubishi Electric, Mobile Photo Connect, Panasonic, Photo Imaging News, Photokina, PNA, RPI, Yuneec

March 1 to 2, 2017, photokina will present the Business Forum Imaging Cologne 2017 at the Congress Centre North of Koelnmesse. Under the theme “Moving beyond the limits”, the conference focuses on the opportunities that are created by the new enthusiasm of consumers about photography as well as by innovative products and technologies. Top-caliber speakers from all parts of the... 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