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Fujifilm cameras featured at Getaway Outposts by Walmart News 

Fujifilm cameras featured at Getaway Outposts by Walmart

Walmart and Getaway, a health and wellness hospitality company, announced a new partnership designating Walmart as Getaway’s first official retail partner and will introduce offerings for guests starting this fall such as The General Store by Walmart, opening at select Getaway Outposts. Getaway offers guests disconnected stays in nature located less than a two-hour drive from major cities across the... Read More
Google Photos adds monthly subscription, retail pick up at Walgreens News 

Google Photos adds monthly subscription, retail pick up at Walgreens

Google Photos is adding two more ways for consumers to print their photos, including a revival of its monthly print subscription service. Google Photos tested a $7.99 monthly 10-unit 4×6 cardstock photo subscription service earlier this year but discontinued in June. Google uses AI to choose the photos. In the newest service, the photos are still chosen by AI but... Read More
Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink News 

Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink

LiveLink Technology, Inc., provider of online and in-store photo services for Walmart, CEWE and others, announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), a subsidiary of the patent transaction and advisory company Dominion Harbor Enterprises, for the MPV Kodak digital imaging portfolio. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. MPV acquired the Kodak digital-imaging portfolio... Read More
Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site News Press releases 

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, enters its eighth year in business with the broadest retail reach of any mobile photo printing app. Through its award-winning 1 Hour Photo app, MailPix is the only company working with all five... Read More
Google Photos debuts print-to-retail at Walmart, CVS News Opinion 

Google Photos debuts print-to-retail at Walmart, CVS

Despite the fact prominent tech personalities ignorantly stating photo printing is dead, no one has bothered to tell Google Photos that. After a series of upgrades to its popular photo app – including photo book printing – the giant has added canvas prints and same-day print-to-retail to 11,000 locations, primarily Walmart and CVS Pharmacy. In a blog post, Shimrit Ben-Yair,... Read More
Should shareholders vote for Shutterfly sale? Analyst says yes, with reservations News Opinion 

Should shareholders vote for Shutterfly sale? Analyst says yes, with reservations

While most industry watchers have acquiesced that the acquisition of Shutterfly by Apollo Global Management, with the corresponding merger with Snapfish, is a done deal, there are still some steps to be completed by the expected close by the end of the year. First, the merger is subject to government scrutiny under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, designed to maintain competition. As... Read More
1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations News Press releases 

1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations

No credit card needed, just pay in store Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced the popular 1 Hour Photo photo-printing app for iOS and Android now connects to 20,000 retail locations, including CVS, Walmart, Target, Walgreens and Duane Reade. Consumers can print 4×6, 5×7, 8×10 prints, photo panels, photo magnets and 4×8 greeting cards... Read More
MailPix releases Photobucket 1 Hour Photo app News Press releases 

MailPix releases Photobucket 1 Hour Photo app

Android and iOS app offers convenient photo printing for Photobucket users MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced its latest app, Photobucket 1 Hour Photo, for iOS and Android. The app connects to more than 20,000 convenient retail locations for pick up including CVS Pharmacy, Walmart, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Target and others. Users can choose glossy photo-quality prints from 4×6,... Read More
Your old family memories with new ones, all in one place Press releases 

Your old family memories with new ones, all in one place

YesVideo’s New MemoryCloud Platform Allows Digitized Vintage Photos and Videos to Be Easily Viewed and Organized in Google Photos If you’re like most of us, your family photos and videos are living in several places. Last year’s surprise birthday party photos are on your smartphone. Your festive family reunion photos are in an online account. And all of mom and... Read More
“Goodbye and Thank You”: After Walmart purchase, Art.com shutters international operations News 

“Goodbye and Thank You”: After Walmart purchase, Art.com shutters international operations

That didn’t take long. The surprise purchase of Art.com by Walmart has already led to the shutdown of its international sites and those of its sister brand, Allposters.com. For Art.com, that impacts Visit Art.co.uk and Art.fr. AllPosters.com has 25 localized sites including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Japan,  according to its website. We have reached out to Walmart for a response. Thanks to Vincent Granier for the tip. Read More
Analysis: Walmart acquires Art.com, adding to home palette Feature News Opinion 

Analysis: Walmart acquires Art.com, adding to home palette

Strategic win-win for Walmart acquisition of Art.com combining the strengths of art and commerce. Having worked with the Art.com team in merchandising and in product design, I have the utmost respect for their talented team, global acumen, and progressive technologies. It’s well noted that mining the proven expertise and consumer data around art commerce will prove fertile ground for product... Read More
Photo specialty can compete – and win – against big players Feature Opinion Sponsored post 

Photo specialty can compete – and win – against big players

Guest post by Steve Giordano Jr., president, Photo Finale. I spend my day talking to photo specialty retailers. Many share their triumphs and challenges being an imaging industry entrepreneur. One common thread is frustration over the apparent competitive advantage enjoyed by Shutterfly, Snapfish, Walgreens, and other large-scale photofinishing brands. I say “apparent” because, the truth is, an independent retailer can beat a... Read More
Photo printing poised for growth, according to report Market research News 

Photo printing poised for growth, according to report

Innovations in business models, technology and products are keys to driving photo-printing revenues, according to the “Expanding the U.S. Photo Printing Market” report from F/22 Consulting and Photo Imaging News. While conventional prints continue to enjoy the largest share of orders and unit sales, sustained growth will be driven by continuous personalized product innovation. “It’s critical to reflect on the... Read More
Independent retailers embrace Photo Finale Enterprise Sponsored post 

Independent retailers embrace Photo Finale Enterprise

Modern technology lets photo retailers compete with the big players The online photo business has change a lot over the past few years. Mobile-enabled responsive sites are now a requirement, not a luxury. Modern UI and backend reliability can make the difference between getting an order and losing out to a competitor. Features that were once just “nice to have,”... Read More