Tag: Photo specialty
The Distributors Channel Evolves
Distributors are classic middlemen, occupying the crucial space midway between manufacturers and retailers. Only the best ones survive and prosper, and they do so...
Creative Connections: The Phone, the Imaging Retailer and the Next Generation
Consumers are taking more photos and weaving photography into more aspects of their lives than ever before. That’s great news for the photo industry,...
Heard on the Show Floor—Dealers’ Perspectives
Austin PittmanDistrict Manager, Bedford Camera & VideoSpringdale, ArkansasEstablished back in 1974, Bedford Camera & Video has steadily grown and is now a ...
The 2013 State of Retail: Managing Trends in Technology and Online...
It’s early in the year, but 2013 is already shaping up to be a game-changing year in retail news. As the year 2012 came...
The Big Get Bigger, or Do They? The Changing Face of...
With the recent implosion of Ritz Camera & Image, the ongoing struggles of Best Buy and the highly visible bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak, the...
Strategy Session: Sony—Always Looking at What’s Next
Kelly Davis’s responsibilities as vice president of Digital Imaging at Sony puts her at the forefront of the company’s camera initiatives. With Sony’s recent...
PIR 2012 Photofinisher of the Year: The Imaging Depot
The Imaging Depot is located in an old post-deco-style Greyhound bus depot built in 1940, but its business model—based on evolving the retail and...
PIR June/July Tech Trends: Photo Print Product vs. Camera Spending among...
In the photo specialty channel, consumers under age 35, as a proportion of total photo print product revenue, are in line with total retail...
Buying Groups: The Essential Edge
It’s practically a cliché that imaging industry buying groups enable small and medium-size photo specialty retailers to compete on a more level playing field...
Getting the Inside Edge: Sony Gets the Word Out
With Sony’s recent emergence in the photo specialty category with their range of Alpha, Cyber-shot and Handycam products, Sony was faced with the challenge...
