Enthusiast magazine and website Photo Review’s annual Australian Photo-enthusiast’s Survey indicates plenty of interest in purchasing new gear in 2014, and provides some valuable insights into… Read more
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Interchangeables where the action is
The Camera & Imaging Products Association (Japan) this week announced its 2013 annual camera and lens production figures along with its outlook for camera shipments… Read more
‘Pockets of opportunity’ in GfK figures
Another quarter of mixed results for what GfK describes as the Australian Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) industry, led to an overall revenue decline of 1.4 percent… Read more
Enthusiasts main market for photo printing
A recent Infotrends study of the US photo retailing market shows that enthusiasts, rather than family snapshooters, are the biggest buyers of printed photo products.… Read more
‘Photo’ sales dollars 20 percent down: GfK
GfK’s latest quarterly Temax report on technical consumer goods sales sees spending on what it calls the Photo sector – cameras, camcorders, lenses and printers… Read more
Catalogues trump emails trump Facebook
Retailers feeling inadequate because they haven’t yet developed a ‘social commerce’ strategy will take heart from a recent report indicating plain ol’ email is a… Read more
Online shopping levelling off?
While online shopping continues to grow, it is projected to account for under 10 percent of total retail sales by 2017 – up from 7… Read more
NAB: Online up, offshore-online plateaus
For the year to April 2013, Australians spent $13.5 billion online, equivalent to around 6 percent of traditional retail spending, according to the monthly NAB… Read more
Camera sales decline slows, interchangeables grow
The slump in camera sales which started in the Australian market in 2011 and hit hard in 2012, is beginning to be arrested, with the… Read more
Keen photographers shop everywhere
Enthusiast magazine Photo Review’s recent reader survey gives retailers an insight into the buying habits and technology preferences of a representative group of dedicated picture-takers… Read more