At the IDEA AGM held in mid-November, Ryan Williams (Leica Australia) joined the IDEA board, while Steuart Meers (Photo Direct) and Jason McLean (Canon) chose not… Read more
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New kiosk software a good Fit
Photo Direct has expanded its brand portfolio, bringing Italian-based Fit Engineering’s photo kiosk hardware and ‘DiLand’ software to the Australian and New Zealand markets, specifically… Read more
‘Online an ACCC priority’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued proceedings in the Federal Court against the operator of the online electronics grey marketer Electronic Bazaar for… Read more
End-of-year Les Brener lunch
As has been the custom for several decades, a group of industry and now former industry leaders assembled last week for a lunch to share… Read more
Call for Christmas revellers
Photo Industry Christmas get-togethers have been organised in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria in early December. The events have been organised by PMA state branches… Read more
Seamless leadership change at Adeal
David Burlew joined Adeal Pty Ltd as Chief Operating Officer mid-way through 2013. This was his first role in the photographic industry following executive and… Read more
‘Painless’, low-cost online marketing
Following the PMA Specialty Photo Conference (Oct 31 – Nov 2) Stuart Holmes, managing director, Independent Photo Services, is urging photo specialist retailers to consider… Read more
Online sales mainly domestic
While is must gall Choice, with its palpable hatred of the Australian retailing industry, and Australia Post, with its new ShopMate service to assist US… Read more
CIPA data says CSCs sell
Latest data from the Japanese Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) confirm the rise of mirrorless interchangeable cameras in an otherwise shrinking global market for cameras… Read more
Samsung: NX1 will change perceptions
Samsung Electronics Australia has announced its flagship NX1 interchangeable lens camera is now available in Australia at a body-only RRP of $1899. The NX1 features… Read more