We look at the second half of 2012 in photo retailing, as reported in Photo Counter… JULY Our lead story for the first week in… Read more
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BRIEFS: December 20
Fujifilm to increase paper prices…Kodak sells patents for US$525 mil…Polaroid’s Nikonic new model…Panasonic to offload Sanyo digicam manufacturing…Film’s decline documented Fujifilm to increase paper prices… Read more
GST changes parked until 2014
Any action on reducing the threshold on GST imports has been put off until the 2014-15 financial year at the earliest, given deadlines set by… Read more
Cost burden falls on specialists
(Just in case you hadn’t noticed), rising expenses are cutting into retail profits in specialty retailing, according to an in-depth report from BDO and BIS… Read more
PMA, IDEA join new retail lobby group
PMA has joined the Australian Traders Group, a new retail lobbying organisation formed ‘to work collectively to address key regulatory issues confronting the retail sector… Read more
Retailers to get cashed up consumers for Christmas?
Leading economic forecasters Deloitte Access Economics expects inflation-adjusted retail sales to grow 3.7 per cent this calendar year (4.4 percent in raw terms), with solid… Read more
2012 through the rear-view mirror…
As we rush (some of us with a slight limp) towards the end of the year, it’s an interesting exercise to reflect back on the… Read more
Ted’s Jason Robertson looks to future
Jason Robertson, having spent over half his life with Ted’s Cameras, left the retailer this week to pursue new opportunities. The teenage Jason started at… Read more
Google, Apple combine to grab Kodak patents
Apple and Google have joined forces to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak’s patents, according to a Bloomberg report this week. The… Read more
Fujifilm launches new photo book initiative
Fujifilm Australia has launched a new online, Facebook-only photo book business called Pixado. Pixado was launched last week, but the announcement appears to have had… Read more
