Fujifilm digital photo centre kiosks
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010FUJIFILM’s DPC (digital photo centre) kiosks are said to provide a complete solution for a range of retail business models.
Eastmon to close remaining retail stores
Thursday, November 18th, 2010In a move that demonstrates that photo retail is still very much evolving, Eastmon Digital has announced that it is planning to close its six remaining stores by February 2011,
Apparently there had been some parties interested in buying the stores, but these approaches have been rejected.
Official: Canon is “reviewing its channels”
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010In light of rumours that Canon is going to sell direct to consumers in Australia from October 5, we contacted Canon’s PR agency Hill & Knowlton to find out what the official line was. Here’s the response:
Canon to sell direct to Australian consumers from October 5?
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Anyone who’s ever had anything to do with retail, will know how much retailers despise manufacturers or distributors who sell direct to the public. Manufacturers and distributors can obviously command bigger margins, and can offer lower prices, so they have an unfair advantage when competing against retailers. Plus it’s also like a partner becoming a competitor (not really good sport).So it’s with great interest that we’ve been monitoring rumours that Canon is about to sell direct to consumers in Australia.