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VOLUME 21 NUMBER 29 5TH OCTOBER 2009
R E TA I L E R N E W S
S N I P P E T S
HSBCRESCUESJESSOPS LEICAPRODUCES
ONE-OFFFORAP
RESTRUCTURINGARRANGEMENTTOSAVETHOUSANDSOFJOBS
MAGAZINE
Incelebrationof
HSBChasagreedtoforgive Jessopspensionfundcontrolling33% Amateur
photographicretailchainJessops andanemployeebenefittrustattwenty Photographer’s125th
£34millionofdebtinreturnfora percent. Thecompanytakingcontrol approvedbyshareholders,butit yearofpublication,
47%stakeinthecompany. The ofJessops’assetsisnamedSnap wasdeemedimmediatelynecessary Leicahasconfirmeditistomake
chain’smainoperatingcompanyisto Equity.Aftertherestructuring,the amidstfearsthatJessopsmaynot oneexclusivecameraforthe
beboughtbyanewfirm. companywillhavedebtsamountingto magazinetogiveaway–a
HSBC,asJessops’maincreditor,will £20million.
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versionofthefull-frameM9. It
takethelargeststake,withthe Suchadealwouldusuallyhavetobe willcomewithaLeica35mmf/2
Summicron-MAsphlensinakit
D E A L E R S U P P O RT worthmorethan£6,700.
Photographerswantingtowinthe
SAMSUNGLAUNCH
camerawillhavetocollecttokens
ineditionsofAPstartingin
“HEAVYWEIGHT” AD CAMPAIGN
October,andenteradraw.
SamsungDigitalImagingislaunching MarketingManager,SamsungDigital whowantmuchmorefromtheirdigital PHOTOMART
a£2mmulti-disciplineadvertising Imaging Division. compactcamera.” INTRODUCES DRY
campaignthisweektosupport its new “Thiscampaignallowsusto illustrate Thenewcampaignfeaturesthetagline SOLUTIONS TO
2Viewproducts. thecuttingedgetechnologyonofferin “Twicethefunofanycamera”. PHARMACY
Thecampaign,comprisingTV,print ourlatestmodelsand targetconsumers London-based
andonlineactivity,willfocusonthe distributor
recentlylaunchedST500andST550
R E TA I L I M A G I N G S H O W 2 0 0 9
Photomart
cameras,whichfeaturetheworld’sfirst willbe
frontandbackLCD screens. demonstrating
Thenewadvertisingcampaign thelatestdry
launcheswitha30secondspoton1st labtechnology
October,andrunsthroughout the andin-store
monthacrossITV1(London/Midwest solutionsatthe
/North/Scotland/SouthEastand PharmacyShowtobe
Ulster),Channel4,FIVEandSky, heldattheNECinBirminghamon
alongsideothermulti-channeland the11th&12thofOctober.
videoon demandslots.TheTV TheExanMLdrylabserieswas
campaignwillbesupportedbyprint launchedearlierthisyearand
advertisinginspecialistphotography featuresanopensystems
titlesandonlinebannerand‘search’ architecturemakingiteasyto
activity. expandandcompatiblewithmost
“We’reveryproudofthe2View consumerterminalsandoutput
range”saidSteveMitchell,General Read about the Retail Imaging Show 2009 - pages 8-9. devices.
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