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VOLUME 21 NUMBER 33 2ND NOVEMBER 2009
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FUJIFILM:“NOPLANS”TO inproductionandwe CONSUMER
DISCONTINUELINES
havenoplansto CONFIDENCEISINTHE
discontinueanyofthem." BALANCE
Gunncontinued:"Weremainfully BritishRetailConsortiumhassaid
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ofphotographerswhoappreciate fragileasshownbythefigures
PRODUCTIONOFITSBLACKANDWHITEINSTANTFILM.
thequalityandflexibilityofrealfilm." publishedlastweek.RichardLim,
Fujifilmiscurrentlyinvolvedina BritishRetailConsortiumEconomist,
Fujifilm'sSeniorProductManagerfor discontinuationofsomeofFujifilm's numberofmarketingactivitiesbased said:“There’sasensethatthemood
ProfessionalFilm,RussGunn,explained instantfilm.Iwouldliketoconfirmthat aroundfilm,includingthechoose- ofcustomersisbeginningtoimprove,
theannouncement:"Itwasbroughtto allcurrentformatsofFP-100BandFP- film.comwebsite,theFujifilm butthishasyettobereflectedinthese
ourattentionthatanumberofwebsites 3000Bblackandwhiteinstantfilmand DistinctionsAwardsandtheFujifilm figures.Thisyear’srun-upto
werecarrying'news'ofthe FP-100Ccolourinstantfilmwillremain StudentAwards. Christmasperiodiscomparedtovery
weakfigureslastyear–whentotal
P R I C E WA R S salesgrowthfellbelowzero.
TAX AVOIDANCE:HIGHSTREETTHREAT
“Retailerswillbehopingforpositive
newsaboutemploymentandhousing
toboostconsumersentiment.”
THE PMA AND PIC DECRY UNFAIR PRICING ADVANTAGE CREATED BY TAX DODGING.
ThePMAandPIChavereleaseda thantrytocollectduty…somany ”Whencheapimports-onwhichno AWARDSWITH
jointstatementwarningthata importedproductsslipthrough,and taxhasbeenpaid-enterthe EPSON
“scam”whichenablesconsumersto somesellersincorrectlydeclarethe country,thereisseriousdamageto Epsonhasannounceditscontinued
buyproducts,including giftofnocommercialvalueforeasy companiesinthetrade,which supportoftheFederationof
photographicequipment,without clearance.” resultsinreducedservicesforthe EuropeanPhotographersEuropean
payingthecorrecttaxanddutyis Theunfairpricingcompetitionthen consumer.Ultimately,theconsumer ProfessionalPhotographeroftheYear
damagingboththeUKeconomy putsastrainontheUKretailer. suffers.” Awards.Theawardsareopentoall
andtheprofitsofUKretailers. professionalphotographerswith
Thestatementwarnedthispractice
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couldbecostingtheGovernmentas
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outsidetheEUadvertise winningimageswillbeprintedby
photographicgoodswithoutmention EpsonforanexhibitionatthePhoto
oftax,toattractbuyers.Thiscan MuseumofAntwerpandinother
givethemmorethana20%price majorcitiesthroughoutEurope.
advantage,”saidthestatement. Lastyear,theFEPenteredintoa
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cheaptosendgoodsoverthePacific sponsor-shipoftheFEPEuropean
Ocean.Thepostmanoftenfindsit ProfessionalPhotographerofthe
easiertodeliverthepackagerather YearAwards.
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