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VOLUME 21 NUMBER 36 23RD NOVEMBER 2009
L A U N C H
S N I P P E T S
SWAINSANDTIFFEN
CANON BIDS FOR
PRINTING
LAUNCHONLINESTORE
Canonhaslaunchedabidofoneand
ahalfbillioneurosforOce.Thebidis
SHOP FOR FILTERS ONLINE…AT SHOP4FILTERS! equivalentto€8.60perOcéshare.
Thebidisthoughttobepartof
SwainsInternationalPLC,inconjunction andpricesasthewebsite.TheseRetail
Canon’slongtermplanstoexpand
withTiffenInternationalLtdannounces Tiffencentresofexcellencewillbe
intoprofessionalprinting,asOce’
shop4filters:thefirstdedicatedwebsite promotedviathewebsiteandbe
mainbusinessisindigitalprintingof
forpurchasingTiffenfiltersonline. The locatedacrossthecountry,makingit retailersanditiseasyforthemtoget
mediasuchasmarketingmailand
websitewillincludethefullTiffenfilter eveneasierforpeopletogetholdofa involvedinthisprogram,theonly
bankstatements.
rangeandfeatureseveralRetailer‘Tiffen Tiffenfilterandhavethepersonal criteriabeingthattheyholdaminimum
CentresofExcellence’,selectedstockists serviceofanin-storeexpert.Thisnew stocklevel.
KODAK RESEARCHER
thatwillprovidethesamespecialoffers websiteprovidesgreatopportunitiesfor Cont/d.. on Page 10
HONOUREDWITH
I N T E R C H A N G E A B L E L E N S
AWARD
RetiredKodakresearchscientistBryce
JESSOPS TO BE DE-LISTED FROM
Bayer,hasbeenhonouredbythe
RoyalPhotographicSocietywithits
STOCK EXCHANGE
ProgressAward. Bayerinventedthe
colourfilterarraywhichis
incorporatedintonearlyeverydigital
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER INTERVIEW REVEALS BIG PLANS FOR HIGH STREET CHAIN
cameraonthemarket.TheBayer
Filterenablesasingleimagesensorto
Jessops’ChairmanDavidAdamshas whichAdamshimselfcalled“bizarre”. Theinterviewcanbereadon
capturecolourimagesthatotherwise
spokentothespecialistconsumer “Itdoesn’townJessopsGroupLimited AmateurPhotographerMagazine’s
wouldrequirethreeseparatesensors
magazineaboutthefutureofthe anymore…itwillbede-listedbefore website.
attachedtoabeamsplitter.
Jessopschaininaninterview.The Christmas.”
firm,whichisnowownedbySnap SmallversionsofJessopsstoreshave
C O M PA C T S
EquityLtd,itself47% ownedbyHSBC beenincludedwithinWHSmithsshops
bank,hasfrequentlyfounditself inthreelocationsasasortoftrial.
describedas“troubled”since2007’s Adamssaidthatthecurrentportfolioof
hugedropinitsshareprices. AsPixel 200storesgavethemastrengthin
reported,lastmonthanexpertfrom numberswhendealingwithsuppliers:
TheTimescommentedthatthecurrent “theyneedusandweneedthem.”
sharessituation,whilstnot Adamswasoptimisticaboutthe
contraveningtermsofthestock Christmastradingperiodandthatthe
exchange,didn’tappeartomakeany businesswouldmakea“significantstep”
senseasthefirmwas“effectively towardsprofitabilityin2010,partly
bust”.DespiteJessopsPLCnotactually becauseofthefirm’sbankloanbeing
owningthechainanymore,itsshares cutto£20m.Storerefurbishments,whilst
arestilltradingataroundapenny provingsuccessfulforthestoresthey
each,placingitatavalueof havebeenimplementedin,arebeing
approximately£1m-asituation putonholdduetofinancialconstraints. Casio launch Endurance compact, page 14
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