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the Pixel Live forums, Swains officially announced the acquisition of SPS Logistics, known in the UK as Tudor, in April. BluBox announced a successful buy-out,Widget took over distribution for Flip Video and Ansmann appointed Intro2020 as its new distributor. Spicer Hallfield went into administration. Movie-capable DSLRs were the
product of the month, with the release of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II, and the Nikon D5000. Sony announced the HandycamTG7VE – the world’s smallest full HD camcorder, and the Everio X Hybrid camera was launched by JVC. Panasonic announced a major
advertising campaign for the G1 and FameArt launched an ad campaign for Energizer batteries. Lee Boniface became Country Director for Canon and spoke to Pixel about his new duties and his expectations of the role. Retailers were warned of rate rises
amounting to £250 million, DSGi announced its intention to withdraw from several central European areas and finally, TIPA announced the hero products of 2009. In May, the much-anticipated first
digital Polaroid camera was launched, employing Zero-Ink technology to produce those iconic instant prints. Jessops rolled out a passport
photo service to 200 stores nationally, involving Fujifilm cameras, portable backgrounds and staff training.Meanwhile, retail businesses all over begin preparations for a potential Swine flu pandemic. Pixel interviewed Tim Capps of
Blubox on their product offering, and Thierry Barel about his impending departure from Photo-Me.Voting opened for this year’s Pixel Trade Awards. June saw the launch of Pentax’ long
awaited K7 DSLR, Casio’s superzoom EX H10, Sony’s CybershotW180, new Pentax lenses and additions to Canon’s Selphy printer range. John Lewis revealed details of
new electrical branches, to be called John Lewis at Home, and initial news of digital passport regulations surfaced, causing much debate as to the potential effect this could have on retailers who made a profit from them. In the following issue, Pixel interviewed James Hall, Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service, who revealed the future of identity photo printing, and that passport photos and biometric data will have to be collected digitally by 2012. The EP1, Olympus’ pioneering
Micro Four Thirds camera, was finally released after many months of industry speculation and mirrored the style of the original PEN. Thousands of pounds worth of
Nikon equipment was stolen from RobertWhite Photographic in a complicated fraud, and Pixel joined in the campaign for information to the whereabouts of the stock. Good news then, in July, when
RobertWhite Photographic reported that the majority of the stolen goods had been recovered by police raids and retailers who had bought the products in good faith and then checked the serial numbers against those listed in reports of the theft. Manfrotto launched
summer advertising campaign at the cricket, televised on Sky. Canon and Nikon supported dealers and pleased consumers with cashback offers on popular models. The Pentax OptioW80 was launched too. Kodak and Fujifilm both
retired older film models in July, proving that this really is the time to move on from old favourites and make way for new models and trends. In August, Pixel looked at what the recently
announced quarterly results meant to imaging’s big brands. Leica announced that their Mayfair flagship store would open in September and Pixel revealed Kodak’s new product range. IFA made September a busy
month: Samsung pioneered two industry firsts in the form of in- camera emailing and dual lcd screens in two new compact models.We interviewed Samsung’s Vic President
of Strategy Marketing for Digital Media, S. S. Park, about the future of Samsung’s technology. Canon launched the EOS 7D and new Ixus cameras, Sony launched new CyberShots and Pixel announced the shortlists of nominees for the Pixel Trade awards. Panasonic’s Lumix GF1 made its debut, as did Pentax’s K-x, Samsung’sWB5000 and new Casio compacts, proving that the industry is still full of innovation!
“Comet caused a stir by reporting itwas to charge suppliers for shelf and display space, and the Timpson group re-opened 180Max Spielman and Klick stores.”
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