Word: minilabs
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...division to offset declining profits, is avoiding entry-level dslrs altogether because, notes Fujifilm U.K.'s director of photo products Adrian Clarke, the market is "fiercely competitive." Instead, Fujifilm is banking on the printing business, a strategy that stems from its heritage as a film provider. Sales of its "minilab" printing equipment to British retailers such as Tesco, Boots and Jessops had been reliable for five years, at about 600 units per year. But in 2005, those numbers halved. The company says that major retail customers no longer needed to buy new minilabs, so Fujifilm is now promoting "in-store...
| 1 |