Hello Mannypark,
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Photfinishing Industry
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According to an article in Serverworld Print Magazine the dollar value
of the photo finishing industry in the USA is of $14 billion.
HP Enters $14 Billion Photofinishing Market Providing Digital Imaging
“Hewlett-Packard Co. (www.hp.com) has entered the $14 billion consumer
photofinishing market with the intention to be a complete digital
imaging solutions provider to both central and on-site retail photo
labs.”
Serverworld Monthly Magazine
http://www.serverworldmagazine.com/monthly/2002/04/photo.shtml
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“Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was entering the $14 billion
consumer photofinishing market as a digital imaging solutions provider
to both central and on-site retail photo labs.”
Source: Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2002/02/25/daily9.html
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“In a year where layoffs at computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. have
dominated the headlines, the HP digital imaging staff in Greeley has
quietly broken into the $14 billion consumer photofinishing market.”
“It's a potentially huge market for HP, which estimates 53 percent of
the population plans to buy a digital camera in the next six months;
36 percent plan to buy a scanner.”
Source: Coloradoan News
http://www.coloradoannews.com/news/stories/20021219/business/606210.html
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The size of the U.S. traditional photofinishing market was worth $6.5
billion according to a PMA Industry Trends Report of 2000-2001.
“The PMA Industry Trends Report Retail Markets 2000-2001 identifies
the size of the U.S. traditional photofinishing market at $6.5 billion
annually with over 1 billion rolls of film developed. A recent study
by InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. identifies that digital camera
sales will grow exponentially over the next several years, with 2001
numbers almost doubling 2000’s, to 18 million U.S. households. 2002 is
expected to see sales of digital camera units surpass film camera
units. As a result of the mass adoption of digital cameras, a
transition is occurring from film-based photography to digital
photography that will have dramatic impact on the photofinishing
market.”
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/1/prweb32406.php
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Large-format Printing Industry
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From an abstract of the CAP Ventures white paper entitled “Large
Format Digital Print Market Segment Profile: Digital Print
Specialists,” which profiles the digital print specialist market
segment:
“CAP Ventures said in the past that the large format digital print
market is not a market, but a collection of vertical market segments
that have one thing in common: they all make large format prints. Each
vertical market segment has its own hardware and supplies
requirements, usage patterns, and buying habits.”
(..)
“The introduction of Sign & Banner printing business by Kinko's means
that Kinko's can no longer be considered a Quick Printer, but it also
cannot be considered a Sign Shop. Kinko's is now the premier example
of a new category of print providers: Digital Print Specialists.”
(..)
“Digital print specialists are printing companies focused on digital
color printing for retail and business customers. They primarily use
digital prepress systems and output devices to produce print.”
(..)
“The mean annual revenue for printing and related services for digital
print specialists is $4.2 million.”
(..)
Market Size and Market Forecast
“Digital print specialists are one of the largest and fastest growing
segments of the large format digital graphics market. Overall, the
sales of hardware, ink, and media in this segment are expected to grow
in dealer revenue from nearly $600 million in 2001 to $800 million by
2005.”
CAP Ventures, February 2003
http://scorsese.capv.com/eprise/main/Store/pdf/DigitalPrintSpecialist.pdf
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Worldwide
“CAP Ventures, in its newly released Large Format Market Forecast
projects that the worldwide large format graphics market, including
all technologies, will grow from $2.41 billion in 1998 to $6.51
billion in 2003, a CAGR (cumulative average growth rate) of 22percent.
This forecast number includes all large format graphics hardware,media
and ink and toners for thermal and piezo inkjet, electrostatic,
superwide, digitalphotowriters and thermal transfer.”
http://www.globalprint.com/eng/news/newsanzeigen.jsp?lang=en&news=1994
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The NPES study projects that retail sales of large format print output
could reach $11.3 billion by 2005.
http://www.creativepro.com/printerfriendly/story/17027.html
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Perhaps my previous research on the digital photography market may
interest you. You may view my answer at the following URL:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=217005
Search Criteria:
U.S. "LARGE-FORMAT PRINTING" market billion OR million
U.S. "PHOTOFINISHING market” million OR billion
I hope the above information helps you in your research. If anything
is unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I’ll
be glad to offer further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
