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- April 6, 2013
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- Tags: Business, CPI Closes Photo Studios, Information Age, Lifestyle, Living, New York, SEARS, Sears Holdings Corporation, United States, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Closes Studios, Walmart
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Woops, well folks looks like portraits are a thing of the past — thanks to.. the digital era? According to reports, the photography company who has been snapping photos for retailers like Sears since 1959 — has shut itself down after more than 5 decades in the business.
Other retailers like Babies R’ Us & Wal-Mart have also been left scrambling attempting to discover what the next move may be, to reinstate their photo services.
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What could possibly save the portrait studios???….
Online check ins the day of (like great clips has now) make life easier and more convenient for people always on the go and who isnt?
Also way cheaper prices would make sense!!
These portrait studios waste time and money by editing your photos just to show you how it would look because they are told to even after you tell them “No, this is what I want and am sure!” Then when you pick up your photos they have a stack of your photos that you never ordered in different sizes, effects, etc. in hopes that you will buy them after seeing them! If you choose not to buy them? They go to trash. My as well give them to me.
And…why would it take 2 weeks approx. for my photos to be ready for pick up when i could order pics off your photolab website and they are ready in 1 hr.?