PhotoBox
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of locations | London and Paris |
| Founder(s) | Graham Hobson and Mark Chapman |
| CEO | Stan Laurent |
| Managing director | Sebastien Rohart |
| Industry | Online photo printing |
| Products | Prints, Canvas, Photo books, Cards, Magnets, Invitations |
| Revenue | £175.3m 18.8%  |
| Employees | circa 700 |
| Website | http://www.photobox.co.uk |
| Users | 30 million+ |
PhotoBox is an online photo printing company,[1] founded in 2000 by Graham Hobson. In 2006, PhotoBox merged with French counterpart Photoways and later, in July 2011, PhotoBox merged with personalised card company Moonpig[2] creating the ‘PhotoBox Group’.
The company has 2 offices, one in London and one in Paris, and operates in 19 countries, predominantly in Europe with fledgling operations in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Business
In 2013, the Group introduced two new additions to its portfolio, StickyGram (now called Sticky9[3]), an online print brand that focuses on Instagram based photo products and PaperShaker a brand dedicated to invitations and announcement cards
In 2013/14, the PhotoBox Group recorded a growth of over 18%.[4]
Fundraising and acquisition
The company is majority owned by private equity firms Insight Venture Partners, Index Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Quilvest Ventures, Greenspring Associates and Highland Capital Partners. In July 2011, PhotoBox paid up to £120million to acquire greeting card company Moonpig,[5] and in June 2013 PhotoBox acquired StickyGram.[6] In December 2014 the PhotoBox Group acquired the Hofmann brand, the leading producer of photo books in Spain.
Awards
- 2005: The Independent Top 50 Online Sites[citation needed]
- 2005: Computer Buyer Best Buy Award[citation needed]
- 2006: Emerging Retailer of the Year at the Retail Week Awards[citation needed]
- 2006: eSuperbrand status[citation needed]
- 2010: CMI Top 50 Call Centres[citation needed]
- 2010: Which? Best Buy for Photo Prints[citation needed]
- 2010: Gartner and 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Award for Customer Experience[citation needed]
- 2011: CMI Top 50 Call Centres[citation needed]
- 2011: Practical Photography & Digital Photo Gear of the Year award for Best Photo Finishing Service[citation needed]
- 2012: CMI Top 50 Call Centres[citation needed]
- 2013: A&B Digital Partnership Award Winners for Facebritain[citation needed]
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