Photobox
Photobox is an online photo printing company,[1] founded in 2000 by Graham Hobson.
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of locations | London and Paris |
| Founder(s) | Graham Hobson and Mark Chapman |
| Managing director | Christian Woolfenden |
| Industry | Online photo printing |
| Products | Prints, Canvas, Photo books, Cards, Magnets, Invitations |
| Revenue | £175.3m 18.8%  |
| Employees | circa 700 |
| URL | www |
| Users | 30 million+ |
Photobox has two offices, one in London and one in Paris, and operates in 10+ countries, predominantly in Europe.
Business
In January 2000, Graham Hobson founded Photobox with his friend, Mark Chapman. In 2006 the company merged with French counterpart, Photoways. Stan Laurent became its head. In 2007, Photobox officially launched a dedicated German website. In 2010 Photobox launched in Norway and Poland.
In July 2011, personalised card company Moonpig[2] was acquired, creating the Photobox Group. This owns five brands: Photobox, Hofmann, posterXXL, Moonpig and Greetz.
References
- "Consumer Photo Printing Market Report 2013". Futuresource-consulting.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- "BBC News - Photobox announces merger with Moonpig.com". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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