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Photobox
Type of businessPrivate
Founded2000
No. of locationsLondon and Paris
Founder(s)Graham Hobson and Mark Chapman
Managing directorDan Mucha
IndustryOnline photo printing
ProductsPrints, Canvas, Photo books, Cards, Magnets, Invitations
Revenue£175.3m 18.8% Increase
Employeescirca 700
URLwww.photobox.co.uk
Users30 million+

Photobox is an online photo printing company,[1] founded in 2000 by Graham Hobson.

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

  1. ^ "Consumer Photo Printing Market Report 2013". Futuresource-consulting.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  2. ^ "BBC News - Photobox announces merger with Moonpig.com". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-16.