Photobox

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Photobox
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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.
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