Snappy Snaps
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Number of locations | 120 |
Area served | UK |
| Products | Photographic equipment |
| Services | Photographic processing |
| Parent | Timpson  |
| Website | www |
Snappy Snaps is a British photographic services franchise established in 1983 by Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews.[1]
As of March 2012 there are 120 Snappy Snaps franchise locations throughout the UK. Branches offer various services including one-hour film processing[2] and digital photo printing.[3]
The first Snappy Snaps one hour photo store opened in 1983. A further three trial stores were added during the following three years and, following the success of these stores, the first franchised Snappy Snaps store opened for business in 1987.[citation needed]
Snappy Snaps was also involved with the now-abandoned UK identity card scheme.[4]
The Snappy Snaps branch in Hampstead, London, featured in the news after the singer George Michael drove into the front of the building in the early hours of Sunday 4 July 2010 whilst under the influence of cannabis and prescription medication.[5] Following Michael's death on Christmas Day 2016, the shop became the site of a "shrine" to the late singer, with fans leaving flowers, cards, messages and toys outside the shop front, much to the annoyance of the store management.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2011-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.snappysnaps.co.uk/photo-printing/1-hour-photo-processing.php
- ^ http://www.snappysnaps.co.uk/photo-printing/
- ^ "Retailers reject ID security fear". BBC News. 6 May 2009.
- ^ "George Michael Arrested". . Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Shop George Michael crashed into turned into a shrine". London: pinknews.co.uk. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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