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(November 2022) The 2022 US Photo Merchandise Study is the result of an online survey that covers a broad range of products including photo cards, photo books, photo calendars, photo wall/tabletop décor and photo drinkware. It includes both quantitative and qualitative questions on buying habits, attitudes, and future expectations, as well as questions on how inflation and the economic situation impacted buying behaviors.

(October 2022) This report looks specifically at those who own instant smartphone printers and/or instant camera/printer devices and the questions that they were asked in our annual US Photo Printing Study. It takes a deep dive into the types and brands owned of both instant smartphone printer and camera/printer devices, as well volumes generated and print usage. Most of the data in the report is broken down by age groups to highlight differences.

(September 2022) In this analysis, photo merchandise prices from several leading vendors in the market are compared. The companies included are online vendors and major retailers who have physical and online stores. This report tracks the prices of five popular paper-based photo merchandise products that are sold in the US market, including photo books, cards and calendars in popular sizes.

(September 2022) This analysis tracks photo print prices for 4″ x 6″, 5″ x 7″, and 8″ x 10″ prints to provide a comparison among leading retail and online print vendors. It also gives an update on print promotions from each of the vendors covered.

(August 2022) This report looks specifically at those who own home printers and the questions that they were asked in our annual US Photo Printing Study. It takes a deep dive into the types of printers owned, the brands of printers used most often, future purchase intentions and features that will be most important, as well as interest in ink subscription services. Most of the data in the report is broken down by age groups and brand of printer used most often to highlight differences.

(August 2022) This report takes a closer look at the top vendors in the photo card and photo book categories to analyze differences among age groups and genders, as well as look at the likelihood that buyers would recommend those vendors to others. Net promoter scores for the top five vendors in each product category are also provided.