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Costco is shutting down all of its photo centers

January 14, 2021. Summarized by summa-bot.

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Costco is closing its photo centers at all of its roughly 800 stores next month, ending a number of services that have a decidedly retro vibe.

New York (CNN Business)Costco is closing its photo centers at all of its roughly 800 stores next month, ending a number of services that have a decidedly retro vibe.

However, Costco isn't shutting down its online photo center.

Customers can still print photos and access other perks on Costco's website, the company said.

But a letter obtained by a photo blog reportedly sent from Costco to its customers explained that the "need for printing photos has steeply declined" since the introduction of high-quality cameras on smartphones and social media.

Once a staple at grocery stores and pharmacies, photo centers have become increasingly extinct as more people choose to share their photos online rather than print them out.

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