News October 14, 2010
Westboro, MA Studio Location Dear Westboro Customers, As the 2011 Senior appointments wind down, and the class of 2011 yearbook deadlines draw near, it is time to close our Rt.9 location. We will re-open a studio in the Westboro area in the spring of 2011 and will be ready to photograph the class of 2012 at that time. Grynn & Barrett is open year round at our Holyoke location and we will continue to do screen share picture sales appointments via the web. We can be reached by phone at 800.639.2104 or on the web. Please don’t hesitate to call us or contact us via our website for any of your picture needs. Thank you, and please let us know how we can make your senior photo experience the best it can be. top September 10, 2010
We have some terrific news! After many months of discussions, Grynn & Barrett Studios/Greniers’ Photography has agreed to merge operations with our long-term partner BNL Enterprises, Inc. Like our company, BNL is also a family-run business and has been a leader in photo processing for 35 years, providing Grynn & Barrett’s state-of-the-art images since 2000. BNL has also become a growing force in the school photography business over the past 20 years, serving the nursery, elementary, middle school, and youth sports photography markets in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania…
In 1948 Robert (Bob) Grenier founded Grenier/Ducharme Photography in his home in Holyoke, Massachusetts. And for the last 62 years, Bob and the Grenier Family have been pleased to have the opportunity to provide the finest in school portraiture and related services to a growing number of customers in the area. Through the years we have continually worked to provide schools, students and their families the finest quality products and service available. We’ve also known that one of our greatest assets has been the associations in the industry that we have been fortunate to establish over the years that help make up the broader “Grenier Family”. In fact, the majority of our associates and customers have been with Greniers’ Photography for decades. Together, we have been through our name change to “Grynn & Barrett Studios” and shared many advances in school portraiture. Included in these milestones are black & white to color, multiple package offerings, the merging of student image, support products such as ID cards, the conversion from film-based to digital images, and the incorporation of web-based services for staff, students and parents. As important as all of these milestones have been, it brings me great pleasure to announce the most significant event in the history of our company… On September 1st, 2010, Grynn & Barrett Studios/Greniers’ Photography merged operations with BNL Enterprises, Inc. BNL is also a family-run business and has been a leader in photo processing for 35 years, providing Grynn & Barrett’s state-of-the-art images since 2000. BNL has also become a growing force in the school photography business over the past 20 years, serving the nursery, elementary, middle school, and youth sports photography markets in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, as well as providing data management software solutions, web order & fulfillment services, child safety card programs, school ID card design & manufacturing, yearbook production, large format printing, background replacement services, image retouching & photo restoration, and industry market research! As a result of this exciting opportunity to join forces with our friends at BNL, our customers will be able to continue to experience legendary Grenier family quality and personal service, and in addition, benefit from this expanded array of innovative products and services. “What other changes can we expect regarding Grynn & Barrett Studios/Greniers’?” -- None! - Like Grynn & Barrett, the Aninowsky family of BNL has a proud history of providing high-end, individualized service.
- The physical location of our offices and studio at 404 Jarvis Avenue, Holyoke - along with our phone numbers - will also remain the same.
- Finally, the Fall 2010 marketing and promotions will continue under the Grynn & Barrett/ Grenier Family name.
It pleases me to also announce that Chris and Dan Grenier, who have been with Grynn & Barrett Studios for over 30 years, will remain in their current roles in sales and marketing. Their primary responsibilities will be to keep ensuring that all of our customers continue to receive the kind of service that they have come to expect. Please feel free to contact either of us, should you have any questions or ever need assistance! As we start this great new chapter with BNL Enterprises, we would like to take this opportunity on behalf of our parents Bob and Helene - who have each continued to join us at the office each day - and our brothers Larry and Marc, to thank you for these last 62 years of growth and success. We are confident that the next 62 years will be even better! Thank you!
The Grenier Family |
