Jessops decline into administration and the drama that followed has made headlines almost as often as Kodak and its bankruptcy woes. But while Kodak faces a law suit in its (hopefully) final days of struggle, Jessops has been given a significant boost thanks to investor and Reality TV star Peter Jones. Read more…

It looks like the Jessops name will be sticking around, even if the company’s 187 physical locations won’t. After going into administration (read: bankruptcy) a few weeks ago, and announcing that all stores would be closing, we thought that was it for the once-great UK photography chain.

But, as it turns out, the Jessops brand has found a savior by the name of Peter Jones, a UK entrepreneur made famous by the reality television show Dragons’ Den. The only catch is that Jones won’t be saving the physical stores (or the 1,300+ jobs that depend on them), he only wants the Jessops brand. Read more…