| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 120 |
Area served | UK |
| Products | Photographic equipment |
| Services | Photographic processing |
| Parent | Timpson  |
| Website | snappysnaps |
Snappy Snaps is a British photographic services franchise established in 1983 by Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews. [1]
As of March 2012 [update] there were 120 Snappy Snaps franchise locations throughout the UK; As of December 2023 [update] , there are 115 franchise and 9 company-owned stores. [2] Branches offer various services including one-hour film processing [3] and digital photo printing. [4]
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. [5]
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. [6] 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. [7]