Printer News
June 28, 2017 at 2:28 pm
Two weeks ago, we reported that Vistaprint had opened its first brick-and-mortar storefront, Vistaprint Studio, in Toronto. The store offers an extension to what the e-commerce platform does—customized paper products and printing—but gives customers the chance to see products in a physical setting, similar to how promotional products professionals use showrooms for sales ideas. It also…
June 14, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Direct-to-consumer printing services like Vistaprint have been one of the largest disruptions in the promotional products and printing industries. So, when Rhode Island announced its plan to give Vistaprint $2.2 million in tax credits to open its national sales office and staff it with employees, small businesses in area were upset, to say the least.…
March 27, 2017 at 1:25 pm
Komori America Corporation, Rolling Meadows, Ill., announced today that 4over Inc., Moonachie, N.J., has purchased three new Komori Lithrone machines. The addition of the new Komori presses not only adds to 4over Inc.’s capacity to enable fast delivery, but also makes it possible to produce photo-quality print on a variety of substrates, from business cards…
March 20, 2017 at 2:46 pm
Give a writer 266 pages, and he or she will likely make many astute points. Michael J. Knowles gave himself that number and has people across the country tabbing him a sage even though…
March 1, 2017 at 2:00 pm
The 89th Academy Awards sure did pack a lot of excitement into its three-hour-and-49-minute…
February 28, 2017 at 2:16 pm
A study by Global Markets Insights Inc. indicated that the global flexographic printing ink market should exceed $11 billion by 2024. According to Yahoo Finance, the report stated that increasing…
February 14, 2017 at 2:18 pm
The Library of Congress stopped selling a commemorative inauguration poster of President Trump after it noticed a typo. It was a picture of Trump with the caption "No dream is too big, no challenge is to great," using the preposition "to" rather than the adverb "too." (Image via New York Daily…
January 30, 2017 at 1:51 pm
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, announced that it purchased Independent Printing Company Inc., DePere, Wis., and related entities in a stock purchase on Friday. Independent Printing Company Inc. produces presentation folders, checks, wide format products and commercial printing. Going forward, the company will have four folder facilities in Michigan, Kansas, California and Wisconsin. It also will…
January 3, 2017 at 2:33 pm
The Dubai government teamed up with UL to host two-day workshops on 3-D printing, namely safety and responsibility, as part of the emirate's large-scale plan to become the 3-D printing capital of the world by 2030. Sheikh Mohammed, vice president and prime minister of the UAE, and Emir of Dubai, detailed the plans for Dubai's…
September 30, 2016 at 2:09 pm
Today, HDS, a Pittsburgh-based promotional merchandise and corporate apparel agency, announced that it has acquired Stuart & Associates, a Cleveland-based printing, promotional products and fulfillment services company. HDS did not release the financial terms of the deal, but the company estimates that the acquisition will drive HDS' annual sales to $32 million in annual revenue.…
