Price increases are inevitable. Over the course of a career in this (or any other) industry, you will no doubt be faced with the challenge of delivering bad news to a customer: We are going to be charging you more for the same goods and services. The event…
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Delta Apparel Shutters DTG2Go Division
Delta Apparel closed the print-on-demand, direct-to-garment operation on June 13, with 115 employees reportedly losing their jobs.
Read MoreManaging Color Expectations Across Print Platforms
With the steady rise of convergence across the printing industry, it’s common for print service providers (PSPs) to offer a range of solutions to their customers. From wide-format to…
Read MoreTech Print Disruption Rears in Digital Retail Labels & Online Tax Forms
There were a few pieces of news this week affecting the print industry status quo. Walmart revealed that it will introduce electronic labels for its aisles to be able to change displayed labels and prices within seconds. At the same time, the IRS announced the continued shift away from paper tax forms that need to…
Read MoreOpportunities In Apparel Promos from Workplace Attire’s Casual Revolution
Have you ever considered elevating your apparel game with polos and business casual wear, especially now that we’re seeing a greater shift into the business casual space as we all adjust from two years of working from home in our pajamas?
Read MorePhiladelphia Celebrates Juneteenth With Parade & Festival
The Civil War’s finale in April 1865 didn’t mark the end of slavery. Though the Emancipation Proclamation had been enacted two years prior, Abraham Lincoln’s decree that freed all slaves in the Confederacy couldn’t be enforced in still-contested states. Soldiers marched through the South months after the war ended, proclaiming slaves’ emancipation and enforcing it…
Read MoreContinued High Interest Rates Fuel Challenges – and Opportunities
The Fed last week indicated that it’s eyeing only one interest rate cut this year, down from three. Executives weigh in on what that means for the promo industry.
Read MoreExecutive Perspectives: Maribeth Sandford’s Journey from One Flexographic Printer to the Big Time
Bag Makers CEO Maribeth Sandford details how she went from buying one printer and decorating bags by night to selling 90 million bags annually.
Read MoreOrbus Visual Communications Adds Four New Products
Orbus Visual Communications, Woodridge, IL, announced a new group of products and solutions that it will be offering for the display and trade show categories. The announcement included the following new products: Vector Fast Frame Collapsible SEG Frames & Light Boxes Hybrid Pro Modular Kits and Counters Economy Banners Dimensional and Channel Letters [caption id=”attachment_141325″…
Read MoreFTC Sues Adobe Over Termination Fees, Cancellation Hurdles
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Adobe and two of its executives, saying the maker of Creative Cloud is deceiving consumers by hiding hefty termination fees and strategically putting up roadblocks that make canceling a subscription difficult. The FTC says the actions of the software maker, David Wadhwani, president of the firm’s digital media…
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