Target October Report Analysis: The Box is in Demand

Folks in the business of printing love the box. Unlike the box's troubled cousin, commercial printing, the box is reordered on a regular basis and is far less subject to disruption by online internet-based technologies.

Graphic Packaging International announced the acquisition of Carded Graphics, a Virginia-based printer of folding cartons used to package food, craft beers and other consumer products. The company utilizes two traditional offset printing presses and diecutting technologies.

The acquired company, Carded Graphics, is clearly a small catch relative to the buyer, which has revenues in excess of four billion dollars. Nonetheless, regardless of the relative small size of the acquisition, the transaction is consistent with the company's clearly articulated strategic plan to focus on the production of folding cartons.