Business Management - Industry Trends

Transcontinental Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of Fiscal 2016, which ended July 31, 2016.

From Nov. 14-16, 2016, in Marco Island, Fla., NPES and PRIMIR will host the NPES 2016 Annual Conference and PRIMIR Fall Meeting.

I always look forward to this special issue that pays tribute to the Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame inductees and the Gold Ink Award winners. It acknowledges both individual career achievement, as well as the total group effort that’s typically required for a printing company to produce an award-winning piece.

Households with incomes above $100,000 receive three times as many periodicals as households earning less than $35,000.

70% of U.S. adults read a print magazine in the last 30 days, and 51% read at least two.

KBA saw a successful drupa this year with high order intake of €352.5m in the second quarter of 2016. Its half-year revenue of €553.9m is 30% above prior year. The company's order backlog of €639.8m secures workload beyond 2016. In addition, KBA’s Sheetfed segment has an outstanding footing in packaging printing and is on track to reach its revenue and earnings targets for 2016.

Retail sales are holding up after the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Total high street sales increased by 1.9% in July.

My wife Jill and I had the benefit of a 2 ½ week post-drupa European vacation. Additionally, I wanted to challenge myself to “unplug.”

With strong incoming orders, increase in the order backlog from drupa, Heidelberg has its sights set firmly on its year-end targets.

Responding to its growing customer base, Zoo Printing now offers free delivery to the Philadelphia area.