Printing/Production
July 5, 2022 at 2:38 pm
The catalog printing world is in crisis. Paper prices continue to increase. Paper supplies are limited and catalogers often aren’t getting enough paper shipped to their printer to meet their press run requirements. Printers are “sold out” for the holiday 2022 season. Costs continue to increase for paper, postage, ink, and freight and fuel. Bindery…
August 11, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Prices for catalog paper increased again on August 1. Paper price increases have continued over the past several months. Printers are now being allocated paper by the mills, which means printers aren't able to get all the paper they've ordered. As a result of this supply chain backlog, printers are sold out of press time…
May 13, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Digital textile printing is reshaping the fast-fashion industry.
December 2, 2020 at 3:50 pm
As the pandemic wages on, people are shopping online more than ever. And with the holidays upon us, brands are preparing for the wave of e-commerce-driven shoppers. In fact, 56 percent of people haven't visited a brick-and-mortar store since the start of the pandemic. However, that doesn't mean that shoppers have stopped spending. A recent…
April 29, 2020 at 7:37 pm
In this video, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Gihan Amarasiriwardena, co-founder and president of Ministry of Supply, a Boston-based performance business wear fashion brand. Amarasiriwardena discusses why he and his business partners founded the brand, how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted Ministry of Supply, and how the company began producing face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) during…
November 8, 2018 at 4:02 pm
Amazon.com is dropping its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers starting this month, according to a report on CNBC. The catalog features 70 pages of cozily-clad kids surrounded by toys such as action figures, board games and Barbies, as well as high-end items such as Bose audio gear and PlayStations. The book…
November 2, 2018 at 1:59 pm
In this special episode of Total Retail Talks, recorded at the recent Total Retail Tech conference, Brian Schultz, senior director, e-commerce and digital product management for Crate and Barrel, gives a presentation on how the furniture and home decor retailer is using computer-generated imagery (CGI) on its website and in marketing materials to cut costs and…
October 15, 2018 at 11:51 am
New research conducted by NAPCO Research and commissioned by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) evaluates the value and transformational influence of digital printing (i.e., inkjet and toner-based electrophotography) for retailers, including the ways they’re using digital printing, challenges faced in adoption, future interest, and level of understanding of programs. The research shows that retailers are…
December 18, 2017 at 1:24 pm
’Tis the season of limited-time offers. As holiday shopping escalates, it's hard to escape all of the limited-time offers (LTOs), which fill our inboxes, mobile apps and brick-and-mortar retail spaces. Consumer product groups have long used LTOs as a way to introduce new consumers to their products and bump sales at key times in the…
August 7, 2017 at 1:43 pm
’Tis the season of limited-time offers. As holiday shopping escalates, it’s hard to escape all of the limited-time offers (LTOs), which fill our inboxes, mobile apps and brick-and-mortar retail spaces. Consumer product groups have long used LTOs as a way to introduce new consumers to their products and bump sales at key times in the […]
