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 MoreContinued High Interest Rates Fuel Challenges – and Opportunities
Executive 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…
Read MoreDelta Apparel Suspends Operations at Honduras Facility
Counselor Top 40 supplier Delta Apparel (asi/49172) is suspending operations at its manufacturing plant in Honduras, a move that will reportedly affect 2,413 employees. The shutdown, which will last at least 120 days, is a result of ongoing liquidity challenges that have come amid a time of plummeting sales, steep loses, and high-profile executive departures that reportedly have…
Read MoreBurger King Expands Reusable Drinkware Program in Europe
In the hunt for more environmentally friendly packaging and food products, restaurants and other food-industry businesses have been trying to hit a moving target sort of. The legislation changes and varies from state to state and country to country. And legislation is more concrete – consumer habits are even more challenging to meet. But companies…
Read MorePrinting Money: How Postal Rate Hikes are Impacting Print and Direct Mail
As the Postmaster General has made aggressive moves to bring the United States Postal Service into profitability after the requirements to pre-pay the organization’s pension fund was finally relaxed, printers have borne the brunt of those rising prices.
Read MoreEnd-Buyer Research: Females
ASI Research has launched a new series profiling the people distributors work with most closely: end-buyers. Each week we’ll release a new data set that spotlights one of eight markets and looks at end-buyers through demographics such as gender, region and company size. Read the previous entries in our End-Buyer research series. This week, our research focuses…
Read MoreYoung & In Charge: Insights From Next-Gen Family-Business Leaders
Entitled? Far from it. These young execs reveal how they’re meeting the challenge of continuing the family legacy.
Read MoreHow a Picture Changed My Life
Last summer our son got married, and as a gift for his parents he gave us an awesome picture book of the wedding. As I flipped through that book, I came upon a picture of me. I was horrified. Did I really look like the person in that picture?! In that moment, I decided I…
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