http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com Latest news from Print Solutions en-us Copyright 2009 PSDA Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:46 EST http://www.printsolutionsmag.com/oldart/pslogowhite_exsm.gif http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com WebbMason, HuntValley, Md., its 2010 Best Vendor, citing the distributor’s customer service and emphasis on improving business processes. The award is given annually to the vendor whose partnership makes the most significant impact on the resort’s operations and bottom line. Marketing materials at Nemacolin have a short shelf life. Many campaigns are driven by seasonal activities, and materials are obsolete once a season has passed. So it’s critical to Nemacolin’s marketing department to control inventory, reduce costs and order customized items on demand. By using WebbMason’s MarketBench technology, resort staff can order, monitor and deliver what they need, when they need it, from an online site built and branded specifically for Nemacolin. The system also drives production, fulfillment, inventory management and logistics. Today, WebbMason hosts more than 800 live ordering sites with more than a million registered MarketBench users. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1604 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1604 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT Appleton reported Q2 net sales of $220.8 million, an increase of 12.7% over last year’s Q2. Thermal paper sales were up 23.7% and carbonless sales were up 10.9%, but Q2 net was a loss of $17 million compared to $6.5 million of income in Q2 last year. The company said results were impacted by unfavorable pricing and increasing raw materials prices. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1605 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1605 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT InnerWorkings Inc., Chicago, reported Q2 revenue of $120.5 million, an increase of 20.4% compared with revenue of $100.1 million in Q2 last year. Net income was $3.14 million compared to $2.15 million last year. Revenue from new accounts was $18.5 million in Q2, with six new enterprise contracts signed, including agreements with Rent-A-Center, Payless and Advance Auto Parts. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1606 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1606 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT Consolidated Graphics, Houston, reported Q1 revenue of $236.7 million, a 4.8% increase compared to last year. Adjusted net income for Q1 was $4.9 million, compared to $0.6 million last year. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1607 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1607 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, reported Q2 net earnings of $88.8 million on net sales of $2.4 billion compared to net earnings of $25.2 million on net sales of $2.4 billion in Q2 last year. The increase was attributable to reduced restructuring charges (about $37 million less in Q2 this year than last year) and a decrease in the tax rate (26.5% this quarter; 64.6% in Q2 last year). ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1608 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1608 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1609 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1609 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) reported that although the data is by no means reason to celebrate, it appears that the worst of the recession is over for the printing industry. Although industry sales declined another 4.2% during the six months ending in May, “we’re clearly better off than we were a year ago, when sales were down 15.3% on a six-month basis, but still far off from where we want to be,” they said. Sales were up for 44% of the 300+-member NAPL Printing Business Panel from January to May 2010, a vast improvement over the same period last year, when just 8.7% reported sales growth. Sales were still down during the January-May 2010 period for more than half (56%) of the panel, but that was far better than the 91.3% who reported lower sales from January to May 2009. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1595 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1595 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT WhatTheyThink.com reported that Q2 commercial printing shipments were up $590 million, 2.8% more than Q2 in 2009. “This is the first three month gain in shipments on an inflation-adjusted basis since the period of October 2006 through April 2007,” said Dr. Joe Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center. “We are showing some signs of stabilization, and we have increased our forecast for 2010 from $82 billion to $85 billion.” ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1596 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1596 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT International Paper reported preliminary Q2 net earnings of $93 million compared with a net loss of $162 million in Q1 and net earnings of $136 million in Q2 last year. Quarterly net sales were $6.1 billion compared with $5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2010 and $5.8 billion reported in the second quarter of 2009. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1597 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1597 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio, reported Q2 revenue of $164.7 million and a net loss of $0.1 million, compared to last year’s Q2 revenue of $171 million and a net profit of $3.2 million. For the first six months of the year, SR reported revenue of $332.1 million and a net loss of $0.9 million, compared to the first six months of last year's revenue, $345.6 million and a net loss of $7.8 million. ]]> http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1598 http://www.PrintSolutionsMag.com/news.cfm#1598 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT