Business Management - Industry Trends

With the threat of a widespread port strike looming in the U.S., concerns are rising across multiple industries, including printing. If a strike occurs, businesses in wide-format and other print sectors could face significant challenges in the delivery of equipment and consumables entering the country through either East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports.

PRINTING United Alliance and Franchise Services, Inc., a leading franchise management company that owns Sir Speedy, PIP, and Signal Graphics, and other brands; announce that Franchise Services, Inc. has renewed its membership to the Alliance for another five-year commitment.

The 2024 Wide-Format Summit featured strong energy, essential industry information, exchanges between business leaders, and a view of wide-format’s way forward.

While the event is over, its feeling – what it represented and what it meant – continues to percolate in my brain. So, I thought I’d take a few minutes to share my thoughts.

This week on Wide-format weekly, be sure to keep track of all our post PRINTING United Expo content; we look at the tips and tricks for working with delicate and thick substrates; we chat with a SpeedPro franchise owner; and two wide-format printers tell us about their experiences with outsourcing graphic installations.

Jordan Weinstein, director of business development for Candid Worldwide (New York and Las Vegas), describes the multi-segment company and shares how participating in complex jobs such as experiential displays and large events require a strong commitment to collaboration.

Discover how AI, big data, and automation are reshaping operations, driving growth, and why embracing them is essential.

From cutting-edge product launches to groundbreaking education and networking opportunities to mass sales on the show floor, this year’s Expo in Las Vegas delivered in a big way

Of the wide-format companies that I’ve seen thriving across the last couple of decades, one key commonality is the ability to shift.

As Day Three brought PRINTING United Expo to a close, the event ended on a high note.