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First Glance

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... retail shelves, some rethinking was required. Managing director Victor Corbi explains, “The decision was made to package our new retail product in 100% recycled paperboard, given the performance attributes ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... industry has been embraced by the major laminators, Avery Dennison and UPM Rafsec, and currently is also the focus of many label converters in Europe in view of the interest from major retailers such as ...

Enter AIMCAL's Awards Competitio

(Archive)

October 31, 2005, ... label (retail, industrial); decroative/display; industrial; and other. Entries must be recieved by Dec. 15, 2005. PRESS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC—The AIMCAL Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition ...

Spellbound

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... false zipper was added by hand to maintain the integrity of the final product’s appearance for presentation to the retailer. Only four bags (one for each variety) were printed. The client’s goal is to ...

A Quality Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... labels, and consumer boxes for the retail, food, and pharmaceutical industries. A modern, well-equipped graphics department provides both design work and prepress capabilities. In addition, all binding ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... track-and-trace applications in warehousing and logistics; catchweigh labeling of pre-packed retail items, particularly foods; and courier delivery services. When industry adopted the UPC and EAN bar code ...

Winners Don't Stop Believing

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... store managers came through the working ranks, scraping their way to responsible positions. That’s not to say this retailer doesn’t have some well-paid, highly trained, and educated corporate positions ...

Avery Dennison Acquires Impressions

(Archive)

October 08, 2005, Avery Dennison Retail Information Services has acquired Impressions (Pte) Ltd., the Sri Lanka-based producer of of apparel tags and labels. Avery Dennison Retail Information Services has acquired Impressions ...

POP Goes the Platemaker

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... POP displays can be tailored for specific retailers, stores, and neighborhoods. Unique copies can be run seamlessly one after the other or as part of longer runs of identical units. Capable of imaging ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... of the RFID specifications for the ultra-high-frequency band centered around 900 MHz, the companies report, adding it is supported widely by end-users and manufacturers in the retail supply chain.  ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... from retailers who are looking for cost reductions both within their organizations and from their suppliers. Many brand owners, therefore, are consolidating more of their production in low-cost Central ...

RFID: The Next Generation

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ...  When Wal-Mart’s mandate was issued back in late 2003, it was predicted that its top 100 suppliers would bend over backward for the retail juggernaut. And even though more than the 100 companies mandated ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... of the RFID Research Center at the Univ. of Arkansas at Fayetteville, which opened officially in June. The 19 sponsoring members that will participate in the center’s activities include retail, market, ...

curious Packaging Wins Fibermark's 'Best in Sho

(Archive)

September 19, 2005, ... and beauty products. Darker materials often are used infrequently in high-traffic retail environments as the finish fades and becomes easily marred by repeated handling. The Specifier Awards recognize ...

More of the 411 on RFID

(Archive)

August 30, 2005, ... Center for Food Distribution and Retailing (CFDR) will test the potential for using the EPCglobal Network to improve the distribution of fresh produce. Publix, which operates 858 stores in Florida, ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... compliance assurance. The manufacturer had to halt sales and distribution of the product, replace the noncompliant packaging already on retail shelves, and post information on its Web site to alert ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... party invitations, and more. Fully mailable, the envelopes are available in “retail ready” sets including coordinating flat, panel, or folded note cards ready to be printed or personalized. They are reusable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... to the plastic frame, giving retail outfits prime marketing and promotional opportunities on both side panels. IDC reports it tested the product rigorously and determined the shatterproof carafe keeps ...

NatureWorks PLA Makes Pack Expo Plans

(Archive)

August 29, 2005, NatureWorks LLC will showcase the on-shelf retailer success of nature-based packaging at Pack Expo 2005. PRESS RELEASE MINNETONKA, MN— NatureWorks LLC will showcase the on-shelf retailer success of ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... powerful drivers in favor of integrating printing at multiple stages in the product supply chain, including the just-in-time procurement and logistics systems of major retailers, environmental initiatives ...