VISITOR NUMBERS DOWN AT NORTHPRINT
30/04/2009
Visitor numbers to the biennial Northprint show in Harrogate were well down on the previous shows
LITHO SUPPLIES POSTS FIRST LOSS
30/04/2009
Litho Supplies has posted its first loss in 42 years of trading
SCREENPRINT PLUS GOES INTO ADMINISTRATION
30/04/2009
Screenprint Plus, a division of the SPP Group, has gone into administration threatening 170 jobs
FRANK ROMANO WINS 'CHAMPIONS IN PRINT AWARD'
24/04/2009
Frank Romano, Emeritus Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the USA and author of over 40 books about print and publishing, has become the third Ipex 2010 ‘Champion in Print’.
EPSON WINS THREE TIPA AWARDS
24/04/2009
Epson has been presented with three of Europe's most distinguished photo and imaging accolades at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards 2009, including 'Best Large Format Printer' for the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000
WATERSTONE'S CUTS THREATEN 650 JOBS
05/05/2009
Waterstone's could lose as many as 650 positions, following its move to a new distribution centre at Burton on Trent and a decision to use more part-time staff throughout the chain
BBC TO CLOSE GOOD HOMES MAGAZINE
30/04/2009
BBC Magazines is poised to close its 11-year-old monthly title Good Homes magazine due to a slump in circulation and ad revenues
SALES SLOW AT AMAZON
29/04/2009
International sales at Amazon.com slowed in the first quarter, according to recent results. Partly due to the impact of exchange rates and a slowing down of sales growth of its core media products
PA REPORT SHOWS TOUGH YEAR IN 2008
29/04/2009
UK trade publishers "took a beating" last year, with 20 of the last 26 weeks of 2008 down on the previous year, according to Pan Macmillan m.d Anthony Forbes Watson
SMITHS NEWS PROFITS DROP
24/04/2009
Smiths News, the UK's second-largest newspaper and magazine distributor, has seen its pre-tax profits drop by a third