Print providers that understand the key trends and opportunities that lie ahead in 2023 will be in the best position to develop plans that enhance productivity, grow sales, improve profitability, and strengthen customer relationships.

The market demand for long-run printed magazines and catalogs continues to shrink, partly due to the growth of more targeted, fewer-page-count catalogs and special-interest publications, coupled with a shift to electronic marketing and internet-based information dissemination.

CJK Group has completed an agreement to acquire the assets of Allen Press, located in Lawrence, Kansas. This acquisition will supplement and expand services and capabilities to both the Sheridan print operations in addition to its KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. content solutions company.

Commercial Printing Receives Private Equity Love in 2022. While not attracting anywhere near the level of attention as the packaging companies, the other print-related segments are now in the sights of some private equity firms.