Print buying

Luxe fashion etailer Net-a-Porter has made a major strategic investment in print media by launching its own high-end magazine.

Commercial printer Compass is targeting continued growth in its sign and display division after completing a £100,000 investment in a new facility and kit.

Online retailer Amazon has launched an app update in the US that enables consumers to simply photograph a piece of packaging in a retail store or at home that will then link to the product on Amazon...

Wyndeham Group is continuing its run of contract renewals with the extension of two further print agreements.

Communications retail website Printed.com has signed a deal with Notonthehighstreet.com to deliver print products to its client base.

The Communication Workers Union has given its support to an agreement, brokered before Christmas, that settles its long-running dispute with Royal Mail over pay, job security and pensions.

Holoptica Group has announced the opening of a UK operation as it looks to branch into the UK and European security hologram market.

Direct mail specialist The Mailing People has invested £150,000 to more than double its digital print capacity to cater for growth developed during 2013 and projected growth this year.

As a result of a 7% year-on-year decline in its web division, DST Output has completed a restructure at its Nottingham site that will allow it to focus on growth in its DM and promotional work.

Icon has rounded off the integration of McKenzie Clark by consolidating the two firm’s production facilities into one site in a £1.5m spend that included a UK wide-format first.