Paper Products

In celebration of the timeless and iconic saga, Cross has unveiled a new series of writing instruments and journals that capture the mythical and modern elements of the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. With these one-of-a-kind, collectible writing instruments, Cross is putting the force of fine writing, creativity and storytelling directly into the hands of…

Global Graphics Network (GGN), a new Tampa, Florida-based business accelerator for print-shop owners, plans to add 50 development executives throughout North America over the next two years. “Thousands of print-shop owners throughout North America need a solid path to grow their sales, increase their profits and have more fun again in the printing business,” said…

Staples and Office Depot are offering to transfer $600 million in corporate contracts to office-supply wholesaler Essendant to appease federal regulators and secure approval for their merger deal, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday, based on anonymous sources. Spokespersons for Staples and Office Depot declined the Sun Sentinel's requests to comment on the report.…

When the Washington Nationals debuted their 2016 calendar, there was a bit of an elephant in the room about the cover. (Well, in this case it's more of a Green Monster in the room.) The calendar features the Red Sox's Fenway Park. Unfortunately, Fenway's famous ballpark wall…

Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS), Itasca, Ill., has announced the recent celebration of its 30th anniversary. In 1985, founder and owner Bob Hakman identified a growing demand for barcode pressure-sensitive products, and formed the company, aiming to provide high-quality, custom-printed tape to the distributor market. The company started with a 1,550-square-foot facility. Today, DLS has more…

Although net sales are down 0.6 percent from last year, BIC's approximately €1.9 billion (about $2.6 billion) net sales total is up 3.6 percent comparatively or 4.6 percent with constant currencies. That increase was 6.7 or 11.4 percent, respectively in the fourth quarter alone.

A Cohoes, N.Y. paper distributor has extended its worldwide coverage upon teaming up with an Italian company this month.

Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., announced the launch of the Mohawk Sample Club, a new subscription-based service featuring a curated collection of Mohawk printed samples and fine paper products selected to celebrate the beauty and impact of paper and print.

Ilya Pozin likes greeting cards, but he doesn't like going to what he calls "the dreaded greeting card aisle at the store" to buy one. "You have all these horrible, mass-produced designs" that take forever to pick through, he complains. Not that e-cards (which are also mass-produced and take just as long to scroll through) are a huge improvement. Knowing that cards still represent a $4 billion industry, Pozin figured there had to be a better way. "We saw a huge opportunity in terms of the lack of convenience and lack of quality. We thought we could do better."

Paper supplier Mohawk shows support for small businesses that source and create American-made products. Here's the why and how.