LabelTalk
ComQi, a provider of digital signage and display technology, recently launched five new place-based mobile applications interacting with digital signage displays in a retail venue. As Mike Fairley, industry expert, says, ‘Things are certainly moving fast these days. It’s one thing to link with digital signage in store, but if the consumer wants to follow-up at home then the communication link will also have to be with the label.’ Continue reading...
2011 was an eventful year in the label world. This year, the popularity of ‘smart labels’ will surely continue to grow and new innovations will be launched accordingly Continue reading...
Change is inevitable. CPGs are feeling increasing pressure from consumers to lower the total carbon output of their products’ life-cycles. They are evaluating packaging on a macro level – reviewing specific areas within the value chain that can reduce wastage and pollution Continue reading...
Returning to China for Labelexpo Asia in Shanghai provided an opportunity to gauge the development of the label industry in the country
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The foundation in 2007 of Flexo Print, Bolivia’s first dedicated narrow web label converter – and its subsequent investment in machinery from Gallus, Nilpeter, Rotoflex and Karlville – is a story representative of three major trends in some of Latin America’s lesser developed label markets Continue reading...
With the announcement by the Indian government that retail foreign direct investment (FDI) will finally be allowed in the country, the doors might soon open to the last great consumer market in the world still closed to the major global retailer groups Continue reading...
Labelexpo Europe 2011 showed the event’s global reach like never before, with a record-breaking 28,636 visitors attending this year’s show in Brussels Continue reading...
Since starting at Labels & Labeling I’ve become aware of the standards put in place to protect consumers’ health, particularly with regards to ink migration and adhesives for food applications Continue reading...
Labelexpo Europe was the biggest ever event, and all the leading manufacturers of both conventional and digital presses reported healthy sales. How are we to explain this against the backdrop of the Eurozone crisis and talk of a possible double dip recession? Continue reading...
I recently attended Brigl and Bergmeister’s ninth Label Conference in Bad Hofgastein, Austria. A full write up will be published in L&L issue 6 but here are a couple of personal highlights Continue reading...
