Staples Launches Print-to-Store for B2B Customers Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., has launched Printto Store, enabling customers to order print jobs through staplesadvantage.com and pick them up at their closest Staples store. Print-to-Store leverages Staples retail network to extend the convenience and flexibility of an omnichannel shopping experience to all Staples Advantage customers. Available at all Staples stores that offer Copy and Print services, Print-to-Store allows employees to order print jobs from any location while providing procurement departments greater visibility into what is being printed and helping to control spending. Print-to-Store offers telecommuters the flexibility to use their Staples Advantage accounts to submit print jobs, which can be picked up at the nearest retail location. Staples Advantage’s streamlined billing means workers don’t have to worry about paying in-store or submitting expenses for reimbursement. According to a Staples Advantage survey of procurement professionals, only 28 percent of respondents said they consider their office’s telecommuters when planning their budget, meaning the vast majority of telecommuters may be out of sight and out of mind. With more than 2,000 finishing configurations available, end-users can print a wide variety of high-quality documents ranging from digital black and white, presentations and color reproductions. Print-to-Store orders are billed directly to a company’s Staples Advantage account, so no personal payment information is needed, ensuring a seamless process that reduces time typically spent working through orders and payment issues. MyPRINTResource.com/10008098 Quad Chooses SpencerMETRICS Quad/Graphics is installing a measurement and analysis tool that provides real-time data metrics for digital press productivity. SpencerMETRICS’ shop floor data collection, centralized data storage and analysis, and realtime, intuitive productivity intelligence reporting will enable Quad to make proactive process improvements for key parts of its current digital print platform, enhancing its ability to serve customers. Quad plans to install the SpencerMETRICS system on a variety of digital presses in many of its US production plants. The system’s cloud-based architecture allows real-time analysis at each print site as well as on-demand analysis for the entire platform. “We look forward to using SpencerMETRICS data-based analyses to enhance digital printing operations, supporting our continuous improvement efforts in the plants that will use the system,”said Mike Stark, Quad’s director of continuous improvement. “We particularly appreciate its scalability, depth of analysis and ease-of-use.” MyPRINTResource.com/10113705 Print-Digital Partnership Missouri-based print firm Modern Litho is partnering with app developers YUDU Media. Driven in part by its own strategy, which included launching an app for the company’s own custom magazine, Modern Litho also was fielding increased requests from print clients for digital products that could host rich media and interactive elements expanding their print to online engagement. “We’re excited about this new partnership to bring enhanced digital offerings to our clients who wish to have a more comprehensive print and digital experience for their audience,” stated Jim Tomblinson, VP of operations. “We don’t see it as a competitive product at all. It’s a supplementary one that not only helps us build an extra revenue channel, but also helps us strengthen existing print strategies. We see our future as both a print and digital service provider.” One particularly unique aspect of Modern Litho’s use of digital as a supporting strategy is in the implementation of “XR codes”. Billed as the “next generation of QR codes,” Modern Litho will empower publishers to provide XR codes in their publications that allow a reader to scan them with a mobile device and instantly access a digital edition as well as additional content, either in a HTML or app format. “Studies are showing that it is not a matter of print vs. digital but rather print and digital. Readers expect to consume content in both formats and often navigate seamlessly between them. Through our partnership with Yudu, we hope to provide a unique value for our clients.” Tomblinson said. MyPRINTResource.com/10279330 BlueOcean Changes Name to Candid Worldwide Candid Litho has changed the Blue- Ocean Worldwide name to Candid Worldwide in Long Island City, New York, and Las Vegas. “When we decided to venture into the large-format industry, we felt having a different name would keep a separation between our offset and large-format divisions. After a little over 18 months operating as such, we now realize that it is creating more confusion than anything,” Howard and Scott Weinstein wrote in a letter to customers. “Candid Litho has been serving the printing industry since 1961 providing a high level of quality and customer service that is second to none. We feel the name Candid Litho is such a well-known and respected name in the graphic arts industry that we would like to extend that name into the large-format, Out-of-Home (OOH) industry as well,” their letter continued. MyPRINTResource.com/12049226 MyPRINTResource.com Quick Printing | April 2015 7
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