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As we expected, the Postal Regulatory Commission has approved the USPS request for an inflation-based price adjustment effective January 21, 2018. The average increase will be approximately 2%, with individual rate category increases between 1% and 3%. The USPS...
Paper. It’s a fundamental part of everyday life, and most people would say that they understand it. But beneath the surface, the creation, challenges and varieties of paper are surprisingly complex. There’s far more to paper than meets the eye, and even seasoned...
This summer’s hurricanes in Florida and Texas have driven up freight costs to surprising heights, and now with an impending change in how drivers log their driving time, SPC believes that the rates will remain at these inflated levels. A new federal Electronic Logging...
Our U.S. paper suppliers have announced price increases on coated paper deliveries beginning November 1. Several market forces—increased demand, rising costs, reduced capacity, diminished supply and mill closures at both Appleton Coated and West Linn Paper Company—all...
In honor of National Print Day, we at SPC thought it would be fun to step back and take a moment to celebrate what’s behind the work we do every day. It’s print—the great, impactful medium that powers what we do. So here are five reasons to support print, and some...
It should come as no surprise that postage pricing is expected to increase in early 2018. What is surprising is that mailing promotions that have been used in the past to offset postage increases may not happen in 2018. By law, the USPS can only raise prices on its...
RELEVANCE. More vital today than ever before. Why? Because each of us is deluged with information each and every day. The challenge we all face is sorting through the clutter in the limited time we have available in order to get to the really important stuff that is,...
“Can I trust you with my life…?” The room collectively chuckled, but the speaker was serious. And yes, he was talking about printing. In today’s world of social media and endless emails and texts, relationships still matter. It’s easy to find yourself doubting the...
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