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Retail Solutions for the Print Professional Volume 1 Issue 11
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contents issue eleven
05 - News
Updates from the trade and the wider applications of print and graphics products
10 - Part of the Family
InPrint speaks to James Edgar, MD of Ferndown Photographic about becoming the latest Kodak Expres
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Driven by Digital
Concensus of opinion in the printing community forecasts the prevalence of digital by 2015
20 - Launchpad
All the latest products in the print world
22 - Printed
Our quickfire Q&A with a print business. This Issue: our spotlight is on TopShop and Liberty.
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THE photo print, photo gift solution Mitsubishi’s NEW Gift Kiosk AIO digital photo print and gift solution for retailers The Gift Kiosk AIO has been designed to provide a complete photo gift solution for retailers, offering instant prints, ID photos and unique gift designs. Print sizes include 4x6" and 6x8", with both gloss and matt finishing options from just one roll of media. With the integrated gift modules, customers can easily edit their photos and produce a range of photo gift products including personalised calendars, frames, greeting cards and collage style albums. What’s more, with the Easy Photo and Kiosk Print Apps now available to download, customers can send images from their smartphones to the kiosk and print stunning images in minutes. This versatile system can add a whole new range of services to any retailer wishing to expand their business.
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Ahead of the Curve
Altaimage, London Docklands based production agency, has converted from LumeJet S200 beta site to customer four weeks before the end of the evaluation period. “We’re early adopters and we love to be ahead of the curve,” said Rob King, Managing Director. The LumeJet S200 is a unique new printer and we’re looking forward to building a market for its amazing output.”
After a short period of familiarisation and a successful soft launch to selected contacts from its client base; Altaimage is now confident to promote the LumeJet’s ultra-high quality prints to a wider audience. “The print quality is fabulous, quite unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. It’s the hard-copy equivalent of a retina screen.” Rob is happy to dispel any rumour that silver halide (AgX)
CEWE’s New iOS App The CEWE Photobook app is now available on iOS devices as well as android. The free app allows users to create a CEWE Photobook on the move, without being connected to the internet. Sarah Brockhurst, marketing manager for CEWE, comments: “Special photos and videos are often captured on our
mobile devices and then forgotten about. Our new app allows users to take these cherished memories and turn them instantly into a photobook which they can treasure. Using the app, photo books and prints can be created and ordered anywhere anytime, meaning it’s great for people who have a busy schedule.”
Get Real About 3D!
LGS have been appointed channel partner for the CubeX and ProJet x60 series of 3D printers by 3D Systems. LGS Managing Director Chris Friend says: “As the technology improves and becomes more affordable, we’re seeing increasing interest from our clients eager to understand what 3D printing can offer them. Recently the McKinsey Global
Institute identified 3D printing as having a high potential for economically disruptive impact over the next decade.” “We have recently refurbished our offices and now have the 3D printers on demonstration – together with a range of 3D software packages designed to facilitate the production of 3D models suitable for printing.”
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is dead. “A number of people said I was mad to be ‘going back’ to AgX printing, that it was outdated, But these days it’s clean, easy maintenance and smell-free, and you know your costs from the outset.”
Fashion in Motion Epson has teamed up with fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto for the V&A’s ‘Fashion in Motion: Kansai Yamamoto’ event. Using its specially developed inks, Epson has printed around 30 of Yamamoto’s designs on its digital textile printers amounting to more than 1,000 m2 of textiles including cotton, polyester and silk. Yamamoto’s creations, which combine traditional Japanese designs and ultra-modern styles, were largely printed using specialist Genesta inks on the Monna Lisa textile printing system, developed by Robustelli of Italy and using Epson’s inkjet technology, and the Epson SurePress FP30160. These printers allow designers such as Yamamoto full control over the printing process, ensuring faithful reproduction.
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news Label Madness! CS Labels were extremely proud to take home the award for Digital Printing for the third time at the recent Flexotech International Printing Awards. Chart legends Madness launched their very own limited edition alcoholic brew recently in conjunction with Growler Brewery and, West Midland’s digital label printing leader CS Labels, was chosen to print the bottled beer label. The end result was chosen by judges as the overall winner of the digital category. They said the label had: “Clever use of the substrate to achieve the metallic effect, combined with a dynamic design and excellent colour-to-colour registration, an exceptional example of what can be achieved, and a clear winner.” Managing Director Simon Smith said: “The band needed a label that would make their brand really stand out from the crowd. A label that would make the pro We are ‘glad’ to have done the nutty boys proud.”
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Always Up to Date Taopix has just unveiled the lastest version of their photobook and photogift software. The latest release of its new Online Designer is set to include up to 18 languages as well as focusing on providing a user centric experience for online consumers. Speaking about the new HTML5 release, James Gray, CEO said: ‘The feature that has most caught everyone’s attention is the fact that it’s based on HTML5 technology and so it sets itself apart from other platforms. Iit lends itself well to being used
across a number of devices, including iPad and Android. We’ve built Taopix Online to be easily customisable and brandable.’ Since Taopix demonstrated the very first version of the entirely browser based platform, at Print 13, Chicago, they have received a record number of orders and enquiries. ‘
Fujifilm Processing Lab Plans for Closure Fujifilm is to close its E6 processing lab facility in November 2014. CC Imaging is unaffected by this decision and will continue trading as normal. This ceasing of operations has been planned in advance to enable customers who have rolls of Fujichrome Sensia process-paid film sufficient time to get them processed. Prepaid processing vouchers will continue to be available, but must also be used before the closing date of 1st November 2014. Gabriel Da Costa, Product Manager for Fujifilm, explained more: “It is with obvious regret that we have had to plan for
this closure. Sensia film has been a major part of Fujifilm’s history but increased production costs, coupled with decreasing global demand, led to the Fujifilm Corporation in Japan discontinuing Sensia film in 2010. As UK stocks of Sensia were run down the numbers of E6 films being processed has obviously declined too.” CC Imaging will continue with their existing lab facilities after the closure including the E6 processing line.
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news Web-Based Printing - Is the Revoltuion Upon us? “Traditional” photo labs, watch out: a new generation of Webbased photo print services are getting ready to eat your lunch. They have their eyes set on the consumer market, and they are not wasting time. That is the essence of recent remarks by Frank Simon, founder and CEO of Ecce Terram, provider of digital imaging solutions for photo processing centers and leading retailers. Simon made his comments following the announcement that flyeralarm GmbH, one of Europe’s largest b2b online printers, has launched an online photo print service specifically geared towards consumers. The new consumer-facing platform, branded as ‘my FLYERALARM’, lets online visitors select and design personalized photo products from photo-imprinted soda cans to high-end photo books. “What impressed us most about the my FLYERALARM team was their forwardthinking approach, focus Quarter understanding Page Ad.pdf 15/5/13 of 09:30:40 and keen
today’s digital photo services consumer” said Frank Simon. “my FLYERALARM has done its homework. They clearly grasp what their new target market demands now, and where it is heading, and they are determined to use their main advantages, flexibility and speed, to become a major player.” “The current range of photo products is just the beginning,” said Stefan Constantin, CEO of my FLYERALARM. “We pride ourselves on being an innovative company and stay on top of the
newest trends.” Simon added that his company considers my FLYERALARM a prime example of a new force that is bound to change the photo processing industry. “Based on recent experience in similar project, I think it is fair to say that commercial printers seem to be much more flexible, compared to the old guard, in their response to the current shift in the consumer market for photo services and products.” he said. “Their mantra is ‘time-tomarket’ - not ‘time will tell.”
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Part of the Family
InPrint speaks to James Edgar, MD of Ferndown Photographic about becoming the latest Kodak Express. What will their branding mean for this longtime independent retailer? So, you’re a Kodak Express now, good for you! What does/will the process of becoming one entail for you? We’re really pleased and excited to have been accepted as a Kodak Express. The logistics of physically changing over are pretty straight forward: Kodak come along and rebrand the shop with new fascia and other point of sale features. This is great because it gives us give us a brand new story with added value and it keeps the shop looking fresh and new. What difference will this make for your business? I think, as an independent retailer, we are always up against the big high street brands especially in a fairly niche sector. The web is obviously our biggest challenge right now with consumers preferring to compare high street prices with online offers before deciding where to spend their money. I think creating brand continuity is essential, in the sense of tying up what a consumer searches for online with their experience on the high street. If they trust a brand they see online they’ll naturally trust the same brand when coming across it in
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other places. Kodak is a household name and has been for decades, so I’m confident that the shoppers in Ferndown will relate to our new branding and come and see us! Will you be providing any new products or services because of it? We already provide most of the services that Kodak equipment offers. However, there are always new things! One of the key benefits of this new partnership is that we will be early adopters of brand new services as soon as they become available and that’s a real benefit for our customers. As an example, many print services are purchased through phone apps nowadays. Kodak’s new Net-to-Retail app is a new service that we will get involved in from the get go if we can. We think this is an excellent service as well as the way forward. Watch this space! What are the advantages? As mentioned ,the key advantage is being associated with a well known brand and the recognition that comes with that. It will hopefully bring added custom simply because they are
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“Retailers have had a tough time recently simply because the emergence of new technology has changed consumer behaviour.” engaged with the Kodak name. We’ll do the rest by delivering an unbeatable local service... Other advantages of course include the fact that we can realise savings on stock outgoings being part of a bigger group and we can also shout about our success and re-launch with a new story. Hopefully with the help of the local press. It’s all good for business and demonstrates that we’re still here! What are your ambitions as a new Kodak Express store? The critical objective for every business is to stay in business and make a profit. High streets and retailers have had a tough time recently simply because the emergence of new technology has changed consumer behaviour.
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It’s so easy to stay away from the shops now and buy everything from the comfort of your own home. Based on that my ambition is to turn a 20th century business into a thriving 21st century solution. I want to reignite a desire and a need to get people back into the local shops. Mainly mine! With the help and support of Kodak and Tetenal I genuinely believe we can achieve this. You can’t get a haircut online, and good luck buying that new pair of shoes without trying them on. Retailers need to be thinking about that every time they try and sell anything in their shops. It’s the ‘so what?’ factor, I guess. If we can’t always beat online offers on price what added value can we offer a customer who comes into the shop? Based on that, my ambition for the store is to be perceived as an established, trusted service on the high street whilst retaining the independent, personal feel that the local community has enjoyed up to now. I think if we stick to these core principles, we’ll still be here in ten years time. And
you never know, there might be more shops to talk about by then too... ’Store owner James has a wealth of experience within the industry and photographic retailing environment. The excellent print quality and customer service provided to his customers is a testament to this. The strong local presence of Ferndown Photographic coupled with James’ solid foundation of photographic expertise and flair for innovation, makes Ferndown Photographic a natural choice to join the Kodak Express family and I am delighted to welcome them on board.’’ Abbie Nichols, Kodak Express Business Manager, Tetenal.
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KODAK ALARIS SWEEPS UP AT THIS YEAR’S PIXEL TRADE AWARDS
Marking another successful year at the Pixel Trade Awards, Kodak Alaris shows it is a force to be reckoned with, sweeping up with four award wins
Independent Retailer of the year
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To be nominated for the shortlist was very surprising, but to win the award after less than a year in business was a truly remarkable experience. We were also really pleased that Alan Jessop, congratulates us on our success. The award is now proudly on display at imagex on Sheep Street in Bicester.
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Robert Peckham Imagex Owner
Processing Manufacturer of the Year
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To receive this award so soon after starting the Kodak Alaris business gives us tremendous confidence that our products and services will continue to deliver the innovation that our customers are looking for. 2014 promises to be an even more exciting year so watch this space.
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Paul Davey
Kodak Alaris UK Marketing Manager
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It is fantastic for the Kodak Express network to have secured a hat trick win this year at the Pixel awards. This award is great news for the network which continues to evolve and grow as we enter an exciting new phase under the Kodak Alaris banner.
Multiple Processing Retailer of the year
Independent Print/Lab of the year
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I am very pleased to be part of a Network that is recognised as a brand leader yet again’. The name Kodak still represents the high values I try to emulate in my business
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David Rasch
Phoenix Photographic Owner
To find out how your store could benefit from the Kodak Express winning formula call Abbie on 0116 281 5742
Abbie Nichols Kodak Express Business Manager
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Rep of the year
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I am thrilled to have secured the Rep of the year award for the second year running. I believe that this win reflects the excellent Kodak Alaris product range that I work with and the comprehensive retail solution it offers.
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Chris Castle
Kodak Equipment Sales, Tetenal Ltd
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Driven by Digital Concensus of opinion in the printing community forecasts the prevalence of digital by 2015
Printers are showing “unprecedented levels of optimism” about their potential for growth and about what they are able to produce, signaling a resurgence in the large format print market worldwide. Over half of the 250 printers surveyed by Infotrends in Summer 2013 reported that wide format digital now represents more than a third of their revenue. In two years’ time, 72% of respondents expect this to be the case, with 54% forecasting half their business to come from digital, and almost a third anticipating that digital will make up one third of their income. The respondents to the survey spanned 53 countries. Solvent and aqueous inkjet continue to dominate the installed base among those surveyed, with 48% and 43% of printers respectively reporting ownership of these technologies. However, eco solvent, UV curable and latex printing are gaining ground. The proportion of work produced using UV curable inkjet is forecast by the community to grow from 13.6% now to 21% by 2015, contrasted with a drop from 18% to 13% for solvent UV.
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“Solvent and aqueous inkjet continue to dominate the installed base among those surveyed, with 48% and 43% of printers respectively reporting ownership of these technologies” This focus on digital is creating a positive mood towards technology investment. Buying intentions are stronger than at any time since 2007, with 51% of respondents planning to purchase a new digital wide format printer in the next year, up from 37% in 2010. Evolving technologies are stimulating demand, with almost a third planning to invest in UV inkjet, 16% in eco-solvent and 13% in latex.
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Buyer demands drive investment plans More than half of those planning to invest are doing so to achieve faster output, proving that productivity is still a key factor for printers. This reflects the fact that faster turnaround and just-in-time delivery remain the two dominant trends among customer demands. More than two-thirds of printers say these trends prevail among their customers. Other notable buyer trends are that 57% of printers now say their customers are demanding delivery to the point of need, while 48% report more complex logistics requirements. These responses potentially point to an opportunity for printers to extend their service proposition and offer a more complete print-to-installation service.
Integration of print with other communication channels is clearly taking hold, with 49% saying that customers are looking for more integration with other media, and 42% citing demand for cross media devices to connect print with online media. New applications fuel growth Banners (71%), posters (55%) and signs (53%) remain the top three applications being produced. However, textiles, POP, wallpaper/interiors, building wraps and ‘industrial’ applications are the fastest growing. 81% of printers report handling more textile work, followed by 71% for POP, 69% for wallpaper, 68% for building wraps, and 67% for industrial print.
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focus 81% of output is currently on flexible media, but 27% of planned hardware investments are being made with a view to printing onto rigid substrates, suggesting that this media mix will change in the foreseeable future, as POP, interior and industrial applications gain ground. FESPA CEO Neil Felton comments: “Feedback from our community affirms that the transition to digital continues to shape the wide format signage and graphics sector, while digital technology also motivates printers to diversify into creative applications for customers from many different verticals.
“The transition to digital continues to shape the wide format signage and graphics sector, while digital technology also motivates printers to diversify” “What’s exciting for us is that the responses indicate a level of optimism unprecedented since 2007, a year before the global economic crisis. It’s clear that innovation and the pursuit of new application opportunities are giving entrepreneurs increased confidence in the performance of their own businesses - which promises to give FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich a positive and forwardthinking vibe.” www.capv.com
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insight FESPA to Focus on Fabric FESPA Fabric returns for its fifth year, as part of FESPA Digital 2014 at Messe Munich, Germany, from 20 to 23 May 2014. The event will provide an inspirational environment for businesses looking to dive deeper into garment printing and decoration. This year, FESPA Fabric’s campaign is inviting visitors to ‘Dive Deeper into Garment Decoration and Textile Print’. The new multi-channel campaign features a swimmer diving into an ocean, illustrating the ocean of opportunity for printing and embellishing, fabrics, fashion garments, sportswear and promotional wear using both analogue and digital processes. FESPA Fabric is the spring board for printers and garment decorators looking to move their businesses forward using the latest equipment, inks, textiles and techniques for garment decoration and textile print. The event is the ideal place for textile print professionals, designers, fashion retailers and brand owners, to come together, network and uncover new ways to advance their business and meet consumer demands. The campaign centres on FESPA Fabric’s website - www.fespafabric.com - where visitors and exhibitors can go to find all the information they need, including an exhibitor list, visitor information, event registration and a list of show features. The website will be regularly updated in the run up to the show with all the latest news, and provides links to FESPA’s Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and YouTube pages where delegates can follow, like and interact with the FESPA Fabric team. G guru Charlie Taublieb will provide handson workshops as well as live t-shirt printing demonstrations, giving visitors the chance to print their own t-shirts. Visitors will also benefit from the Textile Conference Theatre where leading industry professionals will come together to present seminars and case studies to help textile
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printers and garment decorators open up new revenue streams and learn about new industry trends and techniques. Kornit Digital has confirmed its presence at FESPA Fabric 2014 and will continue as Fabric Corporate Partner for the fifth year running. Other industry players confirmed are Anajet, Brother, MS, Polyprint and Sawgrass. Neil Felton, CEO, FESPA comments: “Garment printers coming to Munich in May will find plenty to help them delve deeper into textile print and garment decoration. In a market where consumers’ demands are evolving at a breathtaking pace, we want to help the garment printing community harness every available opportunity to develop and enhance their business by capitalising on new technology and material developments.” Visitors can also see the latest innovations in digital wide format print and signage under one roof at FESPA Digital 2014 and European Sign Expo 2014.
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Lucidiom has announced the launch of a unique product line from new Lucidiom Marketplace partner, Peter Alan Portraits & Art (PAPA). Lucidiom retailers can shop the Lucidiom Marketplace for partners, like Peter Alan Portraits & Art, whose products they would like to offer consumers on their Lucidiom APM Photo Kiosk and Photo Finale website platforms. The product catalog from Peter Alan Portraits & Art makes available their popular P-O-P canvases, which starts with a photo printed on high quality canvas, which is transformed by an artist who applies oil paint accents by hand to create a museum-quality piece. “PAPA offers a quality product with excellent margins and backs it with solid customer service,” explains Lucidiom president, Steve Giordano, Jr. “We are excited to have them on board as a Marketplace partner.”
Screen has launched EQUIOS 2.0 for CTP, the latest version of its workflow system that combines Screen’s many years of printing and prepress experience with a wide range of enhancements and new features. Highlight features of EQUIOS 2.0 include: Multi-Device Support: It’s capable of driving a mixed device production environment with a variety of CTP and digital devices. AutoFlow: Screen’s innovative web-todelivery automation combines the efficient handling of specialist premedia tasks with reducing the number of separate operations, to improve productivity, reduce human errors and increase profitability. EQUIOS Online: An easy-to-use web-based file submission, proofing and approval solution that streamlines and increases efficiencies. Smart Imposition: automated signature adjustments, variable imposition rules support and improve post-press integration Advanced Colour Management: Databasedriven colour management conversion and optimisation and easier spot-colour creation.
Canon helps customers save time and money with new Océ PlotWave wide format printers Canon has enhanced its wide format portfolio with the launch of the Océ PlotWave 340 and Océ PlotWave 360 printers which aim to help technical users working on projects with other parties via online portals or the cloud. The Océ PlotWave 340 and 360 feature the new Océ ClearConnect multitouch user panel, which is similar to tablet technology and enables operators to open a document, zoom in and pan to specific areas to check critical details. Operators are able to view a live “what you see is what you print” preview while scanning or copying, helping to avoid costly errors.
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Files can be pulled to the new Océ PlotWave printers from cloudenabled workflows and scanned to the cloud of choice. Users can also print files from a USB stick or other network locations. Those that need access via a mobile device can do so using the Océ Publisher Mobile App. For more complex document sets, users can print from a desktop PC via Océ Publisher Select. From cold click to print-in-hand takes less than 40 seconds, compared to the four minutes typical of conventional printers. Both devices offer a high print resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi.
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Your Essential Guide to the Latest Launches GMG OpenColor 1.1 GMG OpenColor 1.1 is designed to enable brands and packaging press specialist to accurately predict spot colours. The use of multi-color printing and the increasing complexity of jobs that use different combinations of inks, substrates and screening, amongst other variables, is a continuing trend in package printing, Consequently, one of the critical challenges facing Brand Solutions and Packaging Prepress providers is the ability to accurately and reliably communicate color throughout the entire supply chain - from the brand manager to the printer. Until now, to accurately communicate a mix of colors, every combination would require a specific test chart showing the different combinations - a costly process that involves color fingerprint charts,
the making of plates, and lengthy testing. GMG OpenColor resolves this complex packaging problem and provides highly accurate color profiles, with less information. By using OpenColor, users avoid printing combinations of overprints. They just print single color patches – e.g. color control strips – and combine the color and substrate properties within the software. The new GMG OpenColor 1.1 offers powerful data import functionality that automatically averages data, which is especially helpful when importing data collected at different press run times. As a result, any possible deviation is included in the final profile calculation. The OpenColor 1.1 is available now through certified GMG OpenColor dealers
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printed special Each issue, InPrint brings you the essential information about life on the front line of our trade. This issue, our spotlight TopShop and Liberty. Liberty London and Topman Oxford Circus, in collaboration with all-over print specialists Yr Store, have opened popups within their flagship stores offering customers the chance to create and print their own bespoke t-shirts using Epson SureColor dye-sub printers while they wait. Yr Store’s garment print installations feature interactive touch-pod design stations and live all-over printing. Customers can create one-off patterns instore from an archive of designs and images which are then printed and applied to t-shirts on-site and ready-to-go within a matter of minutes. The t-shirt designs are printed using Epson’s 44-inch SureColor SC-F6000 rollfed dye-sublimation printers. Supplied to Yr Store by specialist Epson re-seller RA Smart these printers produce high-quality, vibrant images on all leading transfer papers. With output speeds from 16 to 57m2/hr, depending upon application, the SC-F6000 is the ideal ‘on-demand’ print solution for the retail environment. The SureColor printers are easy to use and operate by just one person. The SureColor SC-F printers use Epson UltraChrome DS ink, a specially-developed aqueous ink which produces outstanding images with vibrant colours,
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intense blacks, sharp contours and smooth gradations. Its excellent light- and washfastness, as well as resistance to abrasion and perspiration, makes it the ideal choice for t-shirt applications. “Yr believes the future of fashion is in carefully curated live garment creation,” says Yr Store’s Tim Williams. “Working with Epson technology means we can provide the highest quality product in super-fast time, offering customers a great retail experience and their own unique garment.” The Liberty concession is open till the end of December. Topman is a permanent installation and will be rolled out to other Top Shop stores throughout the country in 2014, with further printable garments being introduced such as sweatshirts, scarves and leggings. Martin Johns, ProGraphics, Epson UK, says: “Not only
does the SureColor SC-F6000 deliver on performance, cost, reliability and flexibility, it also opens up new revenue streams for customers. Yr Store’s live garment print installations in Liberty and Topman are a perfect example of how Epson technology is assisting users to develop their creative ideas to expand their businesses further.”
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