CATALOG & MAGAZINE PRINTING OUTLOOK — TURNING THE PAGE

The shift to online shopping by consumers has potential negative impacts for catalog printers and their equipment and consumables suppliers, the report warns. Some key findings of the study include:

• The outlook for the catalog industry from 2006-2011 is for a decline in volume.

• The forecasted decline is the result of a structural change in catalog merchandising companies and the further development of electronic alternatives.