Consolidation--The Ties That Bind?

Not surprisingly, the printing industry is following a familiar path taken by other industries—the road to consolidation. Mobil and Exxon, America Online and Netscape, British Petroleum (BP) and Amoco, Chrysler and Daimler-Benz, and Citicorp and Traveler's—heavy hitters in their respective industries—are all banking on reaping the benefits of consolidation.