Print Markets Update — Where Print’s Hot, And Not

Along with Entertainment and Gambling/Wagering (each +9 percent), Leisure Activity (+5 percent) and Fashion (+1 percent), these discretionary units should account for nearly one-fifth of all printing.

A record number of blockbuster films, a proliferation of casinos, and more horticulture and hobbies with an aging population, are the principal movers. Down-dressing is hurting specialty retailers where same-store sales are in threads.