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Agility or Obsolescence: Navigating Tariffs in the Wide Format Industry
In an industry that thrives on precision, predictability has always been a quiet partner in the printing business.

What History Can Teach Us About How to Handle Tariffs?
The printing industry has been eagerly seeking tariff information as of late, and it’s now approaching levels of significant frustration and agitation.

Tariffs' Increasing Impact on the Print Industry
This analysis explores how recent tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico affect the print industry, covering increased costs, supply disruptions, digital shifts, and strategies for adaptation.

How Tariff Volatility Will Impact the Print Industry
This article examines how tariff fluctuations impact the print industry, covering cost spikes, pricing dilemmas, and inventory risks. It also suggests strategic responses like near-shoring and predictive modeling to mitigate policy shifts.

Fashion’s Resilient Shift Amid Trade Turbulence
Shell explores how U.S. tariff changes—especially a 125% hike on Chinese goods—are reshaping fashion’s supply chains and boosting stocks, urging strategic resilience in a volatile trade climate.

Did Someone Say “Tariffs”?
This blog addresses the uncertainty and volatility introduced by tariff policies, emphasizing their direct impact on supply chains and pricing. It discusses the challenges faced by the print industry, including increased paper costs and the necessity for print service providers to adapt by focusing on value-added services and digital printing solutions.
Quick Takes: Tariffs Reshaping the Print Market
These video clips explore how new U.S. tariffs are disrupting the print industry — from hardware sourcing and pricing to software bundling and supply chain — while also highlighting strategic opportunities like remanufacturing to stay competitive.
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In this quick-hit video, Anne Valaitis breaks down how the evolving tariff landscape is disrupting pricing strategies and what channel partners can do now to stay ahead.
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With tariffs targeting Chinese-manufactured products, hardware supply chains are squarely in the spotlight. Deborah Hawkins explains how origin country could affect your margins and planning.
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Tariffs could also affect software and digital transformation (DX) services prices and delivery. Jamie Bsales shows you the effects vendors and dealers should prepare for, mainly around bundled contracts.
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In this final video of our series, Peter Mayhew shares how reuse and remanufacturing can become strategic opportunities for OEMs and the aftermarket.