Kornit Asia Pacific vice president Andy Yarrow is in the country this week, as he looks to promote the company's digital textile printing systems.

Is it the beginning of the end for packaging print as a UK supermarket giant experiments with packaging-free store. Also in the news is Whirlwind wash-up, and July rises for paper prices and minimum wage.

Today is the launch of the new-look industry leading Print21 news website, aimed at bringing even more content to print business owners and managers across Australia and New Zealand.

In a potential blow to print, UK supermarket giant Waitrose is launching a packaging-free shopping experiment, with one of its flagship stores supplying a host of food, drink and household products without packaging.

Esko is hosting an open house at the end of the month designed to highlight how its innovations are enabling label and flexo printers to meet modern day challenges.

Rawtech Solutions, alongside T-1 Print, will host its third trade night for the textile printing industry.

Omnigraphics has printed three award winners in the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) first-quarter 2019 Creative Collection competition.

EFI is hosting a webinar tomorrow (Thursday) with Ganesh Kandan, e-Business Development Manager of Waratah Group, to discuss how the company is using EFI’s MarketDirect in its business.

Industry identity Rodd Harrison has joined EFI as its new vice president sales for the APAC region, which includes Australia and New Zealand.

Pantone has launched a new polyester swatch book in response to what it says is increasing demand for more saturated colours.

Océ has officially launched its new Arizona 1300 flatbed UV entry level printer, taking the opportunity to put it though its paces in front of Australian printers present at the opening of the company's new Customer Experience Centre.

G7 is drawing on ISO methodology to deliver ‘neutral grey’ colour measurement in line with the European standards of Ugra and Fogra. The move will heal the split on colour methodology in the local printing industry.

Trade suppliers are furious as Whirlwind is officially put to death, with the company being placed in liquidation. Both parts of the business, Melbourne and Sydney, are now in the hands of Grant Thornton.

Trade printer CMYKhub says it is fulfilling all Whirlwind trade orders, even though the liquidator will be claiming the money for them.

The Fair Work Commission raises the national minimum wage (NMW) by three per cent; unions call it too low, while business - including the PIAA - says it is too high.

The falling Aussie dollar will see prices of carton, board and paper rise over the next month or two, by around four per cent.