Overseas Expansion Strategy

Printing.com plc 07 November 2005 FOR RELEASE 7.00AM 7 November 2005 Printing.com plc ('Printing.com' or 'the Company') Specialist retail chain with over 140 Outlets (open or pending) across the UK PRINTING.COM SETS OUT ITS STRATEGY FOR OVERSEAS EXPANSION Printing.com previously announced that it had intended to outline its strategy for exploiting overseas territories when releasing its Interim Results on 21 November 2005. However, the Company now intends to bring forward the communication of this strategy to 8.00 am on 14 November 2005. This is to enable Printing.com to appropriately brief international printing journalists at the IPEX 2006 Press Inward Mission later that day. IPEX is one of the major international printing exhibitions taking place only every fourth year at the National Exhibition Centre. IPEX 2006 is billed as 'The Global Technology Event for Print, Publishing & Media'. It is Printing.com's intention to exhibit at the show from 4-11 April 2006. The IPEX Press Inward Mission is held five months before the show with media being flown in to meet select exhibitors. This will provide the scope for Printing.com to set out the nature of its Master Franchise to printing sector journalists from numerous countries worldwide. The Company will not be releasing any new trading information at these meetings. As previously announced Printing.com will release its Interim Results on 21 November 2005 and will then update the market in respect of its estate expansion and current trading. For further information: Printing.com plc Tony Rafferty (Chief Executive) 07966 517 336 Alan Roberts (Finance Director) 0161 848 5713 Beattie Financial Brian Coleman-Smith / Nia Thomas / Grace Dewhurst 020 7053 6400 Background note: Printing.com offers a broad product range including leaflets, booklets, postcards, promotional cards, invitations, letterheads and business cards to consumers and small and medium sized companies. Unlike its competitors, Printing .com Stores and Franchises do not depend on any printing equipment on location. The Company's printing and ancillary equipment is based at the centralised Production Hub with the head office in Manchester. All work is produced in full four colour rather than two colour. Delivery to the customer is usually within three days. The printing sector has traditionally been served by smaller printing companies or other On Demand Printers and is estimated to be worth some £1 billion. Printing.com has three routes to market: Franchise Stores, Bolt-on Franchises and Company owned Stores. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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