As technology changes and the way we use technology also changes, I find that many organizations don’t necessarily adapt in the way they work. This appears to be particularly the case with instant or quick printers. Now it may be that what I am seeing is mainly a non-USA based finding, but it may be that this applies everywhere, although the major quick printer organizations in North America tend to have larger, more business oriented companies.

In the UK we have two domestically based major chains of quick printers situated mainly on the high streets, like the Main Streets of the US, where they cater to a walk-in business. We also have a few locations of both AlphaGraphics and Kinko’s, and their operations tend to be larger. I have also looked at quick printers in certain other parts of the world and find that they operate in a similar fashion to the UK operations.

With business pressures forcing companies to become extremely efficient if they are be profitable, the franchise model is becoming less suitable for the work that is available.