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A trade printer produces work for printers, brokers, and agencies under their brand, often with blind shipping and client protection. A retail print shop sells directly to the end customer. DIS Direct is trade-first, providing confidential overflow capacity without pursuing the partner's accounts.
If you sell print, your production partner should not compete for your clients. Client protection is central to the trade printing model.
Updated July 18, 2026 · Reviewed by DIS Direct production team
Retail shops are built around self-service ordering and small runs for end customers. They may not offer the controls, finishing, or capacity required for regulated, multipack, or peak-volume work.
Trade production provides confidential capacity, complex finishing, lettershop, and postal preparation while the partner owns the customer relationship.
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