A label assembly comprising: a face layer defining a first face and an oppositely directed second face; and a two stage adhesive disposed on at least one of the first face and the second face, the two stage adhesive exhibiting a first stage in which the adhesive is initially in the form of a pressure sensitive adhesive and upon heat conversion to a second stage, the adhesive is in the form of a permanent, non-PSA adhesive, wherein the two stage adhesive has a conversion temperature within a range of from 80° C to 240° C and includes (i) an acrylic based bodying component, (ii) one or more structural diluents, (iii) one or more radical addition diluents, and (iv) one or more additives, wherein the face layer is a single extruded layer of crosslinked polyolefin or blend of polyolefins, or wherein the face layer comprises a plurality of coextruded layers of polymeric material, the outer layer of which comprises a crosslinked polyolefin or polyolefin blend, nylon 6, polymethylpentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, copolyesters, polyamides, or polyimides, and the other extruded layer(s) of polymeric material are selected from polymeric materials including polyolefins, polyesters, nylons, polystyrenes, acrylonitrile butadiene rubbers, and compatible blends thereof, wherein the structural diluent is selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane triacrylate of the following formula, tripropyleneglycol diacrylate of the following formula, ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate of the following formula in which n+m=3, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate of the following formula, and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether diacrylate of the following formula: wherein the radical addition diluent is selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate of the following formula, hydroxyethyl acrylate of the following formula, phenoxyethyl acrylate of the following formula, and tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate of the following formula: and wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of crosslinkers, catalysts, photoinitiators, photosensitizers, and stabilizers or process aids. a face layer defining a first face and an oppositely directed second face; and a two stage adhesive disposed on at least one of the first face and the second face, the two stage adhesive exhibiting a first stage in which the adhesive is initially in the form of a pressure sensitive adhesive and upon heat conversion to a second stage, the adhesive is in the form of a permanent, non-PSA adhesive, wherein the two stage adhesive has a conversion temperature within a range of from 80° C to 240° C and includes (i) an acrylic based bodying component, (ii) one or more structural diluents, (iii) one or more radical addition diluents, and (iv) one or more additives, wherein the face layer is a single extruded layer of crosslinked polyolefin or blend of polyolefins, or wherein the face layer comprises a plurality of coextruded layers of polymeric material, the outer layer of which comprises a crosslinked polyolefin or polyolefin blend, nylon 6, polymethylpentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, copolyesters, polyamides, or polyimides, and the other extruded layer(s) of polymeric material are selected from polymeric materials including polyolefins, polyesters, nylons, polystyrenes, acrylonitrile butadiene rubbers, and compatible blends thereof, wherein the structural diluent is selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane triacrylate of the following formula, tripropyleneglycol diacrylate of the following formula, ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate of the following formula in which n+m=3, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate of the following formula, and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether diacrylate of the following formula: wherein the radical addition diluent is selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate of the following formula, hydroxyethyl acrylate of the following formula, phenoxyethyl acrylate of the following formula, and tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate of the following formula: and wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of crosslinkers, catalysts, photoinitiators, photosensitizers, and stabilizers or process aids.