Printer Shortage Slows European Printer-Sales Growth in April
There were severe shortages of both consumer and entry-level business inkjet MFPs during April, which heavily contributed to the overall decline in sales.
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There were severe shortages of both consumer and entry-level business inkjet MFPs during April, which heavily contributed to the overall decline in sales.
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 11, 2021
“While shipments in some segments took a step backward after a very strong fourth quarter, the overall shipment numbers remained strong in Q1.”
Acquisitions / Epson / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Staples
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 11, 2021
Staples’ best known tagline is “Yeah, we’ve got that.” This week, that might have been truer than ever with news......
Brother / Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Kyocera / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 10, 2021
We compare office-imaging companies’ revenue, profits, and losses for 2020, one of the most disruptive years ever for the industry.
On June 9th, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that Amazon had removed a number of third-party alternative toner cartridges......
Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) today introduced the Toshiba Workplace Productivity Bundle, which it says enables organizations to capture, process......
HP also released its 2020 Sustainability Report, noting that sustainability is an increasingly important driver of customer purchasing decisions, helping HP win more than $1 billion in sales in 2020.
The move follows Konica Minolta’s transfer of several direct branches in April.
Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Imaging Supplies
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 8, 2021
New print heads designed for commercial, production, and industrial printing applications.
Ninestar Corporation’s G&G group today announced newly designed alternative ink supplies for Epson’s EcoTank 114/T552/TOB color inkjet printers and All-in-Ones.......
The company has also formed a number of other industry partnerships, including partnerships with Canon Inc., EFI, and HP Inc.
On June 7th, HP Inc. announced the release of its Sustainable Bond Framework, which the company will use to issue......
On June 4th, Staples announced that it had made a new acquisition bid for several Office Depot businesses. The firm...
Fujifilm Business Innovation reported on June 3rd that a group company, Fujifilm Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, is currently carrying out......
Featured Posts / HP / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 4, 2021 · Last modified June 7, 2021
HP continues to see the A3 contractual segment as a growth opportunity for the company.
Canon / Electronics for Imaging / Featured Posts / HP / Ninestar / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 4, 2021 · Last modified June 8, 2021
In the last two years, the office-imaging industry has faced several severe challenges. First were U.S. tariffs imposed on printers,......
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