COVID-19 Pandemic Results in Thousands of Job Losses at Office-Equipment Makers
Five leading Japanese office-equipment makers have cut their payrolls by about 16,000.
Canon / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / News / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 4, 2020 · Last modified December 11, 2020
Five leading Japanese office-equipment makers have cut their payrolls by about 16,000.
Among the trends that COVID-19 has accelerated has been the decline of office print volumes, making it more imperative for......
On December 3rd, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that it obtained toner-cartridge removals from Amazon ecommerce sites for Canada,......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
According to Canon, included ink bottles provide up to 30-time more printed pages than conventional ink cartridges.
Canon U.S.A., its parent company, Canon Inc. of Japan, and its subsidiary, Canon Canada, announced today that they’ve recently had......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 30, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
Back in August, BleepingComputer reported that the Maze hacker group claimed responsibility for successfully attacking Canon Inc. and affecting its......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 25, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it had filed three Report Infringement Forms with Amazon requesting the removal......
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Fujfilm / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Lexmark / Ninestar / OKI / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 24, 2020
This article summarizes office-imaging companies’ latest quarterly financial results and updated fiscal-year forecasts.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 19, 2020 · Last modified November 20, 2020
In the last several months, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have resulted in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of......
According to IDC, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) increased for the first time since the second quarter of 2018,......
Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 18, 2020 · Last modified May 7, 2026
In the inkjet segment, vendors continued to face supply issues as their manufacturing hubs in China and Southeast Asia grappled with the unprecedented global surge in demand for inkjet printers for the home segment.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 16, 2020 · Last modified November 23, 2020
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced today that it had requested the removal of various unauthorized third-party toner cartridges designed......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 10, 2020 · Last modified November 16, 2020
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon seeking the removal of unauthorized......
Canon / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 6, 2020 · Last modified July 21, 2025
According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and MFP market unsurprisingly increased by 12.9 percent......
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 6, 2020 · Last modified November 23, 2020
With most office-equipment companies having now reported their latest financial results, in general, most have improved versus their previous sequential......
Amazon / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 5, 2020 · Last modified November 16, 2020
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, is continuing its campaign to remove unauthorized third-party toner cartridges – typically designed for use......
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