Challenging First Half for Sharp, But Improving Second Quarter
On November 30th, Foxconn’s Sharp Corporation posted financial results for its second quarter and the first six months (“first half”)......
On November 30th, Foxconn’s Sharp Corporation posted financial results for its second quarter and the first six months (“first half”)......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 28, 2019 · Last modified November 7, 2019
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) today launched the world’s first Windows collaboration display with Microsoft’s Skype for...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 17, 2019 · Last modified October 22, 2019
A new video from Sharp presents highlights from the company’s recent National Dealer meeting.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 10, 2019 · Last modified October 29, 2019
Last week, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America held its national dealer conference in Las Vegas (see here for......
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 8, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
This conference focused on adding new Sharp Smart Office technology to Sharp dealers’ arsenal in order to generate new revenue streams.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 30, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced that John Sheehan...
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 12, 2019 · Last modified August 26, 2019
However, business inkjet shipments increased by 2.2 percent with particularly strong growth rates in some countries and in segments such as A3.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 6, 2019 · Last modified July 21, 2025
New models consist of 11 workgroup models that support 11″ x 17″ media and two desktop models that support letter-legal-size media.
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Imaging Supplies / Konica Minolta / OKI / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 2, 2019
This was a significant week in the office-imaging industry, with multiple vendors reporting lower sales and profits, and warning of a slowing economy.
In the first quarter, sales for Sharp’s 8K Ecosystem group (which includes copier/MFPs) were down 9.8 percent year-over-year to ¥262.5 billion
Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 26, 2019 · Last modified August 5, 2019
The aftermarket printer-supplies wars continued this week, with the Daily Monitor reporting that Ughandan government authorities confiscated five tons of...
In 2016, giant electronics contractor Foxconn – also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry and headquarted in Taiwan – acquired......
Among the findings of a new 2019 survey is that building a copier sales team has become more challenging because of a tight labor market and high turnover.
The good news on the tariff front is that a U.S.-proposed 5-percent tariff – that could have gone up to...
Featured Posts / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 13, 2019 · Last modified August 5, 2019
Konica Minolta joins Ricoh Company of Japan, which also recently announced that it will shift some of its copier/MFP production out of China.
Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an “opportunity” to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns over U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods.
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