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Kyocera net sales down

The OEM has published its consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2017. For the year ended 31 March 2017 Kyocera reported net sales ¥1.42 billion (€11.4 million $12.5 million), down 3.8 percent on the 2016 published figures of ¥1.48 billion (€11.9...

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Kodak reports Q1 net earnings

The company reported its Q1 2017 net earnings of $7 million (€with continued growth in key product areas of KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates, KODAK FLEXCEL NX Packaging and KODAK PROSPER Inkjet businesses. As reported by Business Wire Eastman Kodak Company reported...

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Brother profits up

The OEM published its annual statement of results for fiscal year ended 31 March 2017. In the statement released on the website sales revenue shows a decrease of six percent from ¥6.82 billion (€55 million $60 million) in the previous year to ¥64.1 billion (€51...

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Anticipated growth in mobile printer market

The global market for mobile printers is set to grow and show a “positive CAGR” in 2022. Pr.com reported that the market for mobile printers is flourishing because of the progress by the retail and logistics sector, “growth in e-commerce sales, improve in advance...

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Clover order rescinded

A General Exclusion Order (GEO) handed to the company’s subsidiary was rescinded after the products were found not to violate it. The recent seizure-and-forfeiture order – handed out by US Customs and Border Protection on behalf of the United States International...

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UK man convicted of cartridge theft

Luke Kruger was sentenced at a Derbyshire court for the theft of £4,000 ($4,978/€4,641) worth of ink cartridges. Derby Telegraph reported that 18-year-old Kruger was given a 12 month community order and will have to do 200 hours of unpaid work, as well as pay £3,920...

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Referrals key to printer purchase

An online survey by OKI Data Australia found that channel dealer recommendations are key to printer sales. CSO reported that 20 percent claimed that recommendation influenced them most in their choice of printer, while 17 percent said the warranty was more important...

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Canon top in environmental survey

The OEM came out top in the 20th Nikkei Environmental Management Survey. Canon announced in a press release that this is the third time it has ranked first in the survey, and received high ratings for each criteria as well as “perfect scores for promotion of...

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HP Inc announces price increases

The OEM is increasing product prices in India which will be implemented once existing stock is sold. The price increase is to cater for “currency movement and commodity prices globally” reported Business Standard, and will see a three to five percent increase across...

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Emails not good for sales

A LinkedIn article discussed the “death of a salesman”, and said that emails are not the way forward. Ari Kaufman questioned the change in the sales market, and how emails are not the way to make sales, as most people delete them. He suggested that its time for...

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