U.S.-China trade friction, fluctuating demand among major customers, and other factors combined for a market environment much more challenging than anticipated through the end of the year. The OEM has released its full year report, ended the 31 March 2019 where...
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CIG latest releases
Clover Imaging Group USA (CIG) has unveiled new remanufactured black inkjet cartridges for use in HP Envy Photo devices. The latest released products by CIG are a normal yield and high yield version of remanufactured black HP64 inkjet cartridges for use in HP ENVY...
Ricoh’s latest financials
Brexit, Turkish debt and currency crisis and Sino-American trade friction created concerns about China, decline in A3 MFP’s all impact on Ricoh. The OEM has released its full year report, ended the 31st March where sales declined 2.4 percent, to ¥2,013.2 billion...
Fall in revenues for Office Depot
Office Depot, Inc announced its results for the first quarter ended 30 March 2019. Total reported sales for the first quarter 2019 were $2.8 billion (€2.5 billion), a decrease of 2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2018. The company explained that the decrease...
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KSU switches from Xerox to Ricoh
Kentucky State University’s Board of Regents unanimously took the decision to end a direct contract for printing and copier services with Xerox, voting instead to join a Commonwealth Ricoh contract with Xerox. The State Journal reports that the original Services and...
Canon Australia R&D Centre loses jobs
The OEM’s Australian R&D Centre (CiSRA) has had to make 40 jobs redundant following a “long-term decline”. The jobs jettisoned in its restructuring are in management and technical areas and represent the Centre’s “latest bid for survival”, as iTnews reports....
Lexmark executives dubbed Channel Chiefs
Lexmark has announced that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named two Lexmark channel leaders to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs. Sammy Kinlaw, Lexmark Vice President of Worldwide Channel OEM and Sales, and Greg Chavers, Vice...
Armor seeks new recruit
Armor Office Printing Solutions EMEA is searching for a new Trade/Brand Manager to join the team in Nantes. The company’s VP & Managing Director, Gerwald van der Gijp, announced the search for a Trade/Brand Manager to join his leadership team, based in Nantes. As...
Canon amplifies its patent infringement protection measures
Continuing with its quest to eradicate patent infringement on Amazon, Canon has filed more Report Infringement Forms, as well as announcing the granting of another preliminary injunction in Germany.
RJ Young acquires Digitec
The Nashville, Tennessee-based office equipment dealer has announced the purchase of Jackson, Mississippi’s Digitec. Digitec, a privately-owned office equipment dealer, is a family-owned and operated company that has been in business for three decades, and which...