Slight Uptick in Shipment Value for Worldwide Printer/Copier Market
Epson outperformed all other companies in the top-five in terms of shipment growth.
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This Week in Imaging: China Slowdown, Tariffs, Cited for Lower Revenues
Depending on the severity of the Coronavirus, Japanese companies, as well as HP Inc., Xerox, and Lexmark – are all now vulnerable to disruptions in their supply chains and sales in China, a key market, because of the crisis.
Improved Third-Quarter for Sharp
Sharp Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, today reported results for its third quarter and the first nine months of its fiscal......
Sharp Expands Direct Operations in New Jersey
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (Sharp) announced today that it’s acquired the assets of ACE Office Solutions for an......
2019’s Top Ten Office-Imaging News: From Xerox-HP, to New Business Models, and More
Here’s our list of the most important events, developments, and trends in the office-imaging industry in 2019.
This Week in Imaging: Will Fuji Compete with Xerox – and Will Xerox Acquire HP?
The goal of Icahn and Deason isn’t to create the world’s largest copier/printer company, but instead appears to drive the Xerox share price to $40 and then sell.
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”)......
Sharp National Dealer Meeting by the Numbers
Last week, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America held its national dealer conference in Las Vegas (see here for......
Sharp Showcases Smart Office Tech at National Dealer Meeting
This conference focused on adding new Sharp Smart Office technology to Sharp dealers’ arsenal in order to generate new revenue streams.
Sharp Launches Meeting-Facilitator Solution
At its dealer conference, Sharp is demonstrating how the Synappx platform of collaboration and productivity applications positions Sharp as a smart workplace provider.
Sharp Rolls Out New A3, A4 Lineup
New models consist of 11 workgroup models that support 11″ x 17″ media and two desktop models that support letter-legal-size media.
This Week in Imaging: Latest Financial Round-Up: Lower Sales, Profits
This was a significant week in the office-imaging industry, with multiple vendors reporting lower sales and profits, and warning of a slowing economy.
Sales, Profits Down for Sharp’s First Quarter
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
A Look at Sharp’s Earnings’ Recovery Since Foxconn Acquisition
In 2016, giant electronics contractor Foxconn – also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry and headquarted in Taiwan – acquired......
Konica Minolta Shifting Production in Response to Trade War
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 Sees U.S.-China Trade War as ‘Opportunity’
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.
