Western Europe Printer/MFP Market Slows in Second Quarter
However, business inkjet shipments increased by 2.2 percent with particularly strong growth rates in some countries and in segments such as A3.
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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
This Week in Imaging: Toner Wars, Clover, Canon, More
The aftermarket printer-supplies wars continued this week, with the Daily Monitor reporting that Ughandan government authorities confiscated five tons of...
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...
Tight Job Market, High Turnover Concerns for Copier-Industry Sales Managers
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.
This Week in Imaging: A Sigh of Relief – for Now
The good news on the tariff front is that a U.S.-proposed 5-percent tariff – that could have gone up to...
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.
This Week in Imaging: Office Copier/MFP Revenue Growth Sluggish for Most
This week, we saw a host of office-imaging companies based in Japan report results for their fiscal years that ended...
Mixed Bag for Sharp’s Fiscal Year
Sharp said it has achieved 10 consecutive quarters of increasing net profits since the third-quarter quarter of its fiscal 2016 year.
Sharp to Re-Enter Television Business in U.S.
This isn’t the first business Sharp is re-entering. In June 2018, Sharp said it was getting back in the PC business – which it had quit in 2010.
Sharp Sales Growth Highest Among Vendors in 2018
The majority of growth was experienced in the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and U.S. markets, rather than in Europe.
This Week in Imaging: The Inkjet-3D Printing Revolution
One of the interesting things about technology is that we can’t always see where it will eventually take us, a case in point being drop-on-demand inkjet printing.
Sharp Reports Latest Financial Results
The company stated that despite the U.S.-China trade war and other economic disruptions, it “secured bottom-line profit…with its profit margin outperforming” the same period a year earlier.
