On August 13, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported an overall decline in shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers and MFPs) in Western European during the second quarter of 2018, although there were some shipment growth in some equipment categories and in some countries. We have become accustomed to reading such reports about Western Europe; however, it
The hardcopy peripherals market in Australia took a hard dive during the first quarter of 2018, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” Laser and inkjet markets tumbled 8.6 percent and 9.3 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. IDC attributes the decline to falling sales of low-price brands,
On May 30, International Data Corporation (IDC) released an overview of the findings from its latest “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” for the first quarter of 2018. In the first quarter of 2018, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers, copiers, MFPs) grew year-over-year for the sixth consecutive quarter. IDC reported worldwide hardcopy peripheral shipments totaled
International Data Corporation (IDC) has reported that while overall shipments of hardcopy peripherals in Egypt declined 19.2 percent in Q1 2018, the inkjet segment continues to grow while laser shipments keep falling. The hardcopy peripheral market consists of single-function printers, MFPs, and single-function digital copiers. In Egypt, an important market in IDC’s Middle East, Africa,
Canon U.S.A. wants the imaging industry to take notice of its U.S. market-share position in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker for 2017 published by International Data Corporation (IDC). Canon highlights that in IDC’s end-of-year report, the company came out on top as the U.S. market-share leader in three A3 copier/MFP market segments: 2017 total A3
On May 22, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that in the first quarter of 2018 hardcopy peripheral (printer and MFP) shipments in India increased year-over-year for a third consecutive quarter, growing 8.5 percent to 885,826 units. The uptick followed a 19 percent year-over-year shipment increase in India in Q4 2017 (see “IDC Reports Strong Q4
On May 17, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that although shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers and MFPs) declined in Western Europe in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the year-ago period, the decline was smaller than forecast and some OEMs had a good start to the year. Western European hardcopy peripheral unit shipments shrank
On April 9, London-based IT market research firm CONTEXT reported that sales of printer hardware through distributors in Western Europe declined by 6 percent year-over-year early in the first quarter of 2018, continuing the slowdown that the firm noted in the fourth quarter of 2017 (see “CONTEXT Finds Strong A3 Business Inkjet Sales Slow Rate
On April 6, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that hardcopy peripheral (printer and MFP) shipments in Indonesia grew by about 2 million units or 0.6 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to findings from the market research firm’s Q4 2017 “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” IDC says inkjet remains the dominant printing
On March 13, International Data Corporation (IDC) released findings from its latest “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” regarding the hardcopy peripheral (printers, copiers, MFPs) market in Central and Eastern Europe. The market research firm reports that shipments of printing devices in Central and Eastern Europe grew 1.4 percent year-over-year to more than 1.7 million units
