Will Printer and Printer Supply Sales Ever Recover?

Will Printer and Printer Supply Sales Ever Recover?

Written By
Jessica Davis
Jessica Davis
May 24, 2009
1 minute read
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Are printers and printing supplies going the way of other outmoded technologies like external modems and tape backups-destined to pile up in some forgotten IT closet?

That’s the scenario that has some in the industry closely watching earnings announcements from companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and Xerox.

The question is, are the huge sales drop-offs in printing and supplies by these companies caused by the recession, or is there a bigger trend at work? Is the move toward green computing and doing more with less driving some companies to re-evaluate their printing practices?

Angela O’Donnell, owner of New York City-based solution provider W. O’Donnell Consulting, says that company gate keepers from CFOs to office managers are casting a more watchful eye on the printing supplies purchased and used.

Click here to read the full story at Channel Insider.

Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis has been a professional writer since 2005. She has worked in various media outlets, writing for a bricklaying trade publication, several research companies and her favorite: a major entertainment company in Washington where…

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