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Worldwide HCP Market Declines

The brightest spot for the quarter was the year-over-year expansion of color inkjet multifunction printers.

The number of shipments was down by 2.2% in 2018 in Australia to 1.84 million printers compared with 2017.

The share of original (OEM) products increased slightly, while both aftermarket segments recorded share declines.

Key manufacturers are using additional brands to allegedly “manipulate Amazon’s algorithm” in order to make sales.

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Sales of printer hardware through distributors in Western Europe (WE) were flat at -0.1% year-on-year in Q4 2018.

India has offered to lower duties on smartphones, base stations, smart watches, printer ink cartridges and ICT products.

The program will take advantage of Amazon’s technology, combined with brands’ own knowledge of intellectual property.

528,736 units were shipped in the region in 2018 for a total value of $172.45 million, up 10.2% and 9.3%, respectively.

Office Depot rises after office supplies and services company beats Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings expectation.