'The market is wrestling with supply chain challenges, war, and a pandemic': global printer shipments shrink in Q1

Several regions suffered from a dampened market while shipments in North America and Western Europe were up

Kelsey Rees
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'The market is wrestling with supply chain challenges, war, and a pandemic': global printer shipments shrink in Q1

Global industrial printer sales saw a modest dip in shipments during the first quarter of 2022, which IDC say is down to several market blockers.  Shipments fell 2.1 per cent year on year in Q1, according to new data from the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker.  Supply chain constraints, war and covid "Shipments at the beginning of the year started off relatively soft," said IDC research director of hardcopy solution, Tim Greene.  "The market is wrestling with sup...

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