European firms trapped in digital Dark Ages

European business leaders are not yet fully equipped for the digital age, with 63% saying they are far from ready for digital transformation, according to a new research commissioned by Ricoh. The research also reveals that while an overwhelming majority of business...

More printer declines in Europe

Weakening demand among consumers caused the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market to decline by 10,3% year on year in Q2 2013, according global research and consulting company IDC, with just over 1,69-million units shipped. “The...

Massive PC decline for Western Europe

PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 10,9-million units in the second quarter of 2013, a decline of 19,8% compared with the same period in 2012, according to Gartner. “The market exit of the netbook PC, and vendors reducing their inventory to get the new...

Retailers on the horns of a dilemma

Retailers across Europe are at a crossroads, facing the dilemma of increasing operational efficiency while also improving customer experience – and being aware that achieving both is not possible. An exclusive survey of European retail management commissioned by...

European PC shipments plummet

PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 12,3-million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20,5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner. “The first quarter of 2013 brought the worst quarterly decline in Western Europe since...