World Office Equipment Market Brief

World Office Equipment Market Brief

The global outlook series on Office Equipment provides statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a bird’s eye view of the office equipment industry, and takes note of key emerging, and evolving trends. The report also provides a compilation of all recent mergers, and acquisitions. Major regional markets discussed in the report include United States, Germany, UK, and India, among few other descriptively synopsized markets. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 1,203 companies worldwide.

OFFICE EQUIPMENT GOS-090
A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, SEPTEMBER 2008


CONTENTS


1. Overview & Scope of Coverage 1

2. Key Industry Trends 1
Rise of Digital Technology Poised to Transform Market 1
Consolidation Sets in the Distribution Channel 1
Private Label Products Gain Prominence 2
Innovations Drive in Sales 2
Advent of Multifunctional Products 2
SOHO - Offering Lucrative Opportunities to Office Equipment
Manufacturers 2
Integration is the Buzzword 3
Color Becomes a Significant Factor 3
Global Printer Market 3
Key Market Drivers for Future Color Printers 4
Printer Market Constraints 4
Table 1: Global Market Analysis for Printers by Product
Segment - Ink-Jet, Impact and Laser Printer Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2003 through 2008 4

Table 2: Global Market Analysis for Printers by Product
Segment - Ink-Jet, Impact and Laser Printer Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 5
Business Inkjet Printers 5
Impact Printer Market 5
Digital Color Printing Experiences Demand Boost 5
Variable Data Printing Witness Gains 5
Digital Copiers Replace Analogue Copiers 6
Scanners 6
Canadian Flatbed Scanner Market to Expand 6
3D Scanners Enter Home 6
Workgroup Scanners Become Preferred Choice 6
Manufacturers Adopt High End Scanning Technology 6
Inkjet Technology - The Latest in Printing 7
Replacement Drives Matured Office Market 7
Flexibility is the Key Word for Facsimile Machines 7
Demand Drivers in the Replacement Market 8
Internet - A Looming Threat to Facsimile Industry 8
Color - Infusing Life into the Multi-function Market 8
Digital Copiers - A Panacea for a Weak Copier Market 9
Increasing the Consolidation Trend in Digital Copier Market 9
Color Copiers: A Growing Market 9
Mopier: A Threat to Copiers 9
Printer Vs Copier 9
Over-Riding the Copier Segment 9
Dictation Equipment Market 10
Health Sector: A Major Market 10
“Dictating” Its Own Terms 10
Distribution Dynamics 10
Printer and Copier Market 11
Table 3: Global High-Speed Printer and Copier Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Vendors in Terms of Revenue 11
Scanner Market 11
Online Storage and Printing 11
Multi-Function Products - Bundle Packaging at its Best 11
Photocopiers - Sluggish Growth Ahead 12

3. Competitive Landscape 12
Facsimile Machines 12
Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Facsimile Machines
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Sharp, Brother, Panasonic, Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Xerox, and
Others 12
Printers 12
Table 5: Leading Players in the Global Color Laser Printer
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Hewlett-Packard, Konica Minolta, Epson, Xerox, and Others 12

Table 6: Leading Players in the Global Color Laser Printer
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
Hewlett- Packard, Xerox, Konica Minolta, Epson, and Others 13

Table 7: Leading Players in the Global Black & White Laser
Printer Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Hewlett-Packard, Konica Minolta, Epson, Xerox, and Others 13
Copier Industry - A Shrinking Base of Players 13
Value Addition in the Office Equipment Industry... 13

4. Mergers and Acquisitions 14

5. Strategic Corporate Developments 24

6. Product Launches/Developments 25

7. United States - A Regional Market Perspective 29
Overview 29
Office Equipment - Category Wise Sales Analysis 29
Table 8: US Market for Office Equipment by Product Segment -
Facsimile Equipment, Multi-Function Equipment, Photocopiers,
Printers, Calculators, Dictation Equipment, and Scanners
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Units for Years 2003 through 2008 29

Table 9: US Market for Office Equipment by Product Segment -
Facsimile Equipment, Multi-Function Equipment, Photocopiers,
Printers, Calculators, Dictation Equipment, and Scanners
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 30
US Fax Market - Demand Plummeting 30
Total Cost of Ownership for 25-35 ppm Printers Segment 30
Digital Color Copiers 31
Leading Players 31
Facsimile Machines 31
Table 10: Leading Players in the US Facsimile Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Hewlett-Packard,
Brother, Panasonic Panafax, Sharp, Lexmark, Canon, and
Others 31
Photocopiers 31
Table 11: Leading Players in the US Copiers Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Xerox, Canon,
Sharp, and Others 31
Printers 32
Table 12: Leading Players in the US Inkjet Multi Functional
Products (Flatbed Type) Printers Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Sales for Hewlett-Packard, Dell
Computer, Lexmark, Epson, Canon, and Others 32

Table 13: Leading Players in the US Inkjet Multi Functional
Products (Flatbed Type) Printers Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales for Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer,
Lexmark, Epson, Canon, and Others 32

Table 14: Leading Players in the US Color Laser Printers
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Konica-Minolta, and Others 32

Table 15: Leading Players in the US Color Laser Printers
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Hewlett-Packard, Konica-Minolta, Xerox, Okidata, Lexmark,
Ricoh, and Others 32
Leading Office Supply Superstores 33
Market Trends 33
A Growing Market 33
SOHO: The “Alternative Office” 33
Dynamic Forces at Act 33
Home Office Users and Spending 33
Distribution Dynamics 34
Channels - An Overview 34
Table 16: Office Products Market in the US (2006):
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Distribution Channel
- Retailers, Office Superstores, National Resellers,
Independent Dealers & Dealer Groups, and Others 34

8. Europe - An Overview 35
European Scanner Market 35
European Copier Industry - Cyclical 35

8a. Croatia 35
Shift to Digital Technology 35
Canon - Leading Player in Copier Market 35

8b. Czech Republic 35
Copier Market - On Downward Trend 35

8c. France 36
Overview 36
Table 17: Printers Market in France (2002 & 2006): Volume
Sales in Millions by Printer Type: Multifunction, Inkjet,
and Laser 36

8d. Poland 36
Digital Equipment Takes Over 36

8e. United Kingdom 37
Digital Copiers to Dominate the Market 37
Document-Imaging Equipment Dominates UK Office Equipment Sector 37
Laser Printer Market - An Overview 37
Table 18: Leading Players in the UK Laser Printers Market
(2005): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for Epson, Hewlett-
Packard, Canon, and Others 37
Office Equipment Sales by Category 37
Table 19: UK Market Analysis for Office Equipment by Product
Segment - Facsimile Equipment, Multi-Function Equipment,
Photocopiers, Printers, Calculators, Dictation Equipment, and
Scanners Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 38
Distribution Dynamics 38
Table 20: Office Products Market in the UK (2006): Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Distribution Channel - Retailers,
Office Superstores, National Resellers, Independent Dealers &
Dealer Groups, and Others 38

Table 21: Office Products Market in the UK (2006): Value
Sales in £ Billion by Product Type - Consumer Consumables,
Office Supplies, Office Furniture, and Visual Presentation 38

9. Asia-Pacific - A Regional Perspective 39

9a. China 39
A Highly Competitive Calculators Market 39
Scanner Market 39
Printers Market 39
Table 22: Laser Printers Market in China (2006 & 2008):
Revenues in US$ Billion 39

9b. India 39
A Growing Photocopier Market 39
Growth Drivers 39
Canon’s Strategy in the Indian Market 40
Dealer Strategies Stimulate Scanner Market Expansion 40
Scanner Market Overview 40
Table 23: Scanners Market in India (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Sales by Vendor/Brand - Hewlett-Packard, Umax,
BenQ, Microtek, Canon, and Others 40

9c. Taiwan 41
Facing Intense Competition from Chinese and Hong Kong
Manufacturers 41


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