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By now, it should come as no shock that the statistics for printing in color are compelling. According to a recent Xerox study, business documents reproduced in color are resulting…

Is anyone really surprised anymore when a private equity firm invests in the imaging channel? Heck no! Private equity money continues to flow into the channel at a fast and furious pace…

I received a text about this Friday morning while attending the Brother press and analyst briefing at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Even though I had heard rumblings…

One advantage of attending a regional dealer road show is intimacy. Unlike a big dealer conference, regional shows allow for more one-on-one interaction while providing many…

Each year The Cannata Report asks dealers to identify the greatest opportunities for growth. Those findings are presented in our Annual Survey. We intend to do the same thing…

Ricoh has announced that it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions…

RJ Young has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Business Electronics (BE), a privately-owned office technology and solutions provider…

Konica Minolta held its 2019 dealer meeting in Newport, CA, March 4-5. The theme of the conference was “Limitless.” The Cannata Report had a full contingent—CJ, Scott, and me—in…

As we head toward the third decade of the 21st century the present paints a bleak picture for the future of print. Here we are specifically referring to print within the…

Following up our 2nd annual Dealer of the Future issue, The Cannata Report launches our first-ever Inkjet-themed issue (April). To access, simply click here or on the…

Jim Sheffield, CEO, UBEO Business Services in Austin, Texas, started selling copiers during his senior year in college in 1984. Since then he’s seen a lot and done a lot working…

One of the more gratifying aspects of creating our annual survey issues are the many compliments we receive from dealers, OEMs and other vendors in the channel about how useful…

Oval Partners has announced a new partnership with Office Equipment of Texarkana and South Arkansas.Office Equipment of Texarkana and South Arkansas…

In case you missed it or haven’t had the time to visit our website and scroll through every bit of industry news from the past month, what follows are links to what we consider…

After two furiously busy months on the acquisitions front, March blew in less like a lion and more like a lamb, then blew out pretty much the same it blew in. It’s not as if there weren’t…