Retailers Play a Major Role for Printer Hardware and Supplies Purchases: Industry

Retailers Play a Major Role for Printer Hardware and Supplies Purchases

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2006
Product Code: R104-25829

Description

In this study, IDC analyzes a selected portion of its Corporate Print and Document Infrastructure Survey. This study focuses on channel preferences for hardcopy devices and related supplies in the corporate marketplace. It is part of a series of several short research pieces that discuss user responses to a variety of hardcopy issues. Other topics covered in this survey, but analyzed in separate IDC research documents, include hardcopy procurement processes, color, MFPs, page volume/supplies, and document solutions/services.

"Hardcopy buyers use a multitude of channels to acquire copiers, printers, and related supplies. This survey helps identify where these buyers go to get their equipment and to demonstrate any strong preferences for one channel over another," says Keith Kmetz, program director for IDC's Hardcopy Peripherals Solutions and Services program.

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
Channel Preferences for Hardcopy Hardware and Related Supplies
Table: Toner/Ink, Printers, and Copiers Acquisition Share by Channel (Mean %)
Toner/Ink
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronics Storefronts (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronic Retailer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Office Equipment Dealers (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Manufacturer Direct Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Manufacturer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Catalogs/Direct Mailers (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Other Channels (% of Respondents)
Table: Toner/Ink Acquisition Through Unknown Channels (% of Respondents)
Printers and Printer MFPs
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronics Storefronts (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronic Retailer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Office Equipment Dealers (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Manufacturer Direct Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Manufacturer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Catalogs/Direct Mailers (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Other Channels (% of Respondents)
Table: Networked Printer and Printer MFP Acquisition Through Unknown Channels (% of Respondents)
Copiers and Copier MFPs
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronics Storefronts (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Computer, Office, or Electronic Retailer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Computer VAR/Dealer/Systems Integrator Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Office Equipment Dealers (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Manufacturer Direct Sales Forces (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Manufacturer Web Sites/Telesales (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Catalogs/Direct Mailers (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Other Channels (% of Respondents)
Table: Copier and Copier MFP Acquisition Through Unknown Channels (% of Respondents)
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