Fastest Growing Global Crime

Episode 98, December 4, 2013

In this bulletin, David Gibbons brings you the following TOP news stories in the printer consumables industry:

1. One of the world’s top cops says counterfeiting goods is the fastest growing crime in the world;

2. Xerox claims India is a growth market, particularly with small to medium sized businesses;

3. The Japan Times says in addition to supplying their digital copiers to Hewlett-Packard under the HP brand, Sharp says it will ALSO consider working with HP, on toners and other supplies;

4. Following eight quarters of decline, the number of printer shipments in the Middle East and Africa is now growing;

5. A US university says it will only use remanufactured cartridges in the future;

6. The world’s largest office supply company has launched an online ink and toner recycling program.