News Archive
Copier dealer news highlights, by topic and date.
October 2026
- Xerox
Xerox Q3 2026: revenue down 4.7%, $959M impairment, dividend suspended
Xerox revenue fell 4.7% to $1.87B with a $959M goodwill impairment and a $1,015M net loss; guidance was cut, the dividend suspended, and the stock fell about 40% in two days — though equipment revenue grew 3% organically.
- Canon
Canon raises printing forecast as hardware recovers
Canon raised its full-year printing forecast after Q3 printing sales grew 3.9% to ¥627.5B, with office MFP revenue up 4.2% — though consumables remain under pressure.
- Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta launches AccurioPress C8100/C8090
Konica Minolta's AccurioPress C8100 and C8090 bring 100 and 90 ppm color production to the mid-volume slot, with first shipments underway and a Horizon finishing workflow tie-in.
- Fujifilm
Fujifilm may spin off its MFP business
Fujifilm is examining a partial spin-off and public listing of its Fujifilm Business Innovation unit, which makes its MFPs, with a decision aimed within two to three years.
- Fujifilm
Fujifilm takes its dealer-channel push seriously
Fujifilm is building a real dealer channel: its production chief predicts 80% of production business will be dealer-driven by 2030, along with 100% of A3 and A4.
- Kyocera
Visual Edge IT makes first sale of Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000b
Visual Edge IT made the first sale of Kyocera's TASKalfa Pro 15000b monochrome production inkjet — production print is now a real dealer sale, not a curiosity.
- Sharp
Sharp reopens Executive Experience Center in Downers Grove
Sharp reopened its Executive Experience Center in Downers Grove, Illinois — a larger hands-on space for dealers and customers covering print, AV, displays, and Dynabook.
- Ricoh
Ricoh survey: the workplace technology adoption gap
Ricoh's survey of 2,017 workers and decision-makers finds a gap between buying workplace tech and using it: 91% of leaders are confident in AI investments, while 53% of employees say AI creates extra work. The rollout, not the box, is the billable service.
- Canon
Canon and DigiTech launch Texas ST2/X1 UV LED flatbed printer
Canon's Texas ST2/X1 UV LED flatbed brings big-shop capability — a 50-by-100-inch bed, up to 2,024 sq ft/hr — into a smaller footprint for sign shops.
- Xerox, Dealer
JustTech Leadership Attends 2026 Xerox Global Partner Summit - Just·Tech
NASHVILLE, TN – October 2026 – JustTech's sales leadership team attended the 2026 Xerox Global Partner Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, joining more than 500
- HP
HP and RRD expand partnership with 15 digital presses through 2029
HP and RR Donnelley expanded their agreement with 15 HP digital presses across RRD plants over two years, extending the relationship through 2029.
- Canon
Canon expands imageFORCE portfolio with C1700 Series A4 color printers
Canon expands its imageFORCE line with the C1700 series, a new A4 color range for small workgroups.
- Manufacturers
Xerox Opens 2026 Global Partner Summit with Record Attendance and Expanded Partner Opportunities
Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) today welcomed more than 500 channel partners representing more than 70 countries to its 2026 Global Partner Summit to explore new opportunities created by the company's expanded portfolio, capabilities and global...
- HP
HP launches Latex R530 AI and PrintOS Production Hub AI
HP's Latex R530 AI is a compact rigid-and-flexible large-format printer with cloud and on-edge AI, shipping December 1, alongside the AI-powered PrintOS Production Hub.
- Xerox
Xerox and Lexmark to run a combined dealer program in 2027
Xerox channel leadership says a combined Xerox/Lexmark dealer program arrives in 2027, following the Lexmark integration — one program and one badge path for dealers selling both lines.
- Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta launches AccurioPress C8100 'Intelligent Press'
Konica Minolta's new mid-volume color press, the AccurioPress C8100, arrives in Europe as the 'Intelligent Press,' with AI-driven automation aimed at production print shops.
- Toshiba
Toshiba adds Elevate Sky Workflow UserConnect AI module
Toshiba adds an AI module, UserConnect, to its Elevate Sky workflow platform — another workflow play dealers can attach to the MFP sale.
- Gadget, Grand launching, Xerox Malaysia
XEROX RETURNS TO MALAYSIA WITH NEW A4 COLOUR PORTFOLIO FOLLOWING LEXMARK INTEGRATION
New portfolio and strengthened channel network mark a new chapter for Xerox in Malaysia PETALING JAYA, 7 October 2026 – Xerox has returned to Malaysia with a new portfolio of Xerox-branded A4 colour printers and multifunction printers, opening a new chapter forthe company following its integration with Lexmark. Unveiled at Le Méridien Petaling Jaya, the
- Lexmark
Hackers run DOOM on Lexmark printer at Pwn2Own Ireland
At Pwn2Own Ireland, researchers ran DOOM on a Lexmark printer's screen and compromised a Canon imageFORCE 1643F — a reminder that print security is a sellable service, not a checkbox.
- Ricoh
Ricoh board launches independent strategic review
Ricoh's board has launched an independent review of its strategy, putting the company's direction — and its dealer channel — under fresh scrutiny.
- Canon
Canon launches Connected Value Platform with generative AI
Canon's Connected Value Platform brings generative AI features to select printing products — AI-powered enhancements dealers can sell as a reason to refresh fleets.
June 2026
- Sharp
Sharp unveils BP-80C70 / BP-80C80 high-speed color series
Sharp's new high-speed color A3 series, the BP-80C70 and BP-80C80, brings 70 and 80 ppm color to the office workhorse class.