supplies

CIG’s Third-Party Lab Test Proves It Is a True Alternative to the OEM

Chicago, IL (January 12, 2016) – CIG has taken a bold step that is unprecedented in the Global Imaging Supplies aftermarket. CIG commissioned independent third-party test lab BLI to pit its remanufactured print cartridges against OEM cartridges under ISO test conditions to
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Essendant Announces Center of Reseller Excellence Live Dates for 2017

Deerfield, IL (November 10, 2016) – Essendant, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND), a leading supplier of workplace essentials, today announced the location and date for its 2017 Center of Reseller Excellence (CORE) Live event for business and facilities essentials suppliers and customers. CORE
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Should We or Shouldn’t We? Overcoming Concerns about Adding New Products and Services to the Mix

(Editor’s note: The September feature in ENX is “Diversification in the Supplies and Aftermarket Markets.” That’s the theme for this month too in ENX/The Week in Imaging. Throughout the month we’ll be presenting complimentary editorial that delves deeper into how various
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Diversification in the Aftermarket and Supplies Markets

Suppliers and wholesalers have been diversifying since the dawn of time. So when we write about diversification, it’s not like we’re talking about a new business strategy. What we are talking about are new products and services designed to uncover new opportunities for themselves
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U.S. Hardware Manufacturers Keep Focus On Margins As Well As Revenue

Hardware manufacturers based in the United States have been through the wringer. After being pummeled by the Great Recession, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, and Xerox—along with many others in the industry—were surprised to find that the hardcopy market stayed soft even after the
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