Print Sustainability Trends, 2023

The increasing urgency of sustainability strategies is influencing print infrastructure buying decisions, according to Quocirca’s Sustainability Market Trends Study 2023. With the growing influence of stakeholders in senior and mid-management, buyers have high expectations of supplier and device performance. However, decision-makers find it difficult to access the necessary information, with over a quarter stating a lack of data from vendors about the environmental impact of printers and MFPs as a barrier to achieving corporate sustainability goals.

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Walmart Beefs Up Its Third-Party Marketplace as It Challenges Bigger Online Rival Amazon

This holiday season will test Walmart’s e-commerce strategy, with over half of the items included in Walmart’s sales event last week coming from its third-party marketplace. Walmart’s growing third-party marketplace could help the company defy slower spending patterns and capitalize on inflation-wary shoppers. Online sales for Walmart U.S. rose sharply in the past two fiscal quarters, with sales in discretionary categories like home and apparel rising by double digits.

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Xerox Sells Russian Operations to Local Management

Xerox Holdings has sold its operations in Russia to local management for an undisclosed sum, becoming the latest Western business to cut ties with Russia over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russia has tightened exit requirements, demanding a 50% discount on any sale and a contribution to the Russian budget.

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