Does HP buy all of the shelf space?

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I stopped in Office Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy to see the new Canon
inkjet (ooops - bubble jet) printers.

To make a long story short: I saw the i860 and the i900D. Plus one or two
cheap Lexmark printers.

Most of the shelf space for printers, cartridges, and paper appears to be
owned by HP.

Is this typical, or does HP have an unusaual grip on market share for this
Christmas?
 
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 02:52:55 GMT, John wrote:

=>I stopped in Office Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy to see the new Canon
=>inkjet (ooops - bubble jet) printers.
=>
=>To make a long story short: I saw the i860 and the i900D. Plus one or two
=>cheap Lexmark printers.
=>
=>Most of the shelf space for printers, cartridges, and paper appears to be
=>owned by HP.
=>
=>Is this typical, or does HP have an unusual grip on market share for this
=>Christmas?
=>

Stores tend to stock what they know will sell. And what
will sell in future is usually what has sold in the past.
So ---

HP printers have their faults, but so do other brands.
OTOH, HP printers have a reputation for toughness and
reliability, and that matters, especially to small business
buyers. Whether the newer HP models will be as tough as the
older ones remains to be seen.
 
Most old techy people recommend HP printers.

I think HP got the reputation for dependability in the work place with their
B&W Lazer printers that run for decades?

I think for inkjets that HP, Canon and Epson are in a battle in the US.

Maybe it is a conspiracy?

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com
 
John said:
I stopped in Office Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy to see the new Canon
inkjet (ooops - bubble jet) printers.
Most of the shelf space for printers, cartridges, and paper appears to be
owned by HP.
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I've heard that in grocery stores companies will pay for product placement.
Also, companies will pay part of the cost of advertising for their products.
Wouldn't be surprised if HP is paying for shelf-space.

BTW, I did see a fairly complete selection of HP,Canon, Epson printers at
the local Fry's (they have a few stores up and down the west coast).
 
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Most old techy people recommend HP printers.

I think HP got the reputation for dependability in the work place with their
B&W Lazer printers that run for decades?

I think for inkjets that HP, Canon and Epson are in a battle in the US.

Maybe it is a conspiracy?

Maybe because HP printers are better - I have had Canon and Epson over the years
and HP is the only printer I will buy now.
 
HP is the traditional leader in office printers. They make good
products and have marketed them well. The stores you refer to cater
to the office user.


I stopped in Office Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy to see the new Canon
inkjet (ooops - bubble jet) printers.

To make a long story short: I saw the i860 and the i900D. Plus one or two
cheap Lexmark printers.

Most of the shelf space for printers, cartridges, and paper appears to be
owned by HP.

Is this typical, or does HP have an unusaual grip on market share for this
Christmas?
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".
 
I read an article in either Fortune or Money magazine about HP's printing
division. They aim to grab market share in a big way, and now is the time
that they plan to get that going. They have supposedly poured big money
into R&D and want to rollout a line of products that can't be hammered on
too badly by the competition.

I'm guessing that the strategy is working.

Office Depot, et al are in the business of stocking what sells. What is
ADVERTISED is what sells. So they sell HP.
 
I read an article in either Fortune or Money magazine about HP's printing
division. They aim to grab market share in a big way, and now is the time
that they plan to get that going. They have supposedly poured big money
into R&D and want to rollout a line of products that can't be hammered on
too badly by the competition.
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So HP is spending the money on R&D to manufacture their own printers
now? They're not going to buy Canon and rebadge them any more?
 
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