Volume sales of commercial PCs were up by 5% year-on-year in January, while sales of consumer PCs were weak with volumes falling by 5%.
Read More »CONTEXT urges the channel to ensure it has contingency plans in the event of no-deal Brexit
Macroeconomic headwinds including Brexit will inevitably have an impact on channel growth in 2019, warns the IT market intelligence company.
Read More »European security product sales driven by GDPR and high profile hacks
The biggest impact was in end-point security, which saw year-on-year growth of 12.6%, reveals CONTEXT.
Read More »3D printer market rises again thanks to demand for industrial models
The professional and design segments are also expected to reach positive growth throughout 2018, while desktop 3D printers continue to struggle.
Read More »Business and gaming monitor sales up in Europe
New trend emerges as October becomes the peak sales period for distributors.
Read More »Tablet sales up thanks to Huawei and Black Friday
Huawei posted 221% year-on-year growth in October, securing a 20.5% volume share and overtaking Samsung to become the second-largest tablet seller in the distribution channel.
Read More »Ultra-large 4K/UHD displays sales almost double year-on-year
Revenues from large-format displays (LFDs) in Western Europe continued to grow during the early part (weeks 40–46) of Q4 2018. The increase of over +11% year-on-year was driven mainly by sales of ultra-large 4K/UHD displays, according to the latest distribution data published by CONTEXT. LFDs with screens of 65-inches and …
Read More »Enterprise security product sales up 10% in Western Europe
CONTEXT says the biggest driver for growth in security products will be the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Read More »Smartphones and PC components bolster European IT distribution in Q3
The UK in particular saw strong growth in telecoms, datacentre networking and mobile computing.
Read More »European sales of ultra-wide business monitors doubled in Q3
The bestseller in WE distribution in Q3 2018 was a 34-inch ultra-wide business monitor from Samsung.
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