Channel subsidising OEM profits as OEM prices are pushed up by as much as 68%
July 1st, 2009 - Posted in Supplies, Pricing, Comparisons, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »Issue #0919/1 – As we see UK printer users venting their anger against OEM supplies price increases by turning to third party supplies, see "Printer OEMs are killing off their own supplies business - losing out to third party supplies industry", we drill a little deeper and find that price increases (Manufacturer Recommended Sales Price - MRSP) from at least one major OEM have been pushed up considerably higher even than prices on the street – meaning that the channel is absorbing a portion of the manufacturer’s increase.