Panasonic Copier Division Dumps all but a Handful of Dealers

One of my predictions for 2009 was that Panasonic would drop it's copier line. Well, on Feb 12, a letter was sent all to all but a handful of Panasonic copier dealers that they were no longer a Panasonic Dealer but rather a Panasonic Reseller! The prediction has not come true yet, however this is such a major shift from traditional distribution that it may be the Swan Song for Panasonic's Copier Division.

A member of the Sharp P4P Hotel pm'd me some of the talk that's going around. Info came from as tech web site called techsconnected.

Here's some of the chatter:

"There had been rumors circulating that Panasonic was in dire straits. Some rumors.... go here for rest of blog