Ingram Micro’s lifecycle services sales rose 35% in the third quarter as the distributor expanded its ITAD and repair capabilities. Strong U.S. reverse logistics and repair growth highlights its growing role in hardware recovery, while declining PC units and longer replacement cycles among smaller businesses offer a more cautious signal for future equipment intake.
Quarterly Results Map Out Inflection Points in IT Asset Lifecycle and Infrastructure
The third-quarter earnings reports from hardware, cloud, and lifecycle companies confirm that the decommissioning industry (decom) is expanding from hardware collection and recovery to the platforming of value creation through integration, compliance, and automation....
Bridging Distribution and Lifecycle: How Ingram Micro is Doing it and Lessons for the ITAM/ITAD Sectors
Ingram Micro’s latest quarterly results reveal a rapid acceleration beyond traditional IT distribution and into the full spectrum of lifecycle orchestration and digital platform services. They confirm to a certain extent what I have been saying all along: companies...
Report: Abnormal Surge in PC Activity and What It Means for ITADs
Executive Summary For this report, titled: Abnormal And Temporary Surge in PC Activity: What It Means for ITADs,...
ITAD Shake-Up: Mergers, Exits, and Bankruptcies: Who Will Survive the Industry’s Ongoing Transformation?
By David Daoud: The recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) industries are undergoing a critical transformation,...
Ingram Micro’s ITAD and Lifecycle Business: Straddling the Line
Summary: Ingram Micro’s latest 4Q2024 earnings call confirms the company’s focus on higher-margin businesses like...