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Brother Industries Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in producing and selling office equipment, printing solutions, and related supplies. The company operates through seven segments. The Domino segment covers industrial printing equipment, while the Machinery segment handles machine tools, industrial sewing machines, and garment printers. The Network and Content segment involves karaoke equipment and IT systems, and the Nissei segment produces reducers and gears. The Others segment includes new construction and renovation of buildings, and investment in information systems. The Personal and Home segment makes household sewing machines, and Printing and Solutions focuses on telecommunications and printing equipment. It generates majority revenue from Printing & Solutions segment.

Canon Marketing Japan Inc is engaged in the sale of imaging and IT solutions across diverse customer segments, with four reportable segments: Consumer, Enterprise, Area, and Professional. The Consumer segment offers digital cameras, inkjet printers, and related products to individual customers. The Enterprise segment provides Canon input/output devices and IT solutions for large and mid-sized companies, mainly through Canon IT Solutions Inc. The Area segment caters to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide via Canon System & Support Inc. The Professional segment delivers specialized solutions in production printing, semiconductor manufacturing, and healthcare IT through companies like Canon Production Printing Systems Inc and Canon ITS Medical Inc.

Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc is designer and manufacturer of commercial laundry systems, serving diverse international markets. The company offers premium, durable laundry equipment under brands like Speed Queen, UniMac, Huebsch, Primus, IPSO, and others. It serves commercial laundry needs across healthcare, hotels, laundromats, and residential markets.

Ricoh Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of office automation equipment, electronic devices, and photographic instruments. Digital Products segment manufactures multifunction printers, printing machines, scanners, fax machines, network equipment, auto ID systems, electrical units, and related consumables. Digital Services segment covers sales of printers, PCs, servers, network equipment, software, support, solutions, and document-related services. Graphic Communications segment provides production printers, imaging systems, industrial printers, inkjet heads, and consumables. Industrial Solutions segment offers thermal paper, media, optical components, and precision parts. Others segment includes digital cameras, 360-degree cameras, environmental & healthcare-related businesses.

GRG Banking Equipment Co Ltd is engaged in the development and manufacturing of automated teller machines. Its business covers many more areas, such as smart transportation solutions, public security with AI technologies like biometric identification, image, and video analysis, and big data. Its products and services consist of financial self-service solutions, including retail solutions, branch automation, cash sorting machines, OEM modules, and terminal equipment.

Konica Minolta Inc is a Japanese equipment and material manufacturer. The company operates through four segments. The Digital Workplace business covers the development, manufacture, and sale of multifunction printers, related consumables, and IT services and solutions. The Image Solutions business includes medical diagnostic imaging systems, network cameras, and video-related equipment, along with related services and solutions. The Industry business encompasses measuring instruments, functional films for displays, industrial inkjet heads, and professional lenses. The Professional Print business involves digital printing systems and consumables for commercial and industrial markets, as well as printing services and solutions. It generates the majority of revenue Digital workplace segment.

Newell Brands Inc is an American consumer goods company with a portfolio of brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. The group is focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Its segments are Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The group geographic areas are the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

DOMS Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of stationery and art material products in India. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells products, predominantly under the DOMS brand, and the other brands through which it markets its products include C3, Amariz, and FixyFix. The group is organized into business units based on its products and services and has two reportable segments as follows :Stationery: Manufacturing, marketing, trading and distribution of stationery and related products. Hygiene: Manufacturing, marketing, trading and distribution of diapers, wet wipes and other hygiene products The company's products are sold through a network of super stockists, distributors, retailers, retail stores, and various e-commerce platforms.

Canon Electronics Inc is a Japanese company engaged in the development, production, and sales of precision machines and instruments, electric and electronic machines and instruments; information devices; software for computers and communications devices. The company mainly manufactures various scanners such as document scanners, network scanner, and check scanner.

Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd manufactures and distributes writing instruments, office supplies, and other products. The company operates in two business segments. The writing material and writing-material-related product segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of pencils, ballpoint pens, rubbers, office automation equipment, correction tapes, sharpeners, cosmetics, and other products. The other segment provides adhesive tapes and handicraft products. The Japan-based company has operations across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

ME Group International PLC operates, sells and services a wide range of instant-service vending equipment, aimed at the consumer market. The group operates vending units across 20 countries and its technological innovation is focused on four principal areas namely Photobooths and integrated biometric identification solutions; Unattended laundry services and launderettes; High-quality digital printigg kiosks and Vending equipment for the food service market. Geographically, the company reports its segments and operates in UK & Republic of Ireland, Asia Pacific and Continental Europe, which is the majority revenue generator.

Pax Global Technology Ltd sells a variety of electronic payment devices. The company's products can be organized into three categories based on product type. The E-payment terminals, which generate the majority of revenue, are wireless handheld devices that enable users to pay through the swipe or insert of a credit or debit card. The E-payment terminals, are used by restaurants and retailers. The consumer-activated devices are used to support a variety of connection options for the E-payment terminals. Contactless devices enable users to pay without having to swipe or insert a card.

FILA-Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini SpA operates in the creativity tools market, producing colouring, design, modelling, writing and painting objects, such as pencils, crayons, modelling clay, chalk, oil colours, acrylics, watercolours, paints and paper for the fine arts, school and leisure. The company, along with its subsidiaries, reports its business segments based on entity location and include Europe, North America (USA and Canada), Central and South America, Asia and the Rest of the World.

Ennis Inc is a manufacturer and supplier of print products for the wholesale trade. The company's products include advertising specialties, business forms and supplies, commercial printing, eCommerce solutions, envelopes, labels and tags, and folders and packaging. Its products include snap sets, continuous forms, laser cut sheets, tags, labels, envelopes, integrated products, jumbo rolls, and pressure-sensitive products in short, medium and long runs under the following labels: Ennis, Royal Business Forms, Block Graphics, 360 Custom LabelsSM, ColorWorx, Enfusion, among others.

ITAB Shop Concept AB is a Sweden-based company that develops, manufactures, and installs a full set of shop fitting concepts for retail chain stores. The company operates in numerous countries and has production facilities in Europe and China. Solutions provided by the company include customized shop concepts, shop checkout solutions, lighting systems, and others. These products and services focus on helping customers improve their shopping environment. The ITAB Shop Concept operates based on a project management function, providing all-inclusive solutions that cover the entire process. The company generates the majority of revenue from Europe.

ACCO Brands Corp designs, manufactures, and markets consumer and business products. It operates through two segments: ACCO Brands Americas, and ACCO Brands International. The company offers school notebooks, janitorial supplies, and whiteboards; storage and organization products, sheet protectors, and indexes, and punching products; computer accessories and others used in schools, homes, and businesses. The company markets and sells its products through various channels, including mass retailers; e-tailers; discount, and variety chains; and warehouse clubs. It generates maximum profit from ACCO Brands America segment.

Navneet Education Ltd is an Indian company engaged in the publishing of educational and children’s books, scholastic stationery, and non-paper stationery products. It offers syllabus-based content in print and digital mediums aligned with various Indian educational boards including CBSE and ICSE. The business segments includes Publication, Stationary and Others. The company markets its products under several brands such as Navneet, Vikas, Gala, YOUVA, and TOPClass, and has a dominant presence in Western India with expanding reach across the country and internationally. Navneet also provides digital learning solutions and has diversified into non-paper stationery and general books. Its revenue is generated from publishing, stationery product sales, and digital education services.

Azkoyen SA designs manufactures and sells technological solutions for payment systems, vending machines, security systems, and access control. The company operates through time and security, payment technologies, and coffee and vending systems segments. The company generates maximum revenue from the coffee and vending systems segment. The coffee and vending systems segment offers the consumption of raw materials for product packaging, the generation of non-hazardous waste, and the consumption of water and energy for the operation of the facilities. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Germany and also has a presence in Spain; Italy; the United Kingdom; the Rest EU; the Rest of the OECD, and the Rest of the World.

Compx International Inc is a manufacturer of security products. Its security products are used in recreational transportation, postal, office & institutional furniture, cabinetry, tool storage, healthcare, and a variety of other industries. Also, it is engaged in the manufacturing of stainless steel exhaust systems, gauges, throttle controls, and trim tabs for the recreational marine industry. The company's operating segment includes Security Products and Marine Components. The company generates maximum revenue from the Security Products segment, which manufactures mechanical and electrical cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms. Its geographical segments are the United States, Canada, Mexico, and others, of which the United States accounts for the vast majority of revenue.

Korea Information & Communication Co Ltd operates in the business division of Financial VAN, Investment in small and medium-sized business start-ups, and the Information and communication industry. Its goods and services are VAN, PG, TRS, AOS, payment terminal, Management of investment fund, Providing comprehensive ERP services, and Others.

Exacompta - Clairefontaine SA is a France-based manufacturer of paper products, stationery, and office supplies. The group’s operating segments are Paper and Processing. The paper segment includes the production, finishing, and formatting of the paper. The processing segment includes the manufacture of stationery, office and filing items, and digital photos. The company's primary brand names include Exacompta and Clairefontaine. The Exacompta brand offers a portfolio of record books, notebooks, copy pads, record cards, computer paper, pocket diaries, and filing products, whereas exercise books, school paper, envelopes, and copier paper are marketed under the Clairefontaine brand and manufactured by the Papeteries de Clairefontaine subsidiary.

Takkt AG specializes in B2B distance selling for business equipment. The company is engaged in three segments, namely, Industrial & Packaging, Office Furniture & Displays, and FoodService. A substantial part of the company's revenue is generated from the Industrial & Packaging segment, which provides products like pallet lifting trucks, swivel chairs, and special-purpose products such as environmental cabinets and containers for hazardous materials, as well as collapsible boxes, package padding, shipping pallets, and stretch film, among others. The company has its geographical presence in Germany, Europe (without Germany), the USA which generates key revenue, and other regions.

GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, developing, integrating, installing and maintaining toll collection systems as well as it also provides parking revenue collection systems. Its products include automatic ticket issuing machine, manual toll terminals, automatic payment machines, plaza computer systems and central systems.

Pricer AB is a technology company serving the smart retail market with in-store digital solutions that enhance both store performance and the shopping experience. It offers electronic shelf labels (such as Pricer Avenue, SmartTAG Color, HangTAG, etc.), electronic displays (such as SmartTAG HD 300, SmartTAG Color, SmartTAG HD 150, etc), and related technology solutions, such as optical wireless communication and AI, for in-store communication and efficiency. In addition, the company offers Pricer Plaza, a cloud-based platform for the complete, scalable management, monitoring, and integration of a digital in-store system. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from France, followed by Canada, Italy, Norway, the USA, Sweden, and other countries.

StrongPoint ASA is a retail technology company that provides solutions to make shops smarter, shopping experiences and online grocery shopping more efficient. It provides in-store cash management and payment solutions, electronic shelf labels, self-checkouts, task and labor management software, click and collect temperature-controlled grocery lockers, in-store and drive-thru grocery pickup solutions and grocery order picking solutions.

Rakumo Inc is engaged in the development and sales of Rakumo, a cloud-based groupware product for businesses, Sales of information and communication equipment and software, and support services. The company's services include Rakumo for G Suite, Salesforce, and Google devices. The group operates in a single segment, IT business solutions.

Media 6 SA is engaged in point-of-sale (POS) advertising. The company's business divisions are manufacturing of communication supports and commercial furniture which also generates maximum revenue includes window displays, shelf displays, terminals, stands, corner units and floor displays among others. Services division is engaged in execution of advertising campaigns at points of sale, attractive product display designs, point-of-sale activities, and advertising furniture outfitting. Geographically, the firm generates a majority of its revenue from France.

Wulff-Yhtiöt Oyj operates as a provider of office supplies. The company sells office supplies, facility management products, catering solutions, IT supplies, ergonomics, lighting solutions and different products for work sites. Its operating segments are Contract Customers and Expertise Sales. The Contract Customers division develops business-to-business contract customer sales of office supplies, as well as provides fair and event marketing services. Its Expertise Sales Segment aims to improve the customers' daily operations with products. The company generates maximum revenue from the Contract Customers Segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Finland and also has a presence in Sweden; Norway; and Denmark.

Trilogiq SA is engaged in designing, producing, and integrating tubular systems for outfitting production lines. Its products are used to reduce non-productive areas, decrease operator movements, and optimize ergonomics, costs, and production times.