The traditional approach lenders take to evaluate how much they’ll lend on inventory is to hire an appraiser, with industry expertise, to conduct an evaluation for them. The appraiser generates a ...

Brand notebook vendors have turned aggressive in launching price cuts to promote sales and digest inventories, particularly in the euro zone, China and North America, where consumer spending momentum ...

Notebook inventory levels in the channel in North America and Europe are currently at 5-6 weeks, higher than the normal levels of 3-4 weeks, due to weakened demand, according to notebook component ...