Zebra Technologies beats quarterly profit expectations, sees soft demand

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Oct 31 (Reuters) - Barcode scanner maker Zebra Technologies Corp (ZBRA.O) beat third-quarter profit and revenue estimates on Tuesday but forecast a bigger-than-expected drop in the fourth-quarter net sales due to slowing tech spending in a tough economy...

The company, which counts U.S. Postal Service and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) as its customers, has previously said it expects a hit from poor demand and growing inventory levels at its clients, primarily in the retail, ecommerce and logistics sectors...

"While we believe demand trends are leveling, we are not seeing signs of a market recovery based on customer behavior, and remain cautious in our planning for the remainder of the year and first half of 2024," said CEO Bill Burns...

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