LDLC, the Lyon-based IT equipment distributor, is emerging from a tough stretch with an eye toward what it calls “the AI revolution” as the next growth catalyst. After a record-breaking year during the pandemic, the company faced mounting pressure from component price hikes and elongated IT hardware replacement cycles, which compressed demand. Now, results are beginning to recover, though no specific figures were disclosed in the update. The management signals cautious optimism, banking on AI-driven spending to trigger a new wave of PC and infrastructure refreshes and lift sales out of the post-Covid trough.

Après avoir enregistré un exercice record lors du Covid-19, les derniers mois ont été particulièrement délicats pour le distributeur de matériel informatique lyonnais. Confronté à la hausse des prix ainsi qu'à des effets de cycles, liés aux délais de renouvellement du parc informatique, LDLC commence à sortir la tête de l'eau.