Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Wearable electronics continues to see dynamic double-digit growth in retail volume terms in 2023, supported by rising health awareness among consumers and improving living standards. The COVID-19 pandemic provided further fuel to the growing health…
After seeing strong pandemic driven growth in 2021 and 2022, wearable electronics continues to see strong growth momentum in 2023 in retail volume terms. This dynamism stems from growing awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy and active…
Wearable electronics continued to see positive growth in volume terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous two years. This was driven by a number of factors, not least the health and wellness trend, which was facilitated by COVID-19.…
Wearable electronics continued to see a healthy performance in retail volume terms in 2023, supported by increased purchases of activity watches and smart wearables. Prevailing health and wellness trends and the high levels of convenience and…
Consumer demand for wearable electronics continued to rise in 2022, and volume growth is set to be maintained in 2023, driven by increasing awareness of health, and the desire to track fitness goals. This trend was boosted by the pandemic, and has…
In line with review period trends, demand for wearable electronics in Singapore continues to rise in 2023. The primary driver is smart wearables, recording another year of double-digit retail volume growth, while dynamic current value growth is…
Retail sales of wearable electronics saw a dynamic performance in both volume and constant value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This came in spite of inflationary pressures, which had a negative impact on discretionary…
Wearable electronics saw strong volume growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has continued, with double-digit growth expected in 2023. Health consciousness amongst consumers has spiked since COVID-19, and from 2020 there has been a wide…
As wearable electronics continues to evolve, a marked and persistent shift from basic activity bands to more sophisticated activity watches and smart wearables is being observed in Indonesia. Smart wearables and advanced activity watches offer a wide…
Wearable electronics in India continues to experience robust growth, driven by falling unit prices, technological advancements and growing consumer awareness of health and wellness. Intense competition among existing players and new entrants has…
Wearable electronics is the boom category in 2023, seeing excellent volume growth, and with smart wearables as the best-performing category. On the other hand, sales of activity bands continued to plateau. The decline in the popularity of activity…
Wearable electronics is seeing small positive volume sales in 2023. 2022 was a hard year for almost all consumer electronic categories in China, as the government’s tightened pandemic control measures, thus limiting economic activities. Wearable…
Portable players continues to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023, although this is being entirely driven by the strong demand for wireless speakers. Consumers appreciate the convenience of being able to create a fast connection between…
Sales of portable players are seeing growth in retail volume terms in 2023 for the second year running but this growth is being driven by wireless speakers with all the other categories posting heavy losses. A major fact in this is that wireless…
Retail volume sales of portable players remained static in 2023, as portable media players, epitomised by the iPod, continued on their path of decline. With the rise of smartphones, consumers now have access to various media applications that provide…
Wireless speakers continued to drive growth in portable players in 2023, being the only product area to have recorded a positive increase in sales in retail volume terms. Compact, portable and affordable, as well as being compatible with “on-the-go”…
Overall demand for portable players is expected to increase in 2023, but most categories are set to maintain retail volume declines, and growth will be driven solely by the dominant wireless speakers category. In addition to use within the home, in…
Following the exit of portable media players from Singapore in 2022, wireless speakers is the only product category to drive demand for portable players in 2023. The convenience and ease of use make wireless speakers a popular device in the local…
Portable players is dominated by wireless speakers, with portable multimedia players accounting for most of the remainder. Compact, portable and affordable, as well as being compatible with “on-the-go” lifestyles, wireless speakers are rapidly…
It was in May 2022 that Apple announced it was discontinuing its iPod brand. Apple’s iPod is an iconic device, changing the face of music over the last two decades. With the advertising copy “1,000 songs in your pocket”, the first model debuted in…