Consumer Appliances

As was the case in 2020, there was a significant divergence in the performance of major appliances and small appliances during 2021. During 2020, retail current value sales of major appliances declined, while the rate of growth in retail current…

Following a decline at the height of the pandemic in 2020, demand for consumer appliances improved in 2021, as the economy began to recover from a disastrous year of turmoil. The resumption of sales of non-essential products, combined with the…

Despite 2020 recording extremely strong growth rates for consumer appliances, 2021 is set to be another positive year for the market, with overall retail volume and value growth rates predicted to be higher than 2019 levels. The second and third…

Almost two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, home seclusion habits continue to play a role in consumers’ purchasing behaviour. While spending more time at home, many people are increasingly aware about which appliances…

The overall demand for consumer appliances decreased during 2021, following the spikes in many categories in 2020, although it remained robust. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continued to have a significant impact on consumer appliances in…

The government tightened Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related quarantine restrictions in Ukraine during 2021, such as in January, March-April and October. Remote working was widespread, educational institutions closed, except nursery schools, and distance…

The event of COVID-19 has not had an overly negative impact on household finances in Denmark. Whilst the pandemic did, indeed, curtail spending on travel, consumer foodservice and out-of-home entertainment, lockdown restrictions shifted spending to…

Consumer appliances responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as volume sales increased notably. Although stores, cafés, and restaurants remained open during the year, household purchasing patterns changed and adapted to a lockdown scenario as…

Consumer appliances witnessed a much smaller decline in 2021 compared to that in 2020, supported by the positive growth of small appliances. Major appliances volume sales continued to decline in 2021 at a similar rate to 2020. Store closures have…

The COVID-19 pandemic became a more serious threat in Vietnam during 2021, with lockdowns and social distancing being strictly applied across all provinces in the country. As a result, sales within almost all categories of consumer appliances were…

Consumer appliances maintained slow and stable retail volume growth in 2021, with major appliances registering stronger growth compared with small appliances. Growth in major appliances mostly came from replacement sales, as sales of new units were…

Although 2020 recorded largely better sales than were expected for consumer appliances, (with supply issues and store-closures due to COVID-19 creating difficulties for the industry), the category will continue to grow in 2021, albeit at a reduced…

Consumer appliances witnessed a mixed performance in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19, with some products seeing stronger retail volume growth while others saw heavy declines. Products which improved the home environment and hygiene, or which…

Consumer appliances in Taiwan posted slightly slower retail volume and value growth in 2021 compared to 2020. This slight downturn in performance was caused by the first major COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan which started in May 2021 and which led to…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has remained a constant factor and influence on the performance of consumer appliances during 2021. Restrictions have remained in place, leading consumers to continue to work at home, thereby increasing the demand…

COVID-19 remains a threat to the health of the nation with the government being forced into action as a result of a rise in cases at the beginning of 2021 with a series of Movement Control Orders (MCO) being introduced. These MCOs included the…

The overall trend in 2021 is that while volume growth is expected to be positive, it is down from the bumper volume sales in 2020. With people confined to home for much of 2020, they were prepared to invest any excess money in upgrading consumer…

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic remained vivid in 2021, especially in the first quarter of the year as consumers’ lifestyles, including working, eating, and leisure time habits continued to be affected. As consumers continued to spend a…

During 2020, consumer appliances experienced a fall in sales The was largely due to supply problems rather than declining consumer demand. The pandemic created huge complications in production of category items, with some factories experiencing…

Consumer appliances continues to record positive demand in 2021, following a particularly strong performance in 2020, as Germans continue to replace or upgrade various appliances as a result of ongoing home seclusion. Small appliances is set to…