Consumer Appliances

Having exhibited their fastest rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners slowed in 2021 but remained vigorous by the standards of the review period as a whole. The fact that many…

Having exhibited their fastest rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020, small cooking appliances suffered something of a post-lockdown hangover during 2021, with retail volume sales declining (albeit marginally) for the first time in seven…

Retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances rose for the first time in five years during 2021, exhibiting their most rapid rate of growth in well over a decade. An improved economic environment combined with the fact that Canadians continued to…

Having risen at their fastest rate in more than a decade during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of personal care appliances slowed significantly during 2021 but remained robust in comparison with the review period prior to the…

Retail volume sales of microwaves rose for the first time in three years during 2021, as economic conditions improved and consumers spent more time at home (with many working from home) and prepared and ate more meals there. According to Euromonitor…

Retail volume sales of large cooking appliances rose at their fastest pace in more than a decade during 2021. Having spent more time at home during 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic restrictions, a growing number of Canadians chose to remodel their…

Having declined marginally during 2020, retail volume sales of home laundry appliances rebounded strongly in 2021. Canadians also shifted to lower price points during 2020 in the face of economic uncertainty, with millions of jobs lost during the…

The rate of growth in retail volume sales of food preparation appliances slowed significantly during 2021 to reach its slowest rate in seven years. In 2020, retail volume sales had exhibited their fastest rate of growth in almost a decade, with…

Having declined during both 2019 and 2020, retail volume sales of dishwashers exhibited their fastest rate of growth in more than a decade during 2021. Some sales were shifted from 2020 to 2021 due to COVID-19. During 2020, the economic shock of the…

With local consumers spending more time at home due to COVID-19 restrictions, retail volume sales of air treatment products exhibited their most rapid rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020. With daily life normalising somewhat and…

Demand decreased significantly in 2021, after spikes in retail volume sales growth in 2020. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis had a strong impact on the performance of vacuum cleaners in Austria. Lockdowns and home seclusion, remote working and…

Retail volume sales decreased significantly in 2021 after demand was boosted strongly in 2020, as consumers spent lots of extra time at home due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns and the related recourse to remote working and distance learning.…

Demand decreased significantly in 2021 after the spike recorded in 2020 in line with higher consumer expenditure on refrigeration appliances during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Consumers spent longer periods in the home due to lockdowns and…

Retail volume sales of personal care appliances continued to grow in 2021; faster than in 2020, but slightly slower than in the previous years of the review period. The demand for hair care appliances, which accounts for around one half of retail…

Retail volume sales decreased fast during 2021, albeit following a spike in demand in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The measures implemented to stem the tide of the virus in the country, such as lockdowns, remote working and…

Retail sales of large cooking appliances were not as strongly impacted by fluctuations in demand during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, compared with other key categories of major appliances, such as refrigeration appliances and dishwashers.…

Despite home laundry appliances being a highly saturated category, demand saw positive growth in 2021. As the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) lingered, the pandemic continued to shape consumer needs and purchasing decisions. In particular, consumer…

In 2020, retail volume sales were flat, although strong growth in the previous years of the review period and the decline in the biggest-selling category, mixers, pulled down the overall performance. However, product types like food processors…

Overall, retail volume sales of dishwashers decreased significantly in 2021. However, this performance comes with several caveats. Most importantly, the drop in retail volume sales is heavily informed by the spike recorded over 2020 due to the…

Retail volume and current value growth slowed down after spikes in 2020, but remained strong as air treatment products continued to take advantage of high untapped potential in Austria. Air quality was a key theme during the peak of the Coronavirus…