Consumer Appliances

Companies face numerous challenges in 2023 after recent record-breaking sales. They include weakened demand, high interest rates on debts, and tighter consumer credit conditions. Elevated inventory levels are also of concern.

After falling for two years, Asia Pacific sales of small appliances recorded positive, albeit very modest, growth in 2022, with the dynamic Indian market helping to offset the continued declines being seen in China and Japan. Stronger growth rates…

China’s struggles with the Omicron variant across much of the year meant that sales of major appliances declined in 2022, resulting in slightly negative growth for the Asia Pacific region as a whole, given the size of this country’s market. However,…

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with rising income inequality being among the key ones. Nevertheless, addressing the income inequality through catering to the Bottom of the Pyramid and the Middle Class…

Now in its seventh edition, this report explores the top digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this edition touch on topics such as second-hand shopping, community group buying,…