Consumer Electronics

Consumer electronics is a highly consolidated industry, dominated by big international players which possess strong brand equity and extensive resources. To compete for a slice of the pie, local brands are targeting niche segments and exploring ...

Samsung is the market leader in consumer electronics but the company is facing strong competition from other companies. Can Samsung continue its dominance or will it falter under pressure from Huawei and other Chinese companies? ...

The MWC2019 in Barcelona has attracted more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world, and is therefore the world’s largest event for the mobile telecommunications industry. This report is intended as a review of the key trends and does not ...

The elderly generation in North America is rapidly growing. While ageing Americans face a host of physical and cognitive problems, improvements in smart home technologies can help mitigate those issues and allow seniors to maintain their independence...

Huawei has managed to build a strong brand in many Western markets, engaging in several partnerships with other consumer brands. By contrast, the company failed to replicate that success in the APAC region, and let the throne to its Chinese rivals. ...

After a stellar financial year with record-breaking results, Apple started the latest quarter with bad news. This reports explores how Apple can transform itself in 2019....

LG is a premium brand in home appliances and consumer electronics, especially televisions. The company’s true differentiator lies in OLED technology, and its debut of a roll-up OLED TV at CES 2019 served as a strong evidence of the company’s ...

Since 2017, when Peru qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the favourite sport all over the country, demand for TVs increased, reaching a peak in the first half of 2018. This was one of the key reasons why many families updated their TV sets, ...

Over a period of eight years Xiaomi Inc grew from an online smartphone manufacturer to a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, offering a wide variety of consumer electronic products across more than 70 countries globally. As the company ...

Sales of consumer electronics is poised for continued growth as companies improve on existing technologies rather than going after the next big thing. A host of new companies are also shaking up the competitive landscape and driving innovations. This...

The main distribution channel for consumer appliances is electronics and appliance specialist retailers; however, internet retailing continues to gain in importance owing to the rapid development of technology and the changing digital marketing ...

Sony, an electronics powerhouse in the 1980s, saw its profits plummet in the early 2000s due to digital disruption. The company started a transformation journey in 2012, realigning the business under “One Sony”. Sony is now posting record profits and...

Headphones will be one of the fastest growing product categories over the forecast period. This report provides an overview of the headphones market in both volume and value sales. The removal of the headphone jack from smartphones will trigger a ...

HP has performed well recently in all lines of business. The company managed a successful division into two businesses in 2015, having previously seen sales decline. HP is now firmly established as a leading player in the PC market, with its ...

Canon Inc is the world’s top manufacturer in imaging devices and printers. Facing the gloomy future for cameras, the company has been shifting focus to high-end models to increase profit margins and diversifying into new businesses to capture B2B ...

The Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) is a key consumer electronics and appliance show held annually during September in Berlin. Along with showing key launches slated for 2019, manufacturers and brands are with increasing regularity showing ...

Strong shifts in consumer preferences to smartphones, and the growing average duration of replacement cycle of tablets and laptops, have resulted in a decline in the Latin American computers and peripherals market. Convertible laptops, even though ...

Computers and peripherals is a mature market in Western Europe, which is facing a difficult time due to intense competition from larger sized smartphones, the perception of it being obsolete and the lengthy replacement cycles of such products. ...

Asia Pacific is the largest and fastest growing region for portable consumer electronics globally over the forecast period. Currently, it still lags significantly in terms of units per capita due to consumers’ low disposable income. As most products ...

The economic activity of Argentina witnessed its second consecutive year of positive growth. However, inflation ended above 20% in 2018, although the central bank had established an inflation target of 15% for the full year. In addition, local ...