Consumer Electronics

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has already had a wide-ranging impact on sales of consumer electronics and the industry’s forecast outlook. Some categories like computers and peripherals have benefited as consumers are working from home, leading ...

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers continued to see current value growth in 2019, although this was slower than in the previous two years. Sports events, such as the soccer World Cup and Copa America, tend to stimulate sales in ...

Millennials are the key consumer group for tech products, which they consider a necessity rather than a luxury. Growing social media influence has reshaped consumer awareness when buying technology. Companies are targeting millennials by introducing ...

With the increasing demand for customization from retail, finance and various services industries, continuous development in conversational artificial intelligence were made to meet the need. The capability of chatbot grew significantly on a monthly ...

Smartphones continue to be the biggest negative driver in the performance of computers and peripherals in Latin America, as consumers are opting for accessibly priced portable options without having to compromise on performance. Laptops have adapted ...

Bose has a strong presence in home audio and cinema as well as wireless speakers, mainly in developed nations due to the high retail prices. The successful performance in wireless speakers has attracted young consumers, typically not the major ...

HP’s position in the overall consumer electronics market is hampered by its focus on the computing industry, unlike its competitors, which are branching out into other categories. To succeed in a struggling computers and peripherals market, HP will ...

Wireless speakers is one of the fast-growing categories in consumer electronics and is dominated by just a few brands. Is the market big enough for other brands to thrive?...

The mobile industry is on the verge of a new era of 5G, at a time when smartphone sales are plateauing. 5G will make connectivity likely as pervasive as electricity while at the same time making annual or bi-annual handset upgrades a thing of the ...

China-based Huawei has risen to the top three consumer electronics manufacturers very quickly but is now facing scrutiny over its carrier business due to its alleged ties to the country’s government. As Huawei has failed to establish brand ...

Smartphones continue to dominate a Latin American portable consumer electronics market that was in something of a state of flux between 2014 and 2019, with Brazil and Argentina in decline, but Mexico and Chile offsetting this to some extent, and ...

Oppo was a latecomer to the competitive smartphone category, but quickly became one of the most successful manufacturers in the world. The company offers mid-priced devices targeting young consumers in emerging countries, and understands the needs of...

Decreasing sales throughout the region driven by saturation of market OLED sees steepest growth rate through out forecast period Companies adapt to consumers need for flexibility through the introduction of portable products which substitute ...

The fifth generation of cellular network technology (5G) is touted as a game changer, offering enormous commercial and economic benefits and narrowing the digital divide. Which industries will benefit from early 5G adoption?...

Xiaomi is one of the top smartphone manufacturers. Expanding in several directions. Xiaomi rolls out more brand shops to gain exposure across Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging its popular ecosystem, the ...

At the beginning of the year, most industries were quite confident that 2019 would be a year of strong GDP expansion, but the scenario has shifted. Even though important legislation such as pension reform was undertaken and basic credit rates slashed...

Although the automotive market is still facing moderate growth projections, the industry has continuously recovered after the great shock of the economic crisis that led companies to close their doors in Brazil. Political and economic uncertainty ...

Lenovo Group Ltd is one of the most successful global consumer electronics manufacturers, but is struggling to increase sales in the midst of the smartphone era. This profile analyses the company’s efforts to counter maturity and intensifying ...

In-car entertainment saw volume declines in Asia Pacific throughout the review period, driven mainly by in-car navigation in China. This report looks at factors causing this decline, including smartphones and pre-installation of quality devices, and ...

IFA Berlin is one of the biggest events of the year for the consumer electronics industry alongside the CES in Las Vegas earlier in the year. However, this years event stood out by lacking innovation on the hardware side. Software was the big topic ...