Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers witnessed a noticeable increase in value sales in 2021. Demand for home electronics, such as computers, printers and mobile phones, rose, as consumers continued to work remotely from home. When COVID-19…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers saw a strong decrease in store sales in 2020, due to reduced foot traffic during the lockdown, while their online sales continued to increase sharply. However, overall sales of electronics and appliances…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers saw exceptional double-digit growth in 2021. The COVID-19 outbreak in mid-2021 sparked higher sales of computers, tablets and games consoles, as people were confined at home for work, schooling and…

While current value sales registered a double-digit increase in 2021, this growth was mainly due to soaring inflation and in fact in constant value terms, value sales actually fell significantly in 2021, as they also did in 2020. With the electronics…

A better performance was recorded by electronics and appliance specialist retailers in Italy in terms of retail current value sales, number of outlets and selling space in 2021. Physical stores gained some ground after decline in 2020, when…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers will register a significant drop in value sales in 2021, returning to its 2019 value sales after the peak seen in the first year of the pandemic. During this year, the home seclusion led consumers to…

In 2021, the second wave of COVID-19 affected the normal operation of electronics and appliance specialist retailers, as they remained closed in the first half of the year. Even after the lockdown was lifted and the rules and regulations became less…

Electronics and appliance retailers continued to see positive growth in 2021. In 2020, the category saw high growth as many consumers chose to spend the money they would have otherwise spent on travel and dining out on buying new items to use at…

2020 witnessed significant changes within electronics and appliance specialist retailers with players innovating their services and reinventing physical stores due to the reallocation of resources to the online space, given the notable shift towards…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers sales have been dented by the decline in the purchasing power of the lower to middle income consumer segment caused by measures introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19. Indeed, even amongst the middle…

Having declined by just over a fifth in 2020, the retail current value sales of electronics and appliance specialist retailers began to recover during 2021 but remained below their pre-pandemic level. The main reason for the steep decline in 2020 was…

Sales of electronics and appliances through e-commerce continued to grow in 2021, albeit at a much slower pace than in the previous year. A considerable number of consumers who were forced to switch to purchasing electronics and appliances online,…

In the late review period, the sales of electronics and appliance specialist retailers in Japan continued to grow, enjoying special demand from COVID-19-related products such as air purifiers for hygiene purposes, and also kitchen and office gadgets,…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers remains the firm winner under the effects of the pandemic in 2021. The increased home working practices and extended leisure time at home have encouraged consumers to upgrade their computer set up make…

While electronics and appliance specialist retailers saw a sharp decrease in retail constant value sales (2021 prices) during 2020, as they were forced to close for an extended period, this decline was limited to single digits. Discounts, promotions…

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers remained open and trading throughout the pandemic, with the channel emerging as one of the rare beneficiaries of the lockdowns as Australians working from home rushed to create home office set-ups. This…

Having fallen by almost a quarter in 2021, the retail current value sales of electronic and appliances specialist retailers rebounded no more than modestly during 2021. COVID-19 had a significant negative effect on the retail current value sales of…

The continued use of remote learning for universities and schools, as well as many employees maintaining hybrid working conditions with in-person and distance days, helped drive up demand for consumer electronics and appliances in 2021. Important…

With people working from home since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of consumer electronics and appliances grew noticeably, with consumers opting for devices and brands that were perceived to offer convenience and value for money.…

Within store-based retailing in Brazil, electronics and appliances specialist retailers is the channel where the relationship between bricks-and-mortar stores and e-commerce belongs to the very core of players’ operations, to an extent where it is…