Home Laundry

Demand for built-in laundry appliances is declining whilst consumer interest in free standing options is rising. This is primarily due to the fact that the built-in models involve high prices and the cost of installation, with many consumers having…

Stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, some consumers chose to invest in appliances to make their new lives more comfortable. With holiday plans placed on hold, consumers used money that they would otherwise have spent on these trips to upgrade…

Home laundry appliances is set to post solid retail current value growth in 2022, but a volume decline. In an unstable economic scenario, inflation is pressing on the prices of such appliances, and also increasing interest rates in the country, which…

With the rolling out of Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination programme there were fewer restrictions seen in 2021, with non-grocery specialists reopening and consumers returning to work and school, while sport and other activities also resumed. As such,…

Automatic washing machines continues to drive growth of home laundry appliances in Singapore, as it holds the highest volume share. Among the two formats available, front-loading washing machines are performing particularly well in 2022 for a variety…

Home laundry appliances in Germany has continued to be impacted by production disruptions in 2022. This, combined with continued strong inflation in the country, has led average unit prices to increase, which is expected to lead to volume decline but…

Home laundry appliances is set to post a decrease in overall retail volume sales in 2022, mainly driven by the underperformance of automatic washing machines. As pandemic-related restrictions on mobility and economic activities have continued to…

Sales of home laundry appliances were severely affected by the impact of COVID-19 in 2020. The pandemic created logistical challenges, led to widespread store closures for several months of the year, and greatly reduced the purchasing power of most…

With the changing and diversifying lifestyles of Japanese households, the number of families with busier lifestyles has increased. This mainly applies to single households working full-time, couples in which both partners are working full-time but…

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…

Following a double-digit decline in retail volume sales terms for laundry appliances in 2020, the category bounced back strongly in 2021, although overall demand remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. Sales have been largely driven by economic…

The growth rate of home laundry appliances is set to slow in volume terms in 2022, after seeing dynamic growth in both 2020 and 2021, as consumers replaced or adopted automatic washing machines and dryers when society was under prolonged social…

The strong performance recorded in home laundry appliances in 2021 can be attributed at least partially to the stronger focus on personal hygiene that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. With many people concerned about the potential for their…

Over 2021, retail volume sales of home laundry appliances are expected to grow at a similar rate to 2020. This is in large part due to the lingering impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Freestanding automatic washing machines and freestanding automatic…

Staying at home because of COVID-19 resulted in consumers changing their clothing habits. Instead of donning office wear such as shirts, pants and blazers, consumers increasingly chose to wear more comfortable and relaxed clothing, including…

Although Argentine consumers had increasingly been shifting to eco-friendly and energy-saving models in the late review period, the onset of COVID-19 flattened this trend. Consumers’ fears of infection (through COVID-19 or through other bacteria,…

Sales of home laundry appliances continued to benefit from the impact of COVID-19 in 2021. People spent more time at home due to COVID-19 restrictions and as such were able to carry out wash loads more frequently. With increased hygiene concerns…

Home laundry appliances is predicted to experience further steady demand in 2021 as Australians spend longer periods of time at home, driving up demand for larger automatic washing machines with a capacity of above 9 kg. While lingering price…

Current conditions for mortgages are favourable in Spain due to the negative interest rate, which is being maintained by the European Central Bank. The number of mortgages increased in the first months of 2021, as compared with the same period in…

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…