Luxury Portable Consumer Electronics

Overall portable consumer electronics continued to see current value growth in 2019, and indeed saw the highest growth within personal luxury. However, luxury mobile phones experienced a further decline, with Vertu’s bankruptcy and disappearance from...

Luxury portable consumer electronics sales in Japan are entirely comprised of wearables. Wearable electronics initially launched in the market in 2014 amidst great expectations, with luxury products first making an impact in 2015. However, after the ...

More Dutch consumers are discovering and considering the purchasing of wearables, helped by manufacturers introducing extensions and novelties that offer increasing possibilities in terms of uses and functions. Sales of luxury wearables are expected ...

In 2019 the luxury portable consumer electronics category saw a slightly weaker performance in current value terms compared with 2018, but higher growth in constant value terms. Competition within the luxury portable consumer electronics category in ...

The increasing activities of manufacturers of wearables, sportswear and watches has resulted in a blurring of competitive lines between these, and luxury timepieces. Therefore in 2019, electronic wearables continued to be a threat to luxury ...

Luxury portable consumer electronics is no longer present in Poland, with Vertu Corp Ltd, the last remaining relevant player, exiting the market at the end of 2016....

In contrast to other categories, luxury portable consumer electronics saw continued growth in 2019. This was largely because such products can be purchased online, and the category was less affected than others by Hong Kong’s extended period of civil...

Although luxury portable consumer electronics saw a far better performance in 2019 than was seen in 2018, there was still a small current value decline. This was due to the double-digit decline seen by luxury mobile phones. Despite the increasing ...

Despite on-going threats of a trade war and global economic uncertainty, the outlook for luxury overall remains optimistic. This report looks at key trends shaping the landscape with emphasis on sustainability, the impact of digital and technological...

Luxury portable consumer electronics current retail value sales continued to decline in 2018, with luxury mobile phones now virtually non-existent. This can mainly be attributed to the unavailability of products from dominant player Vertu since ...

Sales of luxury portable consumer electronics in Romania were negligible in 2018....

Following the marked decline witnessed in 2017 due to market-leader, Vertu’s liquidation, luxury portable consumer electronics sales continued to fall in the final year of the review period. The category’s contraction results from the waning demand ...

Over the forecast period, luxury portable consumer electronics is expected to continue to see a steep decline, largely due to Vertu’s exit. In 2018, Vertu’s two boutiques, at Gaysorn Village and Siam Paragon, closed down. Moreover, there are ...

Luxury portable consumer electronics recorded a better performance in current value terms in 2018 than it did the previous year. This better performance was linked to the strong performance of luxury smartwatches, especially TAG Heuer Connected. In ...

Luxury goods represent a small niche of overall portable consumer electronics in South Africa, as they appeal to a limited group of people, namely connoisseurs and those with the discretionary income to purchase such items given their hefty price ...

There are only a limited number of people who purchase luxury portable consumer electronics in Indonesia. As a result, there were still only a very small number of brands available in the country as of 2018. These companies’ advertising activities ...

Luxury mobile phones experienced another poor year in 2017, as evident from luxury smartphone maker Vertu going out of business in July. Following several transfers of ownership in its recent history, Vertu simply could not justify further production...

Sales of luxury portable consumer electronics remain negligible in Brazil, with this situation expected to remain unchanged over the forecast period....

There were no sales of luxury portable consumer electronics in Argentina at the end of the review period, with none expected over the forecast period....

Sales of luxury mobile phones declined again in China in 2018. Chinese consumers have a growing affinity with domestic mobile manufacturers Huawei and Xiaomi, and these Chinese brands are taking sales away from international smartphone manufacturers,...