Portable Players

Once again, portable players saw increasing retail volume sales in Germany in 2022, but this was exclusively attributable to wireless speakers. E-readers continued to be substituted by smartphones and tablets, and volume sales continued to decline.…

After seeing exceptionally strong retail volume growth at the beginning of the review period, portable players turned to decline in 2020, with this trend continuing in 2021. A fall in sales is also expected in 2022, although at a slower rate, with a…

The volume of sales of wireless speakers accounts for the lion’s share in portable players in 2022, and growth in wireless speakers leads and drives overall growth. All other product areas are in decline. This is partly attributed to the fact that…

Retail volume sales of portable players continue to decline in Greece in 2022. The only category to see positive growth is wireless speakers. Wireless Bluetooth speakers continue to post strong growth in sales and although penetration increased…

Sales of wireless speakers flourished during 2020 and 2021 as consumers were forced to spend more time at home for work and leisure because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with this creating increased demand for home entertainment. Although restrictions…

In 2022, digital media player docks, hi-fi systems, and speakers volume sales continued to decline as consumers turned to wireless speakers. With many new entrants in the wireless speaker space offering products at affordable price points with…

In 2022, wireless speakers remains one of the best performing categories in consumer electronics. Consumers are able to choose from a wide variety of products, some of which have smart features (Google Home), thus enabling greater interconnectivity…

Sales of portable players continued to decline during 2022, with decreases registered in both value and volume terms. Whilst wireless speakers benefited from higher volume sales of smartphones in 2021 and 2022, e-readers, portable multimedia players…

Portable players is seeing positive growth, driven by the good performance of wireless speakers. Wireless speakers are reaching new consumers through increasing awareness and availability, with higher growth seen in value than volume as more advanced…

Wireless speakers dominate portable players. They will account for close to 95% of retail volume sales in 2022. Retail volume sales of wireless speakers continue to expand rapidly, with the pandemic having no more an effect, as the economic shock…

Portable players is set to see double-digit growth in retail value terms in 2022, while retail volume sales are expected to see a slower single-digit rise. In general, the value performance is being positively influenced by inflation in the category,…

Wireless speakers essentially remains the subcategory which is supporting positive sales in portable players. Demand for wireless speakers has grown in tandem with smartphones – as consumers increasingly use their smartphones to stream video and…

The downward trajectory in retail volume sales of portable players predates the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Austria. However, the anticipated strong performance of wireless speakers over 2022 is expected to see an overall, if slight, rise in…

Despite COVID-19 restrictions loosening in Norway and consumers returning to pre-pandemic behaviours, portable players is set to continue to record a double-digit drop in retail volume sales over 2022. As many consumers remain price-sensitive in the…

Wireless speakers is still out in front leading growth in portable players in 2022, as the only product area recording positive volume and current value rises. 2022’s coronavirus wave has supported sales in wireless speakers thanks to the return of…

Portable players is dominated by wireless speakers, with portable multimedia players accounting for most of the remainder. Compact, portable and affordable, wireless speakers are rapidly growing in popularity among local consumers. Wireless speakers…

Retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of portable players declined for the third year in a row during 2022. Portable media players have largely been cannibalised by smartphones, which local consumers increasingly use to stream music, films and TV…

Overall, portable players are expected to register a decline in volume sales, as technology advances lead to many portable player devices becoming obsolete. In particular smartphone and tablets are replacing the need for portable media players. This…

Portable players overall is rising in volume terms in 2022, with positive growth driven entirely by wireless speakers. All other product areas remain in decline, continuing a pattern underway well before the pandemic hit Thailand.

Overall, portable players are expected to register a slight increase in volume sales. However, portable players are expected to register volume decline. Technology advances are leading to portable player devices becoming obsolete. In particular…