Vacuum Cleaners

2019 saw stagnant recovery in small appliances with some growth within vacuum cleaners. The subcategory managed to maintain demand and performance in volume terms thanks to stable average unit prices and new significant entrants with innovative ...

Robotic vacuum cleaners are becoming increasingly attractive to a wide range of consumer groups, with many consumers opting to buy these than hire domestic help, which is becoming more expensive. The robotic element of these machines make consumers ...

With rising disposable incomes and increasing product variety, vacuum cleaners registered another year of retail volume and value sales growth in 2019. Romanians are attached to their homes and home ownership in Romania is amongst the highest in ...

Vacuum cleaners in Turkey demonstrated a drastic downward trend in terms of retail volume sales in 2018 and 2019 due to significant economic hardship in the country. Due to diminishing income levels, consumers are avoiding purchasing outdated types ...

Cordless vacuum cleaners became the majority category in vacuum cleaners in 2019 with this set to continue over the forecast period while cord vacuum cleaners are on the decline. Cordless vacuum cleaners appeal to consumers as they offer convenience ...

The review period saw a concerted effort from manufacturers to push consumers to buy powerful vacuum cleaners. However, as with most consumer appliances, the demand is instead shifting towards energy-efficient models as the simplest way to reduce ...

With improving purchasing power, new models of vacuum cleaners appealed to consumers in 2019. Stick vacuum cleaners posted the most dynamic retail volume growth, with upright vacuum cleaners no longer available after heavy losses during the review ...

The demand for vacuum cleaners is typically driven by two key features – design and functionality. Design refers to both the physical appearance as well as the durability of the vacuum cleaner. Often, vacuum cleaners are expected to endure heavy use ...

Demand for vacuum cleaners remained limited by the easy availability and affordability of domestic help at the end of the review period. Furthermore, a number of typical features of Indian homes make them difficult to clean using vacuum cleaners, ...

In 2019, bagless vacuum cleaners recorded higher sales volumes than those of bagged models for the first time in the country. Czech consumers were historically in favour of bagged vacuum cleaners and the proportion did not significantly change until ...

EU eco-design requirements that came into effect in 2017 cover energy efficiency, performance and also product information. Although manufacturers have faced difficulties meeting the new requirements, the ultimate winners of these EU regulations are ...

Vacuum cleaners continued to record stable demand in Singapore in 2019, supported by the most popular cylinder and stick formats. Cylinder vacuum cleaners recorded the slower growth as it has a high penetration rate in local households; these ...

Cylinder vacuum cleaners is the largest category. Despite high penetration and maturity, it posted an increase in volume sales again in 2019, driven by the continuing shift to bagless vacuum cleaners, a trend that started becoming evident towards the...

As a result of the busy and hectic lifestyles of modern day life in Malaysia, many consumers in the country engage the help of professionals, who are typically paid by the hour, to clean their homes. Vacuum cleaners are used widely to maintain ...

Retail volume sales of stick vacuum cleaners grew rapidly over the review period to become the dominant format among standard vacuum cleaners. Wireless stick vacuums have become very popular due to their convenient format, space efficiency, ease of ...

Vacuum cleaners continued to grow in 2019, although the rate of volume sales is slowing down and expected to continue to slow over the forecast period. Manufacturers have expanded their ranges of products, most notably with more energy-efficient ...

Robotic forms of vacuum cleaners in Morocco are still extremely rare, due to expensive price-points driving down demand, partnered with low consumer awareness. However, as vacuum cleaners are gaining more significant popularity in the country, new ...

Sales of both stick and handheld vacuum cleaners are picking up in Poland. Retail volume sales grew fastest among all types of standard vacuum cleaners in 2019 and saw faster growth compared to the previous year. Initially considered to be somewhat ...

Vacuum cleaners continued to see strong retail volume growth in 2019, although the increase was slower than that seen in the previous three years. Due to small living spaces and the launch of more innovative models, stick vacuum cleaners saw by far ...

There is a growing preference for high-quality stick vacuum cleaners in Sweden. The popularity of these models has a lot to do with product improvements – they offer convenience in that they are quick, easy to use and, sometimes, wireless, as well as...