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Robot vacuum cleaners emerge from niche penetration and are worth consideration as part of furniture selection priorities for a growing number of households. Furniture specifications can prevent robots from achieving 100% floor coverage, with…

Sales of consumer electronics are projected to turn positive in 2021 after consumers’ sentiment was badly affected by the pandemic. However, a full recovery is only expected in 2022 as sales exceed pre-pandemic levels.

In a world that now seems more about disruption than stability, it is always better to be the disruptor than the disrupted - and that means pushing horizons outwards. Strategy needs to be built as part of a wider consumer system rather than at…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…

2020 was a volatile year for the consumer appliances industry. In March 2020, most companies were focused on cost cutting, not knowing that demand would increase exponentially in Q3 and Q4. Demand in 2021 is expected to remain robust, boosted by…