Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Ovens have emerged as an intriguing example of the interplay between aesthetic allure and practical functionality. While these kitchen appliances hold a significant place in modern homes for their visual appeal and potential for culinary…
Demand for large cooking appliances continues to experience decline in 2023, resulting from economic instability and a real estate slowdown that has persisted from the previous year. Local consumers are choosing to continue using their existing large…
Following a fast increase in sales caused by the robust real estate market from 2020 to 2022, large cooking appliances slowed down in 2023. This was especially the case as many subcategories, including built-in hobs and cooker hoods, tend to be…
Sales of large cooking appliances continued to see steady growth in retail volume terms in 2023 with a slight improvement on the previous year. With the WHO declaring the pandemic to be over in early 2023 and with restrictions lifted this has led to…
All categories of large cooking appliances witnessed retail volume increases in 2023, although there were divergences in terms of the pace of growth. In retail volume terms, built-in models continued to dominate large cooking appliances in the…
Large cooking appliances remains in a negative volume slump in 2023, with relatively weak value growth. Large cooking appliances tend to have long lifecycles, with fewer upgrades than seen in many other consumer appliances categories. As such, sales…
With inflation still being high, especially earlier in the year, laundry only registered muted constant value growth, with volume sales falling, as continuing rising prices led consumers to cut back. Consumers in particular cut back on the…
In 2023, retail value sales of laundry care in China saw moderate growth. Overall demand for new purchases has slowed down in the post-pandemic era, because stockpiling consumers need to consume laundry care products that they stocked up during the…
Overall laundry care saw a slight decline in retail volume terms in Hong Kong in 2023, due to saturation after several pandemic waves. This led many people to stock up on laundry care products, which they continued to use up in 2023. The decrease in…
Laundry care experienced growth in both retail volume and current value terms in India in 2023, on account of factors such as greater consumer mobility and the stabilisation of prices. Increased mobility fuelled higher demand for laundry care…