Editor's Choice
Top Three Trends in Households
Anjali Jain
Households are undergoing significant transformations globally, influenced by the shifts in demographics, economics, and technology. With ageing populations and smaller household sizes becoming more prevalent, there is growing demand for personalised products and services that cater to individual needs. Consumers are particularly interested in devices and appliances that enhance connectivity and offer convenience in their daily lives, reflecting a broader trend towards customisation and efficiency in consumer preferences.
Safety Concerns Mount as Chinese Cross-Border E-Commerce Sales Surge in South Korea
Chloe Bang
In South Korea, cross-border e-commerce sales into the country are rapidly increasing across product categories from home care to small appliances. This is due primarily to the growing popularity of Chinese-affiliated e-commerce marketplace platforms, which are winning adherents thanks to their offer of sometimes shockingly low prices.
Top Three Megatrends Shaping Asia Pacific by 2032
Rachel He
Technology breakthrough especially in AI, lifestyle changes after the pandemic, and the rise of Gen Z have been driving Digital Living, Shopper Reinvented and Personalisation in Asia Pacific. Euromonitor has identified these megatrends as the top three influential ones transforming the region’s future towards 2032. Truly engaging, customised and responsible customer relationships and shopping experience should be prioritised by businesses in order to grow.
Smart Tech Empowers Consumer Appliances Market: AWE 2024
Tim Chuah
The Appliances & Electronics World Expo (AWE) is among the top three global exhibitions for home appliances and consumer electronics. The event is held every year in March in Shanghai with this year’s theme being “Smartize the Future”. More than 1,000 brands were showcased at the expo, offering attendees the chance to experience the latest in technological innovation.
Clean Sweep - Innovation Driving Sales of Vacuum Cleaners in China
Tim Chuah
The Chinese vacuum cleaner market is the most competitive and innovative. Brands are known to launch two new models a year, trying to compete with each other through innovation. These brands are now at the cutting edge of technological development, particularly evident in self-cleaning wet and dry vacuum models. Euromonitor International analyses the current state of play in this article.
Cold Wash: Embracing a Central Growth Strategy in Laundry Care
Filip Hoffmann-Häußler
There are structural government and industry shifts that continue to increase the prominence of cold wash, and there is a hard fact that will drive it beyond opposition. If every home on the planet used an automatic washing machine with the energy-inefficient hot wash behaviours of today, that would dramatically increase global household electricity use against an existing energy supply shortfall in developed and developing markets, and a looming CO2 emissions crisis.