Market research on the consumer electronics industry. Standardise...
Market research on the consumer electronics industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, and share data, distribution and industry trends and market share ​category level information.
Portable players were hard to find in retail channels in 2023 and their sales were negligible as technology advances are leading to portable player devices becoming obsolete. In particular smartphone and tablets are replacing the need for portable…
It was in May 2022 that Apple announced it was discontinuing its iPod brand. Apple’s iPod is an iconic device, changing the face of music over the last two decades. With the advertising copy “1,000 songs in your pocket”, the first model debuted in…
With the pandemic being declared over by the World Health Organisation in early 2023 most consumers have now returned to their old lifestyles and behaviour. The rising mobility of the population has helped to drive strong demand for wireless speakers…
Sales of portable players is recording growth in retail volume terms in 2023, but this being fuelled entirely by the growing demand for wireless speakers. E-readers continue to lose appeal while portable multimedia players have now largely…
Portable players continued to see positive growth in retail volume terms in 2023. The category is dominated by wireless speakers, which are highly compatible with busy, “on-the-go” lifestyles, particularly since the removal of restrictions associated…
Over 2023, portable players is projected to continue to see double-digit retail volume growth and high single-digit retail current value growth. However, there remain significant divergences within the category in terms of retail volume and current…
Retail volume sales of portable players increased in 2023, thanks to better economic conditions, which impacted positively on discretionary consumer spending. Wireless speakers were the key beneficiary of this trend, with a growing demand for these…
Wireless speakers is set to continue its aggressive growth trajectory amongst the Brazilian population in 2023, representing a dynamic shift in the way that people consume and enjoy audio content. With their seamless connectivity and wireless…
Wireless speakers is driving growth in portable players in 2023. The key factors behind this are connectivity, portability, and specific functions such as voice assistants. Wireless speakers can synch with multiple smart devices – a must-have in…
Portable players continues to see weak demand overall and remain in a negative figure slump, albeit volume sales have improved from the steep declines seen in 2022. Overall, the advances in technology seen in multifunctional consumer electronics such…