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Retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners declined in 2023 partly due to consumers' reluctance to spend on new appliances, while others had already invested in new vacuum cleaners during COVID-19. The cylinder vacuum cleaner, the largest category, faced…
In common with many areas of consumer appliances, vacuum cleaners registered a fall in volume sales in 2023 having experienced a notable increase in demand during the COVID-19 crisis. With consumers spending more time at home during the pandemic,…
Spain has a high household penetration rate for robotic vacuum cleaners compared to other European countries, with one in five homes having one of these appliances as of 2023. Robotic vacuum cleaners are growing more sophisticated, and the product…
Although overall volume growth declined marginally in 2023, vacuum cleaners is witnessing significant activity in product development. Due to the growing popularity of robot and stick vacuum cleaners, more brands have entered this segment and…
There was a slight retail volume decrease for vacuum cleaners in 2023, a contrast to the stronger volume decreases seen in small appliances as a whole. Vacuum cleaners benefited from its wide variety of offerings, with different formats being…
Due to higher energy prices, rising inflation, and a sharp rise in the cost of living Italian consumers have been looking at minimising their expenditure in many ways. This more conservative approach to spending has had a negative impact on overall…
Cylinder vacuum cleaners remained the largest category in terms of retail volume and value in 2023, regardless of the strong growth in more innovative areas. Penetration is not decreasing as many consumers are not replacing cylinder models with other…
In 2023, vacuum cleaners in Germany was seeing rising demand for robotic and smart models. As households increasingly integrate smart home ecosystems, these cutting-edge, autonomous cleaning devices have become integral to the modern German…
Following a sales slump in 2022, standard vacuum cleaners continued to struggle with a decrease in volumes in 2023. This resulted largely from the fact that 2020 and 2021 had been good years for the category. The era of the pandemic led to consumers…
In 2023, the vacuum cleaners category is still normalising after the boom in volume sales seen at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been less immediate need for households to purchase vacuum cleaners. Demand has also been constrained by…