Tag Archive: Smart appliances

Case study: smart family kitchen

Sheffield Kitchen Outlet describes how it added smart appliances to this functional kitchen and social hub to help make this family of five’s life easier [6-10-2021]

Haier Europe reports massive growth as ‘smart’ sales soar

Appliance giant Haier has reported a 20% growth in sales in its 2020/2021 financial year results boosting its global market share to 16.2%. [30-7-2021]

Living with Covid boosts interest in smart appliances

Consumers spending more time at home, increased concerns around hygiene and using smart appliances to help shielding family members are some of the reasons why brands have seen a rise interest in smart appliances in the past six months. [15-10-2020]

kbb Birmingham 2020: Smart technology creates theatre in the showroom, says BSH

BSH, parent company of Neff, Siemens, and Bosch, believe that creating an experience in the showroom is a way for retailers to better explain smart technology and appliances to customers. [3-3-2020]

kbb Birmingham 2020: Caple unveils its first smart cooking appliances at kbb 2020

Caple’s stand at kbb Birmingham was showing a large number of new products and among them the company’s very first wi-fi range of ovens. [1-3-2020]

What can Alexa do for you?

KBSA corporate chair Malcolm Scott looks at just how clever smart products really are and how retailers might sell the benefits [21-11-2019]

Stoves quizzes owners on future of range cooking

To appeal to future buyers, range cookers will need to have Bluetooth built-in, talk to Alexa and cook faster. So said 1,000 customers surveyed by Stoves. [24-9-2019]

European study reveals smart home awareness gap

A new study commissioned by the Smart Home League has revealed that even though Europeans are positive about a connected home, only 11% own smart-home products. [16-9-2019]

The smart tech Brits will buy in next five years

Smart tech may be gaining ground with UK consumers but fewer than one-in-five are planning to buy a smart major appliance in the next five years. [4-7-2019]

One-in-four appliances shipped in Asia are smart

The latest market intelligence from analyst IHS Markit shows that one-in-four major appliances shipped in Asia in 2018 were internet-connected. [11-3-2019]

BSH appoints new chief operating officer

BSH has appointed Silke Maurer to the role of chief operating officer (COO), replacing Michael Schöllhorn, who left the company at the end of January. [1-3-2019]