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March 22nd marks World Water Day, established by the UN in 1993 to highlight water issues. This year's theme, developed by UN Water, is groundwater – an invisible resource that we must never take for granted.

Our industry is continuously working on improvements to products, production and distribution, both in terms of technology and the environment. Here, Matts Spångberg, APPLiA, summarizes current regulations and trends in sustainability right now. Member companies continuously strive to use materials and methods that are gentle on the environment. APPLiA companies have long worked on product development and environmental work, which involves […]

In 2021, a new month is emerging as the best sales month. Not entirely surprisingly, it is November that both the supplier and retailer levels have had the strongest sales. November has taken over as the month of the year where supplier companies (sell-in) and the retailer level (sell-out) prove to be the absolute strongest for both distribution levels in 2021. The Trade Council HUI Research, which […]

Consumers’ strong preference to start with standalone devices has important implications for sales channels that tend to focus on systems, according to analyst firm Interpret. Interpret’s Smart Home Matrix (Volume 3): Consumer Purchase Journey survey asks questions about the order in which smart home devices are purchased, the time between purchases, and the channels used for first, second, and subsequent purchases. […]

APPLiAnytt continues our critical examination of the heavily criticized Electronics Tax (LSKE) and can now present how the treasury has been strengthened by 1.7 billion in additional tax revenue from the affected industries in 2021 – an increase of 3 percent compared to 2020 – without any demonstrable impact on the environmental benefits. APPLiAnytt follows up on how the Electronics Tax has affected our industry and the other affected […]

APPLiAnytt has visited the Miele Experience Center in Solna and spoken with Miele Sweden's CEO Niklas Mair and Miele's Store Manager Mariela Lopez about the company's stores, products and plans for the future.

A duo of Italian companies have presented new products in February. De'Longhi has launched La Specialista Maestro as the company's most advanced manual coffee machine ever, and Bertazzoni – which turns 140 this year – is now launching 22 freestanding cookers with a new design in March.

Now comes the third and final part of our series where we present some of the industry's most important product trends and this time focus on the segments of the home's most central helpers - STOVE, OVEN, HOB and FAN.

APPLiA has a long tradition of helping companies with delivery terms in customer relationships. Here we have summarized which delivery terms are helpful for repairs.

Waffle Day is approaching and waffles can also be grilled in an iron over an open fire on the outing. Here Wilfa offers two delicious recipes that are perfect as a replacement for bread, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

According to figures from January's sales, APPLiAnytt can conclude that 2022 is off to a slightly positive start! Advanced coffee and espresso machines are particularly visible in SDA sales along with a more expensive segment of vacuum cleaners.

Haven't most of us seen someone from the older generation pull out an antique waffle iron around waffle day to offer freshly baked waffles with coffee? It's not uncommon for very old waffle irons to still be in use in Swedish kitchens.