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De'Longhi presented on November 1st the new sustainability manifesto "Transforming with integrity", which explains De'Longhi's sustainability work, motives and mission through three focus areas that the company wants to be involved in and influence. One of the three focus areas for sustainability is the coffee sector, where De'Longhi wants to create awareness of the challenges that the sector faces. De'Longhi strives to contribute to […]

With sustainability and circular business models in common, Electrolux and Houdini Sportswear are expanding their collaboration by opening a hub in Houdini’s new flagship store on Kungsgatan in Stockholm. In the hub, Houdini’s store staff and customers will be able to refresh, wash and improve used garments using Electrolux washing and drying machines – this is an important step for […]

Smeg opened its Swedish branch in 2005 in the expansive Dockan area in Västra hamnen, Malmö. Here, they want to showcase a wide range of innovative appliances and exclusive kitchen products. During the autumn, Smeg's showroom underwent an expansion and on November 23, Smeg announced that they are now opening up for sales in the store. Now there are knowledgeable […]

Connected appliances and household appliances are offered by most manufacturers in the industry today, and usually mean that the products can communicate with each other as well as with the user's mobile phone. Connectivity has brought a number of new opportunities for consumers to simplify their lives at home, for example, controlling their products with their voice. Turn on or off the TV, adjust the indoor temperature, […]

On May 1st of this year, the Swedish Consumer Sales Act was amended, which extended the reversed burden of proof from six months to two years. Reversed burden of proof means that the seller has the burden of proof in the event of a complaint and must then be able to prove handling errors by the consumer in order not to be liable for the complaint. In the event of any ambiguities, the seller is responsible for these. APPLiA has introduced […]

Connected appliances started appearing on the market about eight years ago, and today most manufacturers in the industry offer products that can communicate with each other as well as with the user’s mobile phone. But there are still a lot of products, in different price ranges, to choose from for those who don’t want to connect. Most […]

There has been some uncertainty about whether the major trade fair for white goods, household appliances and consumer electronics IFA would be moved from Berlin to another German trade fair location in the future. Now, a press release has announced that this is not the case. IFA will remain in Berlin in the future. The companies gfu and Clarion Events have reached an agreement with Messe Berlin […]

The industry organization APPLiA held its autumn and member meeting on November 16 in Solna and was able to establish, among other things, the operating plan and budget for the coming year. This after Anette Norberg showed off her Olympic gold medals in curling from Turin and Vancouver and gave a very informative lecture on how winning teams are built – not just in curling. Some meeting participants try […]

In Sweden, construction of 43,750 homes began during the first three quarters of the year, which is nine percent lower compared to the same period in 2021. Compared to 2020, it is still a higher outcome – then 39,930 homes were started in multi-family buildings and single-family houses. Statistics Sweden writes in its press release that ”of the apartments started, approximately 34,200 are in […]

Case: The customer purchased a hob in December 2021 from the seller's website for SEK 10,500. 2 days after delivery, the customer regrets/cancels the purchase when he discovers scratches from cooking pots on the hob and that there is a beeping sound from the hob. The seller disputes the cancellation as scratches in a hob are considered a handling error and that it is normal […]

Applia, like most, notes that it is a conservative budget that was presented. The government itself has also described it as austerity. Among other things, they have expressed that the focus of the budget is to support Swedish households and companies and the greatest scope for reform is reduced taxes on gasoline and diesel and increased unemployment benefits. The high-cost protection for […]

A number of years ago, the first step was taken, with computers and mobile phones being connected to the internet, and now we are in the middle of the second step, which means that basically everything is connected to the internet and can thus be connected and communicate in different ways – IoT, Internet of […]