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Black Friday, a tradition that began in Philadelphia, USA, in the 1960s, has undergone a major evolution. From being a single shopping day, it has expanded to an entire week and now, according to recent trends, even an entire month. This day, known for kick-starting the Christmas shopping season and turning stores’ red numbers into black, […]

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has announced that Matter version 1.2 is now available to manufacturers and platforms. Matter is the name of a communication standard for smart home devices, with the goal of creating a single, unified standard that can be used by a wide range of smart home products, regardless of manufacturer. Matter 1.2 includes support for nine […]

For the sixth year in a row, Electrolux Group has collaborated with students from Umeå Institute of Design (UID) in Sweden to develop product ideas for the home of the future. This year’s assignment was to imagine appliances for a home assistant robot as the primary user, and people with different needs as owners. – When we look to the future, we know […]

As sustainability issues have become increasingly central to the public debate, Swedish consumers’ awareness of their own impact on the environment has also increased. This has resulted in many consumers now prioritizing sustainable alternatives when shopping, and they are more inclined to support companies that take responsibility for their environmental impact. Sustainable consumption – socially, […]

Almost half of all Swedes never use cash. The Nordic region is a world leader in digital payments, in several ways. The historic paradigm shift of the last two years, when mobile payments have become more popular than cash, is confirmed in Nets Nordic Payment Report. 46 percent of Swedes never use cash as a means of payment when shopping in physical stores, according to a consumer survey in Nets […]

Fully automatic coffee machines with replaceable bean containers or double bean containers, capsule machines with a double extraction system and espresso machines for both hot and cold drinks, as well as the world's smallest coffee maker approved by ECBC - these are some of the recent innovations in the coffee segment. Double bean containers Around the turn of the year, Siemens launched the EQ900, a fully automatic espresso machine with double bean containers, which also means that […]

Cleaning your clothes or your plates and cutlery with a modern washing machine or dishwasher usually takes somewhere between three and a half to four hours. If you use the Eco program. If you want to finish faster, you can use an alternative program, but then both energy use and water consumption increase significantly. Since the new energy label was introduced […]

When it comes to white goods at IFA this year, a lot of focus was placed on energy efficiency and sustainability, as well as user experience and artificial intelligence. Several products were premiered at the fair, and here are some examples from Samsung, BSH, Electrolux and Miele. Samsung That energy efficiency is an important focus area will probably have been missed, and at IFA 2023 we were able to […]

White goods manufacturers are continuously developing their products to become more energy efficient, and in several product categories they now easily meet the requirements for the best energy label, energy class A, even though it has only been a little over two years since the new energy label was introduced. The energy label on refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and dishwashers has been in place since the middle of […]

 AtEase is the name of Electrolux’s new subscription-based product service, which is part of the company’s efforts to reduce electronic waste and contribute to the circular economy. The service allows consumers to subscribe to a refurbished or new product. Electrolux states that AtEase is an all-inclusive service that covers everything needed to […]

A wine cooler integrated into a traditional fridge, a fridge-freezer with a 32-inch display and Matter, a fridge with inner walls made of 70 percent recycled plastic and a trio of energy-efficient models with energy class A – these are some of the recent innovations in the fridge-freezer segment. French doors and wine cooler Last year, Siemens launched a fridge-freezer […]

In mid-August, IFA Management GmbH was able to announce that IFA 2023 is fully booked, every square meter of the 130,000 square meters of exhibition space is filled. 2,059 exhibitors, of which 70 percent are returning and 30 percent new, from 48 countries will be on site in the 26 exhibition halls from September 1-5. IFA made a comeback as […]