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Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney at the initiative of WWF in Australia as a way to draw attention to the country's decision-makers on the climate issue. This first Earth Hour resulted in over 2 million Sydney residents and 2000 businesses turning off their lights. The news spread around the world and now we are soon turning off for the fifteenth time.

APPLiAnytt continues to scrutinize the heavily criticized Electronics Tax (LSKE) and reported in part 1 (which you can read here) that the treasury has been strengthened by 1.7 billion in extra tax revenue from the affected industries in 2021.

APPLiAnytt presents industry developments in February: The industry as a whole maintains last year's record figures in February, but there are major differences between larger white goods (which are increasing) and smaller household appliances, which are declining.

Environment and health are in many ways two things that are strongly linked. If you put it all together, you could say that if we destroy the environment, there will be no health left. So it is wise to live both environmentally friendly and healthy.

Most people probably have a fever thermometer and a scale at home, but there are more products to "measure your health with.".

April 7 marks World Health Day, a reminder of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The theme for World Health Day 2022 is Our Planet, Our Health, and draws attention to the importance of investing in health and ensuring access to the right care at the right time for everyone.

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.