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identified as key 2022 appliance trends The factors driving growth within small home appliances include a rise in smart homes, increased consumer spending, the energy efficiency of appliances and replacement sales of old devices through refurbishing of houses.
Things), wherein appliances can be remotely controlled or are equipped with sensors designed to auto manage the appliances. Smart appliances, along with smart homes,
are expected to drive this category ahead to achieve higher growth rates, and constantly improving technology is driving customers to replace their small electricals at regular intervals, thus increasing the sales volume. Premium German kitchen appliance brand
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omewhat surprisingly, looking ahead, market research agency Mordor Intelligence identifies the UK’s ongoing
economic troubles (inflation, rising cost of living) as a growth opportunity for the small home appliances category, which is being driven forward by smaller ticket appliances common in the kitchen.
Within small kitchen appliances, coffee machines in particular are projected to see growing demand owing to their reasonable price tag, easy operation, simple design, and the quality brewing they offer. Steve Jones, managing director at Sirius Buying Group, a leader in the UK electrical appliance and kitchen retail sectors, said: “UK consumers are naturally concerned following news of a 54% rise in the energy price cap from April and the Bank of England predicting that inflation will hit 7.25% this spring. With this in mind, we must anticipate that homeowners will want to spend their cash wisely at all price points and that they will be keen to safeguard their purchases with extended warranties… We can see consumers are set to invest more in their appliances in line with their desired lifestyle. This enables independents to position themselves as kitchen lifestyle consultants, as discerning customers want inspiration and flexibility to enhance their well-being. This approach provides an opportunity for sales in higher ticket items, resulting in greater cash margin for the independent retailer.”
Kitchen trends According to Mordor Intelligence, the latest trends in home appliances - including small home appliances - are energy efficiency and connectivity in line with IoT (Internet of
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Gastroback has over 30 years’ experience selling quality products around the world, with a strong portfolio of beverage makers – from espresso makers and filter coffee machines to speciality tea products and an award- winning kettle. Marcus Lux, head of export and business development, told Housewares: “As a premium brand with innovation at our core, our aspiration is to establish trends and a lifestyle focused around design, high quality materials, professional performance and safety. That is the consistent message across our whole selection of products, which covers most small domestic appliance categories. “Our coffee machine selection ranges from filter machines, which are arguably more popular outside of the UK, to digital espresso machines. We currently have three models in the UK, ranging in retail price from £200 to £550, which is our top-end Design Espresso Advanced Barista. This has 15 bar pressure and a thermo-block heating system which offers warm-up in 1.5 minutes, giving a great- tasting brew just like in a high street coffee shop! It is suitable for freshly-ground coffee beans, coffee powder or ESE pods, and offers speciality coffee like espresso, latte macchiato or cappuccino, while the integrated hot water function allows for Americano, café crème and even tea.”
Growth within tea While coffee machines have been a go-to luxury kitchen item for a number of years, Marcus also identified speciality tea as a key growth area in the UK. “We offer products with a real USP like the Design Tea Aroma Plus,” he said. “While there has been a growth in specialty
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teas here in the UK in recent years, perhaps it is not widely known that to get the very best flavour, the teas need to be brewed at different temperatures. That is not so easy to achieve with a standard kettle. But the Design Tea Aroma Plus has 8 tea programs (60 - 100°C) for the preparation of green tea, black tea, oolong tea, sencha tea, white tea, jasmine tea, herbal tea and Darjeeling. This is a really versatile product because there is a hot water function so it operates as a standard kettle too.”
Sirius Buying Group predicts a “kitchen
renaissance” in 2022-2023, and beverage making products which enhance the luxury experience at home, with a focus on ease, effectiveness and environmentally friendly options, will score highly with consumers.
Latticia OT by Melitta UK
The NEW Latticia OT (One Touch) automatic bean to cup coffee machine creates top-tier barista style drinks from the comfort of your own kitchen. Thanks to its double foaming function, the new technology enables higher temperatures to get milk well and truly foamed – complete with a fine-pored froth. By clicking on the One Touch button you can choose from different coffee serves with just one (simple) touch – plus the silent grinder grinds the coffee extra quietly. Other features include: an XL water tank (1.5l), a 250g bean container and a Double Cup mode for the preparation of two identical drinks simultaneously. RRP £549.
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