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Veronika's specialisation is in consumer appliances. She is an integral part of the central project team, leading research and insights, with particular emphasis on small domestic appliances.
Veronika works in home and technology industries, with a focus new trends and market developments in consumer electronics and consumer appliances. Veronika previously worked for a university research center specialising on the concept of smart cities. Her focus was on participatory and human-centered design (eg for urbanist projects). With a background in sociology, she is skilled in both qualitative research (eg focus groups) and quantitative research (eg surveys), in addition to having deep understanding of methodologies and data analysis.
The major consumer appliances market saw a challenging 2023 in volume sales terms as consumers continued to scale back amid inflation and economic uncertainties. However, industry innovations kept many interested, helping keep the major appliances market healthy in terms of value.
Heat pumps are the low-carbon heating and cooling systems of the future. The EU has identified them as a sustainable solution to reach its goal of energy independence and decarbonisation. In the long term, heat pumps have the potential to replace air conditioners and boilers, becoming the all-in-one air treatment appliance.
In 2022, the small appliances industry declined as sales normalised from the pandemic peak of 2020 and 2021. Pandemic staples such as kitchen appliances and hygiene-related categories such as vacuum cleaners or air purifiers were the most impacted