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Prices of wearables such as smartwatches, bluetooth headphones and earbuds, and wristbands have crashed to an all-time low due to intense competition and deals such as buy one, get one free, companies and researchers said.
Earbuds start at Rs 400 and smartwatches at Rs 999 for frontline brands, about half of what they were a year ago, companies and researchers said. Although sales are rising, companies arent able to clear out stock fast enough, they added.
Wearables: Earbuds start at Rs 400 and smartwatches at Rs 999 for frontline brands, about half of what they were a year ago, companies and researchers said. Although sales are rising, companies aren’t able to clear out stock fast enough, they added.
Data by market researcher GfK India showed the contribution by volume, or number of units sold, for energy saving ACs with four and five stars has moved from 14% in 2019 to 27% in 2023. But for a category like refrigerators, which wouldnt inflate power bills as much as an air-conditioner would, the volume contribution of such models remains flat at 10%. Similarly, GfK data showed volume contribution of energyefficient inverter AC models climbed to 84% in 2023, from 61% in 2019, after manufacturers priced the new models on a par with the older, fixed-speed compressor variants.