Strategy Analytics, the firm that is already responsible for providingan inventory of competition in the sector of manufacturers ofphoneshas published a new study which pales in comparison to a demand for devices which it continues to fill. We learn that the coronavirus pandemic, which started in China, would have brought a real halt to the marketing of iPhones and Androids.
The number of products of this type sold throughout the world is therefore supposed to have decreased by38%compared to last year, going from nearly 100 million units to “only” 62,000,000. A historic record, never seen on this market before, and which testifies to the challenges that manufacturers must face in this period of crash.
Subcontractors, regulators of stocks available in stores
Behind this event is actually the situation of production chains in Asia. On site, factories had to close in order to fight against the spread of the disease which is also affecting France at the moment. But since then, the incident has apparently been resolved,particularly atFoxconn. Thus, the lack of smartphones in Apple Stores, caused by these delivery delays, would soon be nothing more than a distant memory.
For us, apart from additional delays in receiving orders paid for online, few consequences ultimately directly affected consumers. For brands, on the other hand, the bill risks being higher due to a serious shortfall of several weeks.
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