The personal goods repair and maintenance market includes home and garden equipment repair and maintenance, appliance repair and maintenance, re-upholstery and furniture and repair, footwear and leather goods and other personal and household goods repair and maintenance.
The global personal goods repair and maintenance market was valued at $175.6 billion in 2017. Asia Pacific was the largest geographic region accounting for $66.04 billion or 37.61% of the global market. The USA was the largest country accounting for $47.29 billion or 26.93% of the global personal goods repair and maintenance market.
Mobile apps are being adopted to connect consumers with appliance repair professionals. Several personal goods repair and maintenance companies are offering apps to better connect with costumers and increase their reach locally. The apps tap into the current consumer trend of instinctively reaching out to their mobile phones in a moment’s notice to search for and order goods. For example, Serviz, an app for home services offers personal goods repair services with prices in some of the major American metropolitan areas. Plumbal’s app allows for consumers to search for nearby plumbers and send repair or maintenance requests.
The countries covered are USA, China, Germany, Brazil, Japan, UK, Spain, Russia, France, Australia, Italy, India and rest of the world.
The personal goods repair and maintenance market is segmented into Home And Garden Equipment Repair And Maintenance; Appliance Repair And Maintenance; Reupholstery And Furniture Repair; Footwear And Leather Goods Repair; Other Personal And Household Goods Repair And Maintenance.
Home And Garden Equipment Repair And Maintenance comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing and servicing home and garden equipment without retailing new home and garden equipment, such as lawnmowers, handheld power tools, edgers, snow- and leaf-blowers, and trimmers.
Appliance Repair And Maintenance comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing and servicing household appliances without retailing new appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, clothes dryers, and room air-conditioners.
Reupholstery And Furniture Repair comprises establishments primarily engaged in reupholstering furniture, refinishing furniture, repairing furniture and restoring furniture, without retail sales of new furniture.
Footwear And Leather Goods Repair comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing footwear and/or other leather or leather-like goods, such as handbags and briefcases, without retail sales of new footwear and leather goods.
Other Personal And Household Goods Repair And Maintenance comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in repairing and maintaining personal and household goods, without retail sales of new goods.
