(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 30 - One week after the start of the TV Scrapping Bonus, very encouraging news arrives with regard to ongoing sales in stores.
This was confirmed by Ancra, the association of retailers specialized in household appliances and consumer electronics, a member of Confcommercio.
"In the last few hours - announces its president PierGiovanni Schiavotto - we have carried out a survey among our associates throughout Italy. These are the main data that emerged: from 23 to 29 August TV sales quadrupled, going from an average price of 400 euros. to one of about 500-550 euros. 60 percent of TVs sold are in the 40-inch range. Most of the sales, moreover, were made by favoring physical stores, with a decline in the web channel. This is due to the procedures required. It should be emphasized again - Schiavotto recalls - that the TV market was already on the rise from the second half of 2020. However, the Government's measure is giving a further hand to Italian families to renew their home television sets in light of the new broadcasting standards.Finally, the term scrapping could make us think of old TVs left on their own. Nothing more wrong. The so-called WEEE system deals with recycling while protecting the environment ". (ANSA).
