With the improvement of people's living standards, the traditional laundry methods of modern families have gradually been replaced by machine washing. However, due to the small capacity of domestic washing machines, they are not suitable for cleaning large items of clothing such as curtains and carpets. Questions. Large pieces of clothing are not only more expensive if they are washed in a launderette, but also have the risk of improper washing and damage; if they are washed by hand, they are cumbersome and burdensome. The emergence of shared washing machines at this time can provide a lot of convenience for urban residents.

 

While washing machines can help people save a lot of time in housework, they also have the disadvantages of being difficult to carry and install, and expensive. And the urban floating population such as students, white-collar workers, blue-collar workers, etc., can not own their own washing machines due to low income, high mobility, and relatively small accommodation environment. Shared washing machines undoubtedly meet the requirements of this group. According to public data, the domestic floating population is as high as 220 million, which has a lot of room for development of shared washing machines. According to data released by light passenger shared laundry, there are 4.88 billion sales in this market.

 

In recent years, the sales growth of the home appliance industry has been slower and slower. According to public data, the total retail sales of domestic washing machines in 2015 was 60.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. According to the data released by Ovi Cloud, the total retail sales of domestic washing machines last year was 61.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of only 1.2%, and the development of the industry has entered a flat period. At the same time, the sharing economy is intensifying in China. Under this situation, the home appliance giants have to follow the trend and make some changes. The market is promising, coupled with the maturity of the Internet of Things technology, shared washing machines have naturally become the first choice for appliance giants to test shared water appliances.