North America and Western Europe are the largest revenue contributors to the global smart shade devices market. The high penetration rates of smart appliances and furnishing products encourage both residential and commercial users to adopt home and office automation systems. In smart shade devices, manufacturers have seen significant growth during FY2015. In FY2015, Hunter Douglas’ introduction of smart shade devices under its PowerView Motorization brand helped the segment to register more than 15% growth during the current fiscal year (FY2016).

Innovations and new product launches helped the overall window coverings market to grow significantly during the forecast period.Manufacturers are seeing significant benefits from such product launches and innovations. For instance, the launch of PowerView Motorization brand for smart shade devices bolstered Hunter Douglas' overall window coverings sales growth in North America during FY2015. The company witnessed a 5.2% sales growth for that particular segment in 2015 compared with 2014 sales.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

Highlights 19

PART 02: Scope of the report 20

Market overview 20

Key-vendor offerings 22

PART 03: Market research methodology 23

Research methodology 23

Economic indicators 23

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

PART 05: Economic indicators 28

Global economic indicators 28

PART 06: Market landscape 33

Market size and forecast 33

Five forces analysis 35

PART 07: Market segmentation by technology 36

Global smart shade devices market by technology 36

Global smart shade devices market by Wi-Fi wireless

technology 38

Global smart shade devices market by BLE wireless

technology 40

Global smart shade devices market by other wireless

technologies 42

Overall comparison of technology segments 43

PART 08: Market segmentation by end use 44

Global smart shade devices market by end use 44

Global smart shade devices market for residential use 46

Global smart shade devices market for commercial

usage 48

Overall comparison of end-use segments 50

PART 09: Market segmentation by distribution channel 51

Global smart shade devices market by distribution

channel 51

Retail channel 51

Others 52

PART 10: Geographical segmentation 53

Geographical segmentation 53

Smart shade devices market in North America 55

Smart shade devices market in Europe 57

Smart shade devices market in APAC 59

Smart shade devices market in ROW 61

Overall comparison of regions 62

PART 11: Key leading countries 63

US 64

Germany 66

UK 68

PART 12: Market drivers 69

Demand for smart homes 69

Increase in acceptance of motorized shades 70

Energy savings and home security 71

PART 13: Impact of drivers 72

PART 14: Market challenges 73

Compatibility concerns with smart hub platforms 73

Low utility value for wireless large range connectivity in

shades and high cost for smart feature 74

Growing use of smart glass windows 74

PART 15: Impact of drivers and challenges 75

PART 16: Market trends 76

In-built voice command, two-way communication system,

geo-fencing, and scene controller features 76

Exchange programs by manufacturers, a key strategy to

upsell new product offerings 77

PART 17: Vendor landscape 78

Competitive scenario 78

Key market insights 78

Comparative analysis of key vendors 79

Hunter Douglas 81

Pella 84

Springs Window Fashions 86

Other prominent vendors 89

PART 18: Appendix 90

List of abbreviations 90

PART 19: Explore Technavio 91