Aftermarket Mobile Phone Accessory Business to Generate More than $50 Billion in 2014

Aftermarket mobile phone accessories will bring in $51.1 billion in revenue in 2014, a forecast from ABI research said (http://bit.ly/1tuRhp8). Protective carry cases are the largest accessory category for phones, at $13 billion, followed by supplemental chargers and memory cards, it said. Bluetooth accessories are expected to grow by 18 percent by 2019, ABI analyst Thomas McCourtie said. “Products such as the Beats by Dr. Dre Pill and the Creative D200 have become some of the most sought-after mobile accessories,” McCourtie said, adding that “people are willing to pay for quality audio and highly visual brands.”