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CEOs See Bottom To Majap Malaise By Alan Wolf - 04/23/2009
Fairfield, Conn. — The CEOs of GE and Electrolux believe the major appliance industry has finally hit bottom and could begin to reverse nearly three years of dramatic declines. More
Sears Takes Jenn-Air From Lowe’s, Home Depot By Alan Wolf - 11/09/2009
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL.— Sears will become the sole national retailer of Jenn-Air appliances after the new year, supplanting existing distribution deals between the super-premium Whirlpool brand and Lowe’s and The Home Depot. Sears, the nation’s No. 1 appliance retailer, said it will introduce 17 Jenn-Air refrigerators, dishwashers and cooking products by mid-month at 255 of its...
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Whirlpool Gets $19M Grant By Alan Wolf - 11/09/2009
BENTON HARBOR, MICH.— Whirlpool will receive a $19.3 million stimulus fund grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate its work on smart grid appliances. The grant, part of the DOE’s Smart Grid Investment Grant program, will be dispersed over a two-year period and will be matched by the manufacturer’s own investments.
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Electrolux Q3 Profits Soar 93% By Alan Wolf - 11/09/2009
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN— Cost reductions, favorable exchange rates, lower raw material costs and stable pricing helped Electrolux ratchet up third-quarter earnings 93 percent to $234 million. Net sales increased 5 percent to nearly $4 billion for the three months, ended Sept. 30. “Our results indicate that we have chosen the right strategy,” president/CEO Hans Straberg said in a sta...
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LG Taps UL To Confirm Ratings For CE, Majaps By Alan Wolf - 11/09/2009
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.— LG Electronics USA has enlisted UL Environment, a subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories, to evaluate the manufacturer’s water- and energy-consumption claims for its major appliance and CE products. LG is the first CE/majap vendor to enroll in the lab’s Environmental Claims Validation program, which is designed to provide manufacturers with a new sourc...
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Whirlpool Plans 'Smart' Dryers 10/26/2009
Benton Harbor, Mich.— Whirlpool plans to produce 1 million “intelligent” clothes dryers by the end of 2011 that can save consumers money by responding to changes in the power grid. The Smart Energy products will be able to turn their heating elements off during periods of peak energy demand in response to signals from the smart grid - the next-generation electricity network th...
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Fed Majap Plan Seen By Nov. By Alan Wolf - 10/26/2009
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is largely expected to approve state-level plans to administer its $300 million appliance rebate program, laying the way for a rollout as early as Nov. 30, majap executives say. All 50 states and six U.S. territories have submitted applications by the Oct.
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Majap Downturn Slowed In August By Alan Wolf - 10/12/2009
WASHINGTON — Declines in factory shipments of major appliances eased in August to the high single digits following months of double-digit decreases. According to the latest data compiled by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), total shipments fell 9.4 percent in August, to 4.
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Viewpoint Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief, August 29, 2007 Fedders Meant Room Air
At the beginning of this year’s air conditioning season in the Northeast, a rel... More
Viewpoint Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief, December 15, 2006 TWICE Is Getting With The Times
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Majap Shipments Improving: AHAM
Washington — Factory shipments of major appliances continued their sequential improvement in September, suggesting that...
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