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  • Chains Need More Majap Sales Moxie: J.D. Power

    By Alan Wolf, November 19, 2009
    Westlake Village, Calif. - Associates at big-box chains are less aggressive on the majap sales floor than their counterparts within the independent channel or in other categories like automobiles, said J.D. Power and Associates.  More
  • Sears Takes Jenn-Air From Lowe’s, Home Depot

    By Alan Wolf, November 9, 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...  More
  • Whirlpool Gets $19M Grant

    By Alan Wolf, November 9, 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.  More
  • Electrolux Q3 Profits Soar 93%

    By Alan Wolf, November 9, 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...  More
  • LG Taps UL To Confirm Ratings For CE, Majaps

    By Alan Wolf, November 9, 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...  More
  • Whirlpool Gets $19M Stimulus Grant

    By Alan Wolf, October 30, 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.  More
  • LG Taps UL To Confirm Energy Ratings

    By Alan Wolf, October 28, 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.  More
  • Whirlpool Plans 'Smart' Dryers

    October 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...  More

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