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Whirlpool Petitions Feds To Pursue Samsung And LG
Updated! No. 1 global majap maker Whirlpool is looking to limit its competitors’ ability to evade anti-dumping laws by shifting production from country to...
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New GE Commercials Connect With Alexa Under Updated Tagline
GE has begun touting its smart appliances’ Alexa connection in a pair of new TV spots that began airing last Sunday during ABC’s “Billboard Music...
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Whirlpool, LG Join The Google Assistant Parade
Turns out two other Top Five major appliance manufacturers – Whirlpool and LG Electronics – have just joined GE in hitching their smart appliances...
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GE Adds Google Assistant To Smart Appliance Line
After entering the voice-control waters last fall by pairing up with Amazon Alexa, GE Appliances has now integrated its line of connected appliances with...
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Samsung Ships FlexWash + FlexDry 2-In-1 Laundry Pairs
Samsung has begun shipping the two-washers-in-one FlexWash and two-dryers-in-one FlexDry laundry pair, first previewed at CES in January. Designed to provide laundry flexibility for...
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Whirlpool To Acquire Yummly
Bolstering its commitment to the smart home, Whirlpool will acquire Yummly, an app and website that provides personalized recipes and cooking resources. Yummly, which...
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Emerson Quiet Kool Returns With New Home-Comfort Line
The venerable Emerson Quiet Kool line has returned to the U.S. home-comfort market under new ownership and with a revamped product line. The brand,...
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The Connected Kitchen
Bosch Home Connect Built-In Coffee Maker This caffeine wizard enables consumers to use their smartphones or tablets to remotely brew coffee with the push...
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The Home Appliance Renaissance
Remember when the kitchen was for cooking and we entertained family and friends in the living room and dining room? Well, not anymore. Market...
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Majaps’ Mixed Messages
A pair of key industry reports issued last month proffered divergent snapshots of the state of the appliance industry as it headed into spring...
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Samsung, LG Majap Turf War Raises Concerns
With Samsung and LG Electronics now dominating the U.S. major appliance market, as they did in the first quarter, industry observers now have to...
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Beyond 2017, Tech Sales Promising
While there are a plethora of new and disruptive technologies inching their way into the mass market, global sales of consumer technology products are...
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This Could Be The Last Time For Energy Star Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) bestowed their annual Energy Star Awards in Washington on Wednesday for what may...
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Samsung, LG Tops In U.S. Appliance Sales: Stevenson
Samsung and LG Electronics dominated the U.S. major appliance market in the first quarter. According to The Stevenson Company’s latest TraQline sales data, the...
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Whirlpool Cleans Up In Q1
Whirlpool ended its first quarter of the year on a head of steam locally, with sales in North America up 7 percent, to $2.6...
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Magic Chef Heats Up The Urban And Outdoor Markets
Two prime areas of growth for major appliance marketers are the urban and outdoor segments. The former addresses the tight confines of city apartments...
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Amazon Extends Its Smart-Appliance Reach
As the appliance industry continues its push into smart home, vendors are increasingly looking to Amazon to help extend their beachheads. The latest majap...
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Lowe’s Taking In-Store AR/VR To The Next Level
No. 1 appliance retailer Lowe’s is taking its futuristic HoloRoom home-improvement simulation space to the next dimension. As a refresher, the HoloRoom — which...
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Smart-Home Appliances Have Hit The Market — Will Consumers Buy In?
If this year’s CES and SXSW Interactive are any indication, I might suggest that the convergence of home appliances and technology won’t just shake...
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As Intelligent Speakers Get Smarter, The Phone Might Be The Next To Go
Intelligent home speaker shipments reached 5.9 million units globally in 2016, according to research by Strategy Analytics, and will grow tenfold by 2022, driven...
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Subscriptions Are Key To Unlocking Smart Home’s Spoils
After several years of head-spinning innovation and much pondering, retailers and manufacturers are starting to make sense of the smart home. Much of it...
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Amazon’s Top Smart-Home Picks For Summer ’17
Amazon has begun a tradition of seasonal product previews for the press, and this year’s no exception. At an exhibition space in Manhattan’s West...
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First Look: AJ Madison’s Artistic Turn
AJ Madison, the nation’s 40th largest appliance dealer according to TWICE’s Top 50 Major Appliance Retailers Report, will debut its first-ever art installation this...
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Helping Consumers Navigate The Ever-Connected Life
Today we are experiencing the challenges of an impersonal connected lifestyle, while mobile and at home. The amount of services, apps, brands and situations...
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T-ROC Adds Home Security To Its Growth Strategy
T-ROC, a supplier of third-party retail services, wants to bring its solutions to the under-utilized smart-home security category. Founded in 2007 by Brett Beveridge,...
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LG To Build Its First U.S. Appliance Plant
LG Electronics is bringing its appliance production prowess to U.S. shores. The CE and white-goods manufacturer has struck a deal with Tennessee to construct...
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Major Appliance Biz Begins 2017 With A Bang
The major appliance industry got off to a solid start in the new year. According to the latest monthly vendor data compiled by the...
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Major Appliance Sales Are Surging Online: NPD
Whether through webrooming or showrooming, one thing is clear: Online sales of major appliances grew (a lot) last year. According to The NPD Group,...
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Electrolux Preparing ‘Historic’ Frigidaire Push
Electrolux is about to unleash its pent-up manufacturing and marketing might behind its iconic Frigidaire brand. Starting in April and extending through the summer,...
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Char-Broil Adds Sizzle To Grill Line
Thoughts of summertime ballgames and backyard barbecues are one way to keep warm in mid-February. Helping to fuel the fantasy while setting the seasonal...
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Electrolux Entering Smart-Cooker Market With Anova
Electrolux is stepping further into the connected kitchen with its pending purchase of Anova, which sources and sells a popular smart countertop cooker. Founded...
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A Cure For Those Fingerprint Blues
For countless parents and Felix Ungers out there, fingerprints are the bane of today’s stainless-steel and touchscreen-based kitchen. As any homemaker, appliance retailer or...
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Coating Company May Have A Cure For Those Fingerprint Blues
For countless parents and Felix Ungers out there, fingerprints are the bane of today’s stainless-steel and touchscreen-based kitchen. As any homemaker, appliance retailer or...
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Electrolux To Buy Smart-Cooker Company Anova
Electrolux is stepping further into the connected kitchen with its pending purchase of Anova, which sources and sells a popular smart countertop cooker. Founded...
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Char-Broil Adds Sizzle To Outdoor Grill Line
Thoughts of summertime ballgames and backyard barbecues are one way to keep warm in early February. Helping to fuel the fantasy while setting the...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: LG Signature Combo TWINWash System (LUWM101HWA)
The 24-inch LG Signature Combo TwinWash System is a revolutionary laundry innovation that serves as both a washer and dryer while also compatible with...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: Whirlpool French Door-Within-Door Refrigerator
This refrigerator boasts a door-within-door feature that intends to reduce cold air loss and help keep drinks extra cold. The door-within-door design features a...
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Sharp Paints It Black With Stainless Microwave Drawer
Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) has introduced what it said is the first and only microwave drawer with a black stainless steel...
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Fridge Frenzy: Smart Systems, Modular Designs Take Center Stage
It was a busy month for white-goods manufacturers and retailers, what with major back-to-back exhibitions — CES 2017 and the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show —...
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Whirlpool Earnings Flat In Q4
Despite a solid performance in North America, unfavorable currency fluctuations, acquisition-related transition costs and the impact of Brexit kept Whirlpool‘s fourth-quarter profits flat at...
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Shipments Of Major Appliances Up 9% In December: AHAM
The major appliance industry ended 2016 on a high note. According to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), factory shipments of white-goods rose...
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Nov. Appliance Shipments Climbed 13% As Black Friday Approached: AHAM
Unit factory shipments of major appliances rose 13 percent in November as retailers stocked up on refrigerators, ranges and laundry pairs in advance of...