Appliances
LG Clears The Air With PuriCare Launch
LG Electronics first collection of air quality products for the U.S. market, dubbed LG PuriCare, has formally launched at retail. The collection includes three...
Appliances
Appliances
DOE Backs Down From Tighter Dishwasher Regulations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has decided not to impose more stringent energy and water requirements for dishwashers following a year-long lobbying effort...
Appliances
Electrolux Selling Eureka To Chinese Firm
Electrolux is selling its venerable Eureka floor-care brand to China’s Midea Group for an undisclosed sum. Ola Nilsson, head of Electrolux Small Appliances, said...
Appliances
Haier America To Shut HQ Appliance Operations In January
The white-goods unit at Haier America’s Wayne, N.J., headquarters will cease operations next month and the first of several waves of layoffs will begin...
Appliances
Commerce Department Affirms Import Fees On Samsung, LG Washers
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has confirmed its preliminary finding that Samsung and LG are selling washers in the U.S. at below fair...
Appliances
DOE Backs Down From Tighter Dishwasher Regs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has decided not to impose more stringent energy and water requirements for dishwashers following a year-long lobbying effort by...
Appliances
Electrolux Selling Eureka
Electrolux is selling its venerable Eureka floor-care brand to China’s Midea Group for an undisclosed sum. Ola Nilsson, head of Electrolux Small Appliances, said...
Appliances
Oct. Majap Shipments Charge Ahead
Following a tepid summer and strong September, unit factory shipments of major appliances nearly doubled down month over month in October, charging ahead 7.6...
Appliances
Climatic Carrying Crosley, Vision Grills
Premium white-goods distributor Climatic Home Products has added Crosley Appliances and Vision Grills to its brand roster. Under the newly finalized distribution agreements, Climatic...
Appliances
Fall Forward: Raft Of New Major Appliances Now Hitting Retail
Just because a refrigerator or washer can’t fit under a Christmas tree shouldn’t disqualify them from Santa’s sleigh. Apparently manufacturers including Whirlpool, LG and...
Appliances
Sears Intros Patriotic Laundry Pair
Sears is bringing back its Heroes at Home program for the holiday season to help support veterans and military families. As part of the...
Appliances
Samsung Recalls Problematic Top-Load Washers
Samsung is recalling some 2.8 million top-load washers that pose a possible risk of injury. Thirty-four affected models, manufactured in China, South Korea and...
Appliances
Sears Intros Patriotic Laundry Pair To Support Veterans
Sears is bringing back its Heroes at Home program for the holiday season to help support veterans and military families. As part of the...
Appliances
Appliance Biz Rebounds In September
WASHINGTON – Factory unit shipments of major appliances were up 5 percent in September, reversing last season’s summer doldrums, the Association of Home Appliance...
Appliances
Nationwide Marketing Group Corrals Coyote
Coyote Outdoor Living, a six-year-old maker of competitively- priced premium outdoor kitchen products, has joined the Nationwide Marketing Group’s vendor roster. The new partnership...
Appliances
Samsung Enters Built-In Appliance Biz
Samsung Electronics is about to ship its first counter-depth appliances. The six-piece premium collection, which is set to hit sales floors next month, is...
Appliances
Google Home Ecosystem Throws Down The Gauntlet Before Amazon
With the availability of Google’s new smart-home hub, the company has marked its “move from mobile-first to AI-first,” stated CEO Sundar Pichai. Google Assistant,...
Appliances
Smart Majaps On The Cusp Of Consumer Acceptance
Smart appliances have been a long time a comin,’ but now that they’ve more or less arrived, consumers will still need a chance to...
Appliances
Consumer Comfort With The Connected Home Is Ramping Up
Consumers are increasingly becoming more comfortable with the notion of having a smart home, according to a recent survey by TWICE and research partner...
Appliances
LG Hitting The Road With Luxury LG Signature Line
LG Electronics’ ultra-premium LG Signature series is ready to press the flesh. The luxury collection, which debuted before the trade at CES 2016, is...
Appliances
Samsung In The News Again Over More ‘Exploding’ Products
Just as Samsung began putting its Galaxy Note7 battery issues behind it, the company was in the spotlight again last month over 21 reported...
Appliances
LG Looks To Clear The Air
With the population aging and allergies on the rise, majap manufacturers are tapping into a lucrative health-related field: air quality products. LG Electronics, long...
Appliances
LG Appliances Tops In Customer Satisfaction (Again)
LG Electronics has raised the bar on customer satisfaction when it comes to major appliances. The company topped the charts in the latest American...
Appliances
Roku’s Refreshed Streaming Devices Can Outperform Smart TVs
When the Netflix Player by Roku was first introduced back in 2008, it may have been hard to foresee that would lead not just...
Appliances
5 Reasons Why Amazon’s Alexa Is The Real Deal
So why is Amazon’s Alexa the breakthrough product that is finally going make voice control viable? It’s Open. It is truly unlimited what you...
Appliances
A Retailer’s Guide To Smart Locks
Today there are many retailers stocking their shelves with the kind of smart locks they think their customers will benefit from. However, how do...
Appliances
Samsung In The News Again Over More Exploding Products
Just as Samsung has begun putting its Galaxy Note7 battery issues behind it, the company is in the spotlight again over 21 reported cases...
Appliances
Beko U.S.A. Expanding Its Appliance Toehold
Beko, the global CE and appliance brand produced by Turkish manufacturing giant Arçelik, is planning a bigger white-goods presence in the U.S. Presently sold...
Appliances
Ouch, August Majap Shipments Flatline
At a time when appliance dealers should have been building up inventory for the key Labor Day selling period, unit shipments tumbled. According to...
Appliances
KitchenAid Shipping New Counter-Depth Fridge
Whirlpool’s premium KitchenAid brand is rolling out a new counter-depth French door fridge that boasts the first self-close freezer drawer in its class. Available...
Appliances
Ex-Dacor Prez Joseph Resurfaces At SideChef
Steve Joseph, former president of Dacor and a scion of the company’s founding family, is back on the appliance scene. An early advocate of...
Appliances
LG & Samsung Hold Court At IFA 2016
It wasn’t all TVs and mobile devices at this month’s IFA 2016 tech show in Berlin. Samsung used the global platform to introduce two...
Appliances
Midea Ramping Up U.S. Appliance Operations
Chinese appliance powerhouse Midea is expanding its R&D facilities in Louisville, Ky., as part of a market-share push in America. The vendor opened the...
Appliances
IFA: Samsung Debuts New AddWash & 10-Year SUHD No Burn-In Warranty
At its IFA press conference this morning, Samsung announced its quantum dot LED LCD SUHD TVs will be protected by a 10-year warranty against...
Appliances
Ex-Dacor President Steve Joseph Resurfaces At SideChef After Leaving Family Business
Steve Joseph, former president of Dacor and a scion of the company’s founding family, is back on the appliance scene. An early advocate of...
Appliances
Smart Appliances: Thermador Freedom Collection Culinary Preservation Centers
TWICE VIP Award 2016 Winner! Every cook knows an ultimate meal requires the freshest, most flavorful ingredients – the entire culinary experience truly begins...
Appliances
LG’s InstaView Fridge Sheds Light On What’s Inside
LG Electronics’ latest door-in-door fridge adds a novel twist: a glass blackout panel that reveals the contents with two quick taps. The peek-a-boo feature...
Appliances
Haier Calling: GE’s Rob Posthauer Talks Post-Merger Plans
TWICE Exclusive! On June 6, General Electric handed off its iconic, 125-year-old appliance business to Chinese majap giant Qingdao Haier for $5.6 billion. Although the...
Appliances
Haier Goals: GE’s Rob Posthauer Talks Post-Merger Plans
On June 6, General Electric handed off its iconic, 125-year-old majap business to Chinese appliance giant Qingdao Haier for $5.6 billion. Although the ink is...
Appliances
Robotics/Unmanned Systems (Home Care): iRobot Roomba 980
TWICE VIP Award 2016 Winner! The Roomba 980 is iRobot’s first cloud-connected vacuum cleaning robot that uses groundbreaking, proprietary visual simultaneous localization and mapping...
Appliances
Thermostats/Climate Control: Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect Smart Room AC
The new Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect Smart Room Air Conditioner is a sleek air conditioner unit that can connect to mobile devices so users...
Appliances
Microwave Ovens: Maytag Microwave With Fingerprint Resistance
TWICE VIP Award 2016 Winner! The reliable over-the-range microwave, available in fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, is designed to get delicious to the table fast. Sensor...