Appliances

Ending several months of speculation, Home Depot will begin offering Maytag and Jenn-Air major appliances in its home-improvement centers early next month. The 960-unit...

How did the various distribution channels that encompass TWICE’s 2000 Major Appliance Retail Registry shape up last year when measured against each other? Once...

Vacuum cleaner factory sales continued on a tear in the third quarter, extending the growth spree to 21 months, with the second biggest quarter...

Amana is marketing a new line of microwave ovens, including its largest-capacity Radarange and several stainless-steel-fronted models. The company is also offering a new...

In a move designed to “strengthen the corporation’s core businesses” while continuing its emphasis on product innovation, Maytag has realigned its operations into four...

Maytag, which has focused its attention primarily on laundry appliances, has just begun shipping a new dishwasher series in addition to developing a new...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The major appliance industry was seemingly unanimous in its praise of the landmark energy efficiency and water-saving agreement reached last month...

Amana, Iowa — Amana Appliances will begin shipping its aptly named The Big Oven to dealers on Oct. 9. The oven, which was introduced...

High-tech refinements and both evolutionary and revolutionary innovations have given the major appliance category a new gloss during the first half of the first...

Newton, Iowa — Maytag is tapping into the warehouse club channel of distribution. Beginning this month, the major appliance maker will ship its flagship...

NEWTON, IOWA– Maytag’s second-generation Neptune washer went into production last month and should begin hitting store floors nationwide next week. According to Brett Noser,...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears has assigned a high priority to developing a national chain of freestanding electronics and/or appliances stores and is expected...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Sears has begun selling replacement parts for its Kenmore line of home appliances. The No. 1 majap merchant is initially...

The nation’s top appliance retailers and buying groups shrugged off news of The Home Depot’s expansion plans for white goods but conceded that they...

Major appliance manufacturers are going beyond cosmetic improvements when it comes to new washers and dryers. In accordance with a landmark agreement this spring...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Whirlpool has launched a major U.S. ad campaign the company hopes will surpass Maytag’s repairman in terms of consumer recognition....

On the heels of a record year for floor care shipments — manufacturers’ sales to dealers of full-size vacuum cleaners jumped 10.4% last year,...

Cooking appliances will be in the spotlight at next week’s International Builders Show, with quick-cooking ovens getting much of the attention. The Builders Show,...

What’s cooking at this week’s Kitchen/Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) in Chicago? A full menu of new appliance technolog, from the largest single gathering of...

Gearing up for the important fourth-quarter selling season — and in the midst of a back-to-school period that grows stronger every year for the...

The 20th century is winding up on a positive note for the major appliance industry, as both retailers and suppliers end 1999 with impressive...

As the new year gets under way, appliance manufacturers are once again turning to rebates — the current promotional standby for the category —...

Haier America Trading, which got its start in the U.S. market selling compact appliances manufactured in China, is now branching out to larger, U.S.-made...

Brandwise.com, the online major appliance buying site, has pushed back its launch date and will now begin selling white goods over the Internet on...

For a category that once depended on August back-to-school sales for a large chunk of its annual volume, compact appliances have made a remarkable...

For the second time in six months, a full-line major appliance manufacturer has gone to its European operations to tap a top executive, underlying...

A month after CES attendees got a look at new Internet-enabled major appliances — products of Whirlpool’s agreements with both Cisco Systems and Sun...

The futuristic prototypes Maytag highlighted at the recent Kitchen/Bath Industry Show are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how the company...

Innovations in cooking technology — including features designed to make meal preparation faster, with more flexibility — were on view at the recent Kitchen/Bath...

New technology, producing im-provements in all types of appliances — from faster cooking to quieter dishwashing to more convenient food and beverage storage —...

Floor care manufacturers are offering a fresh crop of vacuum cleaners this spring, using advanced technology designed to give retailers something new to talk...

From a refrigerator with a built-in computer to a robotic vacuum cleaner, appliances and floor care have had their share of technological innovations this...

With its long-awaited push to expand its major appliance marketing just getting under way, Home Depot has stopped ordering majaps from Whirlpool, at least...

Amana is moving into the new year with a strong emphasis on new products and stainless steel, including its first stainless-steel ranges, according to...