Appliances

NEW YORK — What a difference a year will make. The retail shakeout that was precipitated by the sudden economic downturn will have a...

ORLANDO, FLA. — As if slumping factory sales and market share price wars weren’t enough, the major domestic white goods manufacturers now find themselves...

NORTH CANTON, OHIO — Shipments of full-size household vacuum cleaners increased 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2001, compared to the same period...

NEWTON, IOWA — Speaking to a group of financial analysts in Florida earlier this month, Maytag CEO Len Hadley discussed how increased investments and...

SAN FRANCISCO — iMotors.com, the used car selling site headed by former Maytag chief executive Lloyd Ward, closed shop late last month. The company,...

ORLANDO, FLA. — If the major appliance industry is in a slump, you’d never know it from the upbeat mood and considerable product array...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The development of the “smart” home appliance market is one of supply and demand: Consumers are demanding it, but supplies are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though still in its infancy, business-to-business e-commerce is already yielding significant savings for major appliance manufacturers. And the best is yet...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Factory shipments of major appliances fell 6.4 percent in March compared to last year’s wholesale sales, according to the latest monthly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sears, Maytag and Whirlpool have been named 2001 Energy Star Partners of the Year by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. -Whirlpool has introduced a Whirlpool-branded version of its KitchenAid Tall Tub dishwasher. Like its higher-end sibling, the Whirlpool Gold 1000 Series...

NAPLES, FLA. -Best Buy is pushing ahead with plans to move its major appliance business to an inventory-free model. The approach would mirror elements...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Factory shipments of major appliances continued to fall from year-ago levels in February, although that month’s nearly 10 percent sales decline was...

NEW YORK -Recently reinstalled Maytag CEO Len Hadley outlined a corporate game plan before analysts here earlier this month that calls for a renewed...

ATLANTA -Just as concept cars are the centerpiece of auto shows, prototype white goods also get the spotlight at majap trade events. Last month’s...

ATLANTA -Enthused by the “explosive” growth of its majap business last year, The Home Depot said it would expand its commitment to the category-and...

NEWTON, IOWA -Maytag has pulled the plug on its top-of-the-line Jenn-Air Accellis 5XP wall oven, citing stiff consumer resistance to its $3,500 price tag....

NORTH CANTON, OHIO -Factory sales of full-size household vacuum cleaners set a record high in 2000, according to the latest figures from the Vacuum...

NEW YORK – Sears’ Kenmore Elite washer and Maytag’s ClimateZone refrigerators were the major appliance winners of Good Housekeeping magazine’s 2001 “Good Buy” Awards....

ATLANTA – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is expecting 70,000 professionals from the building trades and related industries to attend the 57th...

AMANA, IOWA -Amana’s decision to eschew the International Housewares Show, along with most other trade events, hasn’t crimped its new product rollouts. Within the...

CHICAGO -The International Housewares Show has long provided a platform for majap makers to introduce their newest microwave oven lines, and last week’s 2001...

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. -As with most durable-goods categories, deep dips in consumer confidence and spending hit the major appliance business hard this past holiday...

CHICAGO -Products that enhance the creature comforts of home will dominate the offerings at next week’s 2001 International Housewares Show. The event, which runs...

If you want to create a great exhibiting experience at this month’s Housewares, next month’s Builders and April’s K/BIS shows, the key is in...

Products are becoming more and more complex, making assembly, installation and operation for the average consumer more difficult than ever. And to the dismay...

NEW YORK -Alan J. Lacy, the new president/CEO of Sears, said he plans to use the company’s peerless major appliance business as the blueprint...

NORTH CANTON, OHIO -Factory sales of full-size household vacuum cleaners rose 5.5 percent to a record 4.71 million units during the third quarter, according...

BOSTON -Maytag Appliances is sponsoring a free, six-city country music concert series designed to raise consumer awareness of the role that energy-efficient appliances can...

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. -After Circuit City dropped jaws this past summer by announcing its withdrawal from white goods, all eyes turned to Best Buy...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -Sales of Energy Star energy-efficient major appliances increased 31 percent for the nine months spanning January 2000 through September 2000 over...

Amana, Iowa-This is not your mother’s side-by-side refrigerator. Or washer-dryer, electric range, microwave oven or dishwasher. In fact, it’s not the Amana your mom...

A new Catalyst Cleaning Action washer technology, developed by Whirlpool and first introduced in Sears’ Kenmore line, is expected to be available to other...

Beyond the “blue sky” prototypes on view at the Builders Show, majap suppliers unveiled several high-tech products that will be in stores this year....

NEW YORK — Consumers grew more pessimistic about the economy in April, and they have curtailed plans to purchase major appliances and TVs, according...

Maytag will add a third-generation Neptune washer with touchscreen operation later this year, along with a range using the Accellis technology introduced by its...

GE Appliances’ sales to appliance dealers, distributors and builders via its three-year-old CustomerNet online ordering system are approaching the $2 billion mark, according to...