BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 17, 2003–Heading into the busiest stretch of the holiday shopping season, iRobot Corp. today announced that consumers are buying Roomba(R) Robotic Floorvacs in record numbers, making Roomba not only the world’s best-selling mobile robot, but also a favori…
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Dixons Group Plc Delivers with Descartes
BRACKNELL, United Kingdom ““ (BUSINESS WIRE) ““ Dec. 16, 2003 ““ Electrical retailer selects Descartes Fleetwise to manage home delivery operations; offering customers more choice and flexibility through enhanced delivery services
LG takes lead on environment
LG Electronics, the global consumer electronics giant, is to abolish the use of all hazardous substances and will ban the use of hazardous lead in all products by the end of 2004.
Dollar pressure on Electrolux
THE rising value of the Australian dollar is putting enormous pressure on Orange’s largest employer, the Electrolux fridge factory, forcing it to find new ways of cutting costs from its business to remain globally competitive.
Greenville only has until Jan. 9 to wrap its Electrolux package
That’s the day Greenville’s largest employer reveals whether it will keep its refrigerator plant in West Michigan or move the work to Mexico.
Here’s A New Spin (Cycle) On Small Tech: Smart Appliances
If you believe the hype, small technology will eventually find its way into everything but the kitchen sink. In the white goods category, this may not be too much of an overstatement. Over the next several years, “intelligent” appliances tricked-out with microscale sensors and actuators will hi…
Refrigerators to Blame for Crohn’s?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Although the cause of Crohn’s disease remains unknown, some researchers say the invention of refrigerators may have contributed to the outbreak of the disease. Researchers from France discuss their theory, which they call the “cold-chain hypothesis,” in this week’s issue of …
Consumer backlash hits Dyson sales
Dyson has seen the market share of its trademark bagless vacuum cleaners fall sharply in the UK during the past year, partly because of a consumer backlash against its decision to shift manufacturing to Malaysia.
Hoover jobs to stay in Scotland
The vacuum cleaner maker, Hoover Candy, has agreed to retain 60 manufacturing jobs at its Cambuslang factory.
China’s Refrigerator Magnate
Few Chinese manufacturing companies are known outside their home markets, because most would rather supply goods to established Western brands than compete under their own brand names in Europe and North America.