It may be a “˜been there, done that’ strategy for the FMCG sector, but consumer durable companies seem to be suddenly waking up to the magic of Bollywood celebrities. While market leader LG Electronics has zeroed in on budding actor Zayed Khan (of Main Hoon Na fame), Whirlpool India is beli…
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Harry Looks Into Warranty covers
The Consumer Champian Harry Cichy from the Infamous Hoover free flight debacle. Is Looking Into Warranty covers sold by large Electrical retailers. Harry say’s ” Are these Warranty’s worth the paper they are written on”. In many cases the cost of a the Warranty, seems to be more than the goods th…
World Commercial Refrigeration Demand to Grow Through 2008
World demand for commercial refrigeration equipment is projected to rise 5.3 percent per year (including price increases) through 2008 to U.S. $25.8 billion, with developing nations expected to register the strongest gains, according to research from The Freedonia Group, Inc.
Procter & Gamble Acquires Gillette
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announced it has signed a deal to acquire 100 percent of The Gillette Company, creating what some believe is the world’s largest consumer goods company. The transaction is valued at approximately U.S. $57 billion.
Retailers Raising Appliance Prices
U.S. consumers are facing higher prices for appliances with retailers raising prices this month to offset rising raw material costs. Sears, Roebuck(S.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the dominant U.S. seller of home appliances, said it boosted prices this week. “Commodity prices have risen and the …
“Try before you buy” grows among retailers
Most people wouldn’t think of buying a car without taking it for a spin. Rob Pehkonen asks them to do the same with their washing machines. Pehkonen operates three Maytag “test-drive” stores along the Front Range, and he is opening a fourth in March. Customers can haul in their laundry to try out…
Baking by bar code
Home appliances vendor Salton on Friday served up a buffet of new offerings based on its recipe for the networked home of the future. The Seattle-based company, best known for bringing to market such iconic devices as the George Foreman Grill and the Juiceman, unveiled its lineup of new home appl…
Consumer Alert: Brand name appliances
A brand-name you trust can help you decide which appliance to buy, but the name on the appliance may not be the name of the company that actually made the product. Tim Chaput, the owner of Wickford Appliance, says, “What happens is the license agreement amongst companies to use their trademark na…
Royal Appliance Announce Recall of Sweeper Vac
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recal…
Mac-Gray makes bid to clean up in laundry technology
An attempt to improve the laundry experience by morphing laundromats into singles spots failed, but ramping up the technology is securing Mac-Gray Corp. a spot as a laundry leader. Announcing its new web monitoring laundry system, called LaundryView, Mac-Gray promises users can come clean while o…