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Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
We cover almost anything interesting to do with appliances or that affects the industry, including new product releases, scandals, recalls, mergers, takeovers and all the other juicy appliance news from around the world.
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Profits to double at Dyson
Profits are set to double at vacuum cleaner group Dyson. The Wiltshire-based company has announced it expects to report pre-tax profits of £40m for 2003, up £21.7m on last year.
Domestic listing ends IPO drought in Sweden
ODometic plans an initial public offering next month, valuing the Swedish domestic appliance maker at up to SKr7.4bn ($971.3m) and ending an 18-month listing drought in Sweden.
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F&P Appliances Sell More But Profit Stays Flat
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd. (FPA.NZ), a New Zealand home appliance maker, Wednesday reported a slight rise in net profit for the first half as aggressive price cuts ate into margins.
Turning Your Refrigerator Into A Home Classroom
WATERLOO, Neb./EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 11, 2003 — A new venue for learning has evolved from an unlikely household appliance: the refrigerator. According to ToyMagnets.com, a specialty online toy store, combined with the proper items, a refrigerator can become an effective educational tool in any househ…
F&P Appliances lifts profit by $1m to $34.93m
Huge growth in United States sales backed by a strong performance here and across the Tasman have lifted Fisher & Paykel Appliances’ interim profit by almost $1 million to $34.93 million.
Whirlpool Plans To Move Some Work To Mexico
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said Monday that it expects to shift some refrigerator production from a plant at Fort Smith to a new facility being built in Mexico.
EU OKs SEB-Moulinex Merger After Review
BRUSSELS, Belgium — European antitrust regulators cleared the purchase of troubled appliance maker Moulinex SA by its rival SEB SA on Tuesday after a lengthy review of the competitive consequences of the deal.
Ghost of Christmas past haunts Dixons
Dixons suffered a nasty fall yesterday after the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium stoked fears of another disappointing Christmas for the electricals retailer.