INSIDE Maytag’s original washing-machine factory in Newton, Iowa, built in 1900 and renovated 100 years later to look like a stylish New York loft, a team of marketers and engineers is gambling that a line of minimalist kitchen appliances and a focus on entrepreneurial thinking will help propel t…
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Thermador Now Presents: Refrigeration
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Completing its suite of high-performance, luxury kitchen appliances, Thermador today announced the introduction of its bold yet whisper quiet built-in refrigeration line. Now offering home renovators, designers, builders and architects the opportu…
Four Norfolk PowerHouse stores to close
A rescue plan for the troubled PowerHouse chain has failed to save the majority of its East Anglian stores, it emerged yesterday.
Cold comfort for internet fridges
Hold on, where did the future go? Last month the side of every bus heralded the arrival of the internet fridge, with its integrated internet-enabled telephone, MP3 player, and PC. But today the fridge, and the hotly anticipated future along with it, have disappeared.
Firm fined over pizza oven blast
A COMPANY has been fined £15,000 for breaching safety regulations after an engineer was badly burned following an explosion at an Edinburgh pizza restaurant.
Fridge starts fire
A burning fridge gutted the ground floor of a three-storey house in West Norwood in the early hours of last Wednesday.
Pacific Retail nabs UK Powerhouse
Pacific Retail Group Ltd said on Thursday it had acquired the business of Powerhouse, the third largest specialist appliance retailer in Britain, for $47.6 million.
STORE SOLD US DOWN RIVER, SAY CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS who pre-paid for items from Banbury’s Powerhouse store have been told they cannot have the goods and are unlikely to get their money back.
2000 jobs safe as PowerHouse sold (Powerhouse Latest)
More than 2000 jobs at electricals retailer, PowerHouse, have been saved after the company was sold to New Zealand-based Pacific Retail Group (PRG).
Fruit Saver Put to Test
The fruit saver is an insulated, electric fruit bowl that promises to keep your fruit fresh longer. Maybe you’ve seen ads that claim it’s “the most innovative kitchen appliance since the microwave oven.” Consumer Reports checked out this 80-dollar kitchen appliance to see if it really is a fruit …