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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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Domestic & General “Aggressive” Expansion Plan
A short press release that we have picked up on hints at some form of upcoming expansion plan for Domestic & General to make the move into new territories, including Europe but the press release was interestingly labelled for Chicago and Glasgow.
Further 284 Jobs To Go At Comet
The Hull Daily Mail has reported today that the Comet head office call centre is set to close with the loss of a further 284 jobs at the retailer. According to the newspaper the work will be transferred to the company’s call centre in Clevedon, near Bristol.
Haier Completes Purchase Of Sanyo Appliances
Haier Group Corporation and SANYO held a closing ceremony in Singapore to officially mark the completion of Haier’s acquisition of SANYO Electric’s refrigerator, washing machine and other consumer electric appliances business in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines
LG Aims For Larger Capacities
A report in the Korean Herald says that LG is aiming to take the lead in introducing high-capacity home appliances in the local market as well as some overseas regions, ranging from side-by-side refrigerators to drum washing machines.
Gorenje’s SensoCARE Range Wins Red Dot Award
Gorenje’s SensoCARE washing machine and sensor controlled induction hob IQcook both won red dot design awards. Both appliances were designed by the Gorenje Design Studio. The red dot awards had a record-breaking 4,515 applications submitted in Gorenje’s product category.
Numatic Launch A Direct Online Store
For a while now we have been watching the carnage in the retail secor and wondering to ourselves, how long will it be before some manufacturers just sell direct to end users and cut out the high street retailers altogether? It Seems that Numatic may be doing just that, albeit only in South Africa…
Anger Over Comet Redundancies
The Glasgow Evening Times has reported that workers fear they will lose out on redundancy payments from electrical chain Comet.
Marshall Amp Fridge Launched
Just what the world needed, a fridge that looks like a Marshall Amp has been launched in the USA although quite what the point is, we don’t know.
Redundancies At Comet Begin
It has been reported that the Comet Group has put dozens of staff into consultation for redundancy and “may” close 61 stores as part of its drive to cut costs in the volatile consumer market.