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Blomberg Cutting Ties to Some Distribution? Arçelik Says Not True. UPDATED 4

advisor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:24:51 -0500

NOTE: Official Arçelik Response Below

A Product Placement Mystery: SOLVED

advisor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:12 -0500

Which brand of appliances made a signficant investment in product placement advertising on the CBS drama "The Good Wife", an episode of which included an exciting new pro-range design and used the appliances themselves as supporting cast members?

Part III: The People's Army

advisor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:02:43 -0500

We have been kicked, and left for dead. We have been spat on and disrespected. We have been lied to both by those who's job it is to protect us, as well as by those who whisper in our e

Big Story Coming: Please Stand By. EXCLUSIVE

advisor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:26 -0500

We are waiting to be released to print a significant story from our industry.
The final details of which promise to be exciting. Please stand by these next 10 days.

Part II: Refrigerator Efficiency: Trust but Verify

advisor — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:51:37 -0500

If you were to read the transcript of THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSES FOR RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR–FREEZERS, AND FREEZERS, (The PARRRFF) all 244 pages of it you would learn of the dee

Team Whirlpool Slaps LG

advisor — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:32:13 -0500

TWICE reports that Whirlpool has won a patent infringement case related to in-door ice makers, against LG. Whirlpool was awarded $1.8 million.

Part I: Manufacturers Speak Their Mind About New Efficiency Rules: EXCLUSIVE

advisor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:13:51 -0600

“Do we need to carve our request into your forehead?”
“YOUR BLOODY JOB IS TO BLOODY WELL FIGURE HOW TO GET OVER IT!”
“you can just fix the bullet hole and go about your day………..have you considered that?”

ASKO Not Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf

advisor — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:14 -0600

ASKO canceled its California and Hawaii distributor Waters Inc. ASKO has appointed Sub-Zero and Wolf distributor for Northern California, Riggs Distributing. A little bit strange.

NKBA ROCKS & 40% Increase in KBIS Registrations

advisor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:03:03 -0600

After a long conversation with the NKBA today about exhibitors, attendees, Las Vegas, Chicago, the weather, the industry, we were told that some in our industry have said that "ApplianceAdviso

The Third Floor Walk-up

advisor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:14:00 -0600

Abt and PC Richards Have "Needs", Now Satisfied by NATM Buying Group

advisor — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:56:23 -0600

Abt left NATM (in a huff we imagine) 7 years ago to join Progressive Retailers Association (curves in all the right places), but today left Progressive to rejoin the NAT

UPDATED: 2011 Consumer Electronics Show to Add Space for Appliances

advisor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:37:24 -0600

Dealerscope reports today that CES will include a section in the 2011 show devoted to major appliances. Dealerscope reported that a CES spokesman said, "The decision to give ap

Dacor Seeks Promised Land: UPDATED WITH DACOR RESPONSE

advisor — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:11:36 -0600

Dacor is moving its corporate headquarters 30 minutes south (if driven in the weee hours of the morning when traffic is light), from Diamond Bar, California to the Plaze Tower in Costa Mesa, CA, ha

Independent Now Dependent

advisor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:04:20 -0600

The assets of Independent Inc.

Sub-Zero Just Another Brand Now

advisor — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:45:11 -0600

On March 1, 2010, Sub-Zero will cross the threshold from Pull to Push marketing, effectively redefining the luxury appliance segment in general, and the Sub-Zero brand specificall

KitchenAid: Maims, Bludgeons, But Does Not Kill Internet Sales

advisor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:26:13 -0600

Effective January 1, 2010, KitchenAid has instituted a new sales policy which bans dealer sales to ship points greater than 150 miles from the dealer. Could this have any effect on any dealer

Vent-a-Hood Pulls Out. U-Line Pull Out Confirmed. DCS/F&P Confirm 2B Showing. Jennair Showing & Whirlpool Off Site

advisor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:15:37 -0600

Vent-a-Hood announced today that it is pulling out of the 2010 Chicago KBIS.
Vent-a-Hood Press Release:

Wolf Wins Injunction Against Viking On Knobs

advisor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:18:26 -0600

A preliminary injunction was slapped on Viking for their use of red knobs.

Dacor Pulls Out of KBIS

advisor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:42:55 -0600

Breaking one of the longest exhibiting streaks in the industry, Dacor decided this week to pull out of KBIS. Dacor had until this week reserved one of the largests booths at the Chi

Site Maintenance Sat Feb 6: Site Offline For Day

advisor — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:11:21 -0600

The ApplianceAdvisor.com website will be closed for maintenance, upgrades, and fumigation on Saturday Feb 6. We should be offline for a few hours.