As part of what Whirlpool Chairman/CEO Marc Bitzer described as the company’s largest one-year product transition in over a decade, the premium KitchenAid brand has undertaken a complete relaunch of its product line.
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In his first earnings report since assuming the corner office on Jan. 1, Yannick Fierling, Electrolux’s newly installed president and CEO, offered a mixed outlook for the industry but expressed confidence in his company’s execution, brand recognition and product line following a return to U.S. profitability last quarter. Here are excerpts from his commentary.
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Workers at GE Appliances’ main Appliance Park manufacturing complex in Louisville, Ky., have agreed to a new four-year contract that brings them higher pay and lower health insurance deductibles.
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Four BrandSource appliance partners — Fotile, JennAir, Signature Kitchen Suite (SKS) and SMEG — have been selected as a finalists in the 2025 Best of KBIS awards competition.
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A notable AI tool in the warranty processing space is ClaimWorks by JustPressOne (JPO).
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BrandSource vendor partner Currey & Company has created a new vice president position to focus on strategy and business development.
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Following seven months of antitrust litigation, a federal court in Texas gave TempurSealy International (TSI), the world’s largest mattress manufacturer, its tacit OK to acquire Mattress Firm, the nation’s leading bedding retailer.
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Four BrandSource members and partners were honored with the Home Furnishing Association’s (HFA’s) 2025 Retailer of the Year Awards.
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Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) celebrated dual anniversaries at last week’s Las Vegas Winter Market, as its venerable Beautyrest brand turns 100 and its iconic “Serta Counting Sheep” campaign marks its 25th birthday.
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BrandSource partner Malouf has made a major investment in domestic manufacturing by moving all its mattress production to the U.S.
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AVB tech affiliate ProSource has launched what it described as a groundbreaking new education initiative featuring a four-person training team and a “revolutionary” learning management system.
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The Professional Service Association (PSA), an AVB service partner, is offering pre-registration discounts to attend the organization’s 2025 Convention in Las Vegas.
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There’s a change in leadership at BrandSource partner Hooker Furnishings.
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BrandSource partner Coaster has unveiled Phase 1 of its virtual showroom.
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AVB tech affiliate ProSource has appointed Stephanie Keough to the newly created position of vice president of member engagement.
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Electrolux Group has signed a $208.6 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, to fund the research and development of next-gen home appliances.
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Attention BrandSource servicers attending the AVB 2025 Summit: mark your calendars for Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 and block out plenty of time.
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Korea’s top high-tech home goods manufacturers, LG and Samsung, are apparently aligned on the role of AI in appliances, based on their new product introductions at this month’s annual CES trade event in Las Vegas.
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AVB BrandSource has formally announced the addition of Chad Fischer to its merchandising team as director of bedding solutions.
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Tempur Sealy International (TSI) has agreed to maintain the amount of floor space allotted to premium competitors in Mattress Firm stores for five years, should the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approve the merger of the two bedding businesses.
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