According to the final shipment report of 2019 from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), U.S. wholesale sales of white goods were down 4.6 percent for the year, to 75.6 million units, with declines in every major category except laundry.
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BrandSource member Bekins unveiled its newly expanded and remodeled showroom in Grand Rapids, Mich., last month with the award-winning dealer’s usual aplomb.
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I happened to visit during the snowmobile season and passed many snow machines racing across the landscape. In fact, just a few miles south of their store I passed the racetrack where the World Championship Snowmobile Derby was being prepped for the annual competition, to be held the following week.
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As I was doing my Super Bowl KP duty, I thought back to the time when cleaning pots and pans meant scouring them with steel wool pads.
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In the one year since Melanie Huet joined Serta Simmons Bedding as Chief Marketing Officer, she has led the business through a complete brand strategy makeover.
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Over the Top, or OTT, is a reference to how web-based video is delivered — without a set-top box. Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Roku, Vudu and others now deliver video content into a majority of the homes in the U.S.
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Unlike past years when appliance exhibitors were few and far between, last month’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) once again earned the mantle of preeminent showcase for America’s white-goods wares.
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Two BrandSource members were recently lauded for their contributions to their local communities.
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Whirlpool reported a 9 percent increase in fourth quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for its North American division.
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Super Bowl LIV is nearly upon us, and in the run-up to the Big Game consumers will spend a record $17.2 billion, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reports.
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