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From Sears To Gears

July 19, 2019May 20, 2021 Jarred Roy industry, opportunity, sears

I still have the last issue of the Sears catalog that was ever released. Call it sentimental, call it reflective, I call it a tangible link to a seminal moment. I kept this book knowing that the future would forever change as the catalog came to an end.

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Featured Furniture Industry 

Bedding Makers Betting on Smart Products Too

January 14, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Wolf event, industry

Appliance brands weren’t the only ones showing their smarts
at last week’s CES
2020. At least two bedding manufacturers, Sleep Number and DUX, debuted innovative products that were right at home at the country’s largest
consumer technology show.

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U.S. Appliance Factories Resume Production

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Wolf covid, industry

America’s appliance plants are up and running again following sporadic interruptions for COVID cleansings.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

GE’s Next-Gen Dryers Will Vaporize Water

October 7, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

GE Appliances (GEA) has formally announced its marketing tie-in with the next installment of the Star Wars film franchise, “The Rise of Skywalker.” But through an ongoing research project with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, the appliance manufacturer is doing science fiction one better.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

Refrigerator Researchers Do the Twist

October 14, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

Little did pop singer Chubby Checker know that his 1960 hit “The Twist” might be the basis for a futuristic refrigerator technology.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

Appliance Shipments Slip 4.5% in September: AHAM

October 17, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

The end of the summer brought a seasonal retrenchment to the home appliance industry, as retailers’ unsold air conditioners contributed to a 4.5 percent drop in total factory shipments in September.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

GE Launches Star Wars Tie-In Rebate

October 18, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

It’s official: GE Appliances has hitched its faster-than-light-speed wagon to the next installment in the Star Wars saga: “The Rise of Skywalker,” which hits theaters Dec. 20.

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Appliance CE Featured Industry 

Sears to Whittle Down Store Count to 182 Locations

November 11, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

Sears has announced plans to close another 96 Sears and Kmart stores, with going-out-of-business sales to begin Dec. 2.

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Featured Furniture Industry 

Furniture Retailers Learning to Live with China Tariffs: WSJ

November 16, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf furniture, industry, tariffs

In the wake of the 25 percent tariff imposed on Chinese-made furniture last May, retailers are employing a number of workarounds to contend with the cost increases.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

GE’s Buying Group Point Person Dan Goldstein Gets New Role

November 21, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

Dan Goldstein, who for the past two years served as GE Appliances’ Executive Director for Groups & Independents, is moving over to the commercial side of the company.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

Appliance Shipments Tanked in October: AHAM

November 25, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf appliances, industry

Vendor shipments of major appliances nosedived in October, falling almost 12 percent in unit volume year over year.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

Energy Department Deciding One-Hour Dishwasher Debate

November 27, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

There’s a fierce debate being waged in Washington that could change the way you sell dishwashers.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

Nolan Pike to Head Electrolux North America

December 12, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

There’s a change at the top at Electrolux North America.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

GE Appliances Clears the Air on Smelly Front Loaders

December 17, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

Let’s be frank – doing laundry is a smelly business. And for some consumers, their front load washers can add to the funk.

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Appliance CE Featured Furniture Industry 

November Retail Sales Up 2.1%

December 20, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

The holiday selling season got off to a good start, according to the latest sales stats from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

November Appliance Shipments Slip 3%: AHAM

December 24, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry

Higher demand for cooking and laundry products failed to offset decreases in the home comfort and food preservation categories last month, resulting in a net decline in factory shipments to retailers.

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Appliance CE Featured Industry 

LG Taps Appliance Chief Thomas Yoon For Top North American Spot

December 30, 2019March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry, lg

Thirty-year LG veteran and former U.S. appliance chief Thomas Yoon has been appointed President/CEO of LG Electronics North America and LG Electronics USA.

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Appliance Featured Industry 

LG Grows a Green Thumb

January 6, 2020March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry, lg

The Korean electronics and appliance giant is entering the booming indoor gardening market with its first indoor vegetable cultivator.

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Featured Furniture Industry 

Tempur Sealy Taps Three For Top Roles

January 1, 2020March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf industry, tempur sealy

Bedding resource Tempur Sealy International has promoted a trio of senior executives to top management positions, the company announced.

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CE Featured Industry 

Samsung Goes Modular at CES 2020

January 8, 2020March 31, 2020 Alan Wolf ces, event, industry, samsung

Although the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is still two weeks away, Samsung Electronics unveiled a host of innovative new appliance designs at this week’s CES consumer tech confab in Las Vegas.

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