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(Mar 17 2010 - 1:24pm) | Add Comment (3)

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? 

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
(Mar 17 2010 - 12:02pm) | Add Comment (0)

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.
(Mar 15 2010 - 11:15am) | Add Comment (5)

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
(Mar 15 2010 - 12:51am) | Add Comment (0)

TWICE reports that Whirlpool has won a patent infringement case related to in-door ice makers, against LG.  Whirlpool was awarded $1.8 million. 
(Mar 14 2010 - 8:32pm) | Add Comment (0)

“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 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.

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
(Mar 3 2010 - 6:03pm) | Add Comment (1)

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
(Feb 27 2010 - 3:56pm) | Add Comment (1)

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
(Feb 25 2010 - 2:37pm) | Add Comment (11)

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
(Feb 23 2010 - 10:11am) | Add Comment (1)

The assets of Independent Inc.
(Feb 22 2010 - 2:04pm) | Add Comment (4)

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
(Feb 22 2010 - 1:45am) | Add Comment (3)

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
(Feb 16 2010 - 4:26pm) | Add Comment (6)

Vent-a-Hood announced today that it is pulling out of the 2010 Chicago KBIS.
Vent-a-Hood Press Release:
(Feb 16 2010 - 11:15am) | Add Comment (1)

A preliminary injunction was slapped on Viking for their use of red knobs.
(Feb 15 2010 - 11:18pm) | Add Comment (17)

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
(Feb 8 2010 - 1:42pm) | Add Comment (3)