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Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. plans to construct a $50-million, 1-million-square-foot regional distribution hub in southern Dallas County. As many as 150 workers will be hired for the said distribution center. The potential economic impact of the distribution center to the city of Wilmer, Texas is discussed.

Indianapolis-based hhgregg has been reported looking for sites in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in order to better compete against Best Buy. The electronics retailer company has already expanded in other locations in Pennsylvania by opening new stores in the Harrisburg area and Philadelphia. Other details of hhgregg plans are given.

An understanding of sustainability issues has been applied in planning and creation of appliances as the appliance industry considers customer preferences and putting on a pro-environment image. Innovation and business generation can be done based on technologies that originate from the industry and the academe. Tips on making ecologically-friendly business schemes are proposed.

Whirlpool Corp. has confirmed that it is searching the North Texas region for a site in the construction of a large regional distribution center but also announced that decisions were not yet reached. The company would probably need a million square feet for the distribution center which could potentially generate about 300 jobs. Insights on Whirlpool plans are also given.

The importance of innovation, not just during economic slowdown and lean times, in the appliance industry is discussed. Innovation is proposed as a core business practice to drive the market forward.

The company that constructed the kitchen featured on the television show 'Hell's Kitchen' and has worked with Tyler Florence of The Food Network will soon open a store in Hot [...]

Indiana-based electronics and appliance store HHGregg Inc. has signed five leases and plans to open stores in Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford and Daytona Beach. The company earned $1.6 billion in sales for fiscal year 2007. Details of the company's expansion plan are discussed.

WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES is considering selling part or all of the company. The California-based company is considering 'various strategic alternatives to enhance stockholder value,' including the possible sale of the [...]

Attractive showroom displays in home appliance stores boosts the sale tremendously. The various methods for creating a home environment in shops, which can display a wide variety of products and their working demonstrations to get attention of customers is presented. It is also suggested to have skilled and knowledgeable employees in shops to explain the customer about the different products working is also important.

The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City was transformed into a Whirlpool showroom on May 5, 2004, when the corporation showcased its products from around the globe. The media event [...]

Consumer Goods & Retailing: A report on investments in supermarkets of the Baltic States, opening of chain outlets in Croatia, selling stakes of a firm in Hungary, planning to buy a stake in a leading dairy producer in Lithuania, investment and development plans in Poland/Russia and Romania as well as acquiring a stake in wall paper manufacturer in Ukraine is presented for the consumer goods and retailing sector.

Whirlpool Corp has put its plans to market Internet-enabled kitchen appliances on temporary hold, pending the establishment of a broadband infrastructure adequate to support widespread use of such products.

OXFORD -- When Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR) execs sat down to determine the company's global restructuring plan -- which one of its four North America cooking appliance manufacturing plants should be [...]

SECAUCUS, N.J.--Matsushita Appliance Co. is planning to expand the Panasonic brand into a full white goods line that will include full-size refrigerators, chest and upright freezers, electric ranges, wall ovens [...]