home-appliance

The company worked with Miele, the German home-appliance maker, which tested Riedel stemware in its new Futura dishwasher.

A Toast to Change as Crystal Goes Practical J. S. Marcus 2011

Also in Sweden, Electrolux rose 6.8% after the home-appliance maker reported net profit above analyst expectations.

European Stocks Slip Polya Lesova 2011

STOCKHOLM — Swedish home-appliance maker Electrolux AB on Wednesday posted a 15% drop in third-quarter net profit, as higher raw material costs and increasing marketing investments weighed on the company's profitability.

Electrolux's Profit Slides 15% Sven Grundberg 2010

Gome, whose first-half net profit was up 30% from a year earlier, to 1.25 billion yuan, faces increasingly challenging conditions in China's home-appliance industry, including rising operating costs and intensifying competition.

Gome Shareholder Bain Says It's in for Long Term Joanne Chiu 2011

As an example, home-appliance maker Electrolux AB, which has 55% of its production in low-cost countries such as Hungary and Mexico, said it isn't particularly concerned about movements of the Swedish currency.

Swedish Exporters Brace for Krona's Rise Charles Duxbury 2011

Patrick Schiavone spent two decades as a car and truck designer at Ford Motor Co. before joining Whirlpool Corp. as its chief home-appliance designer two years ago.

Thinking Outside the Icebox James R. Hagerty 2011

"It's not sensible to be gung ho at the moment," said Terry O'Connor , chief executive of Courts Asia, a chain of electronics, home-appliance and furniture stores in Malaysia and Singapore.

Troubles of West Take Toll on Emerging Economies Alex Frangos 2011

"Refrigerators have been sort of the bulletin board," says James Politeski , senior vice president of home-appliance sales and marketing at Samsung.

Kitchens Play Hide and Sleek Anjali Athavaley 2011

The Swedish home-appliance maker also warned that the second half of the year will remain "difficult," as consumers cut back on spending in the consumer-electronics and white-goods sector.

Electrolux Profit Falls on Weak Demand Jens Hansegard 2011

STOCKHOLM—Swedish home-appliance maker Electrolux AB said Monday it is buying Chilean appliance manufacturer Compania Tecno Industrial SA as it looks to diversify away from the mature markets of North America and Europe, which have been hit by weak demand.

Electrolux Buys Chilean Appliance Maker Jens Hansegard 2011