appliances

Retail Asia03/10/2019

AllHome Corp, the Philippines home-furnishings retailer, is looking to raise up to US$348 million in an IPO. AllHome operates 25 large one-stop homewares and home-improvement stores, most of them in the nation’s capital city, Manila. The partial float would value the company at between $827 million and $1 billion, according to Reuters. The shares will […]

Retail Asia30/09/2019

Technology and appliance retailer Noel Leeming has announced it is now offering enhanced purchase protection for the life cycle of its products. The new Noel Leeming Protection service plan offers customers the ability to lock-in accidental damage cover, theft protection, automatic replacement and blockage cover for items under $500, just to name a few. “This […]

Retail Asia23/08/2019

JB Hi-Fi has seen record profit and sales for the 2019 financial year, leveraging strong communications, fitness and games hardware sales to deliver growth across all channels of the business. Net profit for the year grew 7.1 percent to $249.8 million, compared to the $233.2 million seen last year, while total group sales grew 3.5 […]

Retail Asia25/06/2019

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BSH Home Appliances has opened Singapore’s first UnserHaus Customer Care Centre and a UnserHaus Experience Centre. Meaning “our house” in German, the UnserHaus centre is a lifestyle concept featuring Bosch and Gaggenau appliances in a home-like environment. “UnserHaus is an exciting new proposition that gives BSH’s home appliance brands, business partners and collaborators a chance […]

Retail Asia30/04/2019

Winning Group chief executive John Winning credits “good old-fashioned customer service” with delivering what he says was the biggest month in Winning Appliance’s 113-year history. According to the CEO, March sales were up 42 per cent on last year’s written sales, and same-store sales were up 32 per cent on the same period last year. […]

Retail Asia27/12/2018

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The number of artificial intelligence (AI) speakers in Korea is expected to reach the 8 million mark in the new year as the devices gain popularity, a report by a local digital media lab said Sunday. According to the findings by KT Group affiliate Nasmedia, some 40 percent of the country’s 20 million households will […]

Retail Asia26/12/2018

Xiaomi is all set to convert its India arm into an end-to-end consumer durables company. According to a report, Xiaomi officials are currently identifying potential categories including air-conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, laptops and small appliances like vacuum cleaners and water purifiers for the Indian market. All the products will be smart appliances based on Internet of Things (IoT) or […]

Retail Asia30/01/2017

Opened in 2010, Dien May Xanh in late 2014 reported revenue of VND1 trillion a year. Since early 2015, Dien May Xanh has been gearing up with the application of digital technology to internal administration and sales management. In August 2015, Dien May Xanh began conquering the northern market. It had opened 75 supermarkets by […]

Retail Asia19/01/2017

Samsung Malaysia Electronics has launched its first Samsung Experience Store (SES) in Genting Highlands at the Sky Avenue mall, offering a wide range of the Samsung Galaxy mobile phones as well as a variety of wearables. The SES outlet is a one-stop shop that provides customer satisfaction with the best products and services. “The opening […]

Retail Asia19/01/2017

TCL Electronics, a Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer that sells televisions in Thailand, is considering expanding its product range in the country. The company is conducting a market study that may pave the way for it to sell other home appliance products, including air-conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines. Such a move would reduce TCL’s reliance on […]

Retail Asia22/11/2016

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn Bhd today established a partnership with online shopping mall Lazada Malaysia to offer its first portal-in-portal site in South-east Asia. Head of Consumer Electronics Business Jimmy Tan Chee Wee said the partnership would allow more Malaysian consumers to shop online for their desired Samsung home appliances. “Today, many consumers are […]

Retail Asia29/01/2015

Vietnamese authorities have cracked a counterfeit appliance retailing business passing off cheap Chinese appliances as branded European goods. Thanh Nien News reports that a company called Romal Vietnam was selling gas ranges, electric stovetops, ovens and blow dryers inside supermarkets, online and at shopping centres in many provinces and cities across the nation. A nationwide […]

Tag: appliances

Philippine retailer AllHome to list in October

Noel Leeming launches safety plans

JB Hi-Fi reports record profits, sales in FY19

BSH opens Asia’s first UnserHaus

March delivers biggest month in Winning’s 113-year history

Number of AI speakers in Korea to hit 8 million

Xiaomi India to foray into appliances, white goods space

Home appliance retailers gear up in race to expand

South Korean home appliance and IT giant opens new store in Genting

TCL Electronics pictures broader appliances market beyond TVs in Thailand

Samsung home appliances now available on Lazada Malaysia

Counterfeit appliance business exposed