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LG Electronics opens 1st premium shop in Latin America
LG Electronics In, a major home appliance maker in South Korea, said Friday it has opened its first premium shop in Latin America in a move to further boost sales in the region.
LG Brand Shop for the South and Central American region is in Panama City, Panama, with a size of 470 square meters. Consumers can experience LG’s luxury home appliance brand, LG SIGNATURE, as well as its artificial intelligence and Internet of Things solutions.
The company said it has also opened an online shop for Latin American consumers so that they can easily purchase products amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
LG said its premium brand shop in Panama will serve as a stepping stone for the company to promote its brand and that it will launch marketing programs dedicated to consumers in the region to better boost its presence.
LG currently runs some 1,400 premium stores
Homebase to partner with premium appliance manufacturer Miele
Homebase continues to strengthen its range of kitchen appliances as it announces a new partnership with Miele.
Miele ovens, hobs, extraction, refrigeration, dishwashers and laundry products will be available for customers to purchase online and in showrooms from 15 December 2020. The Miele range of appliances will be on display in 15 stores around the country,
Hibberd Distribution Ltd (HDL), has seen its highest sales.
Hibberd Distribution Ltd (HDL), has seen its highest sales on record during October, with November continuing the trend as the busiest month of the year.
To keep up with demand HDL, which operates from a 15,000 sq ft headquarters at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, has taken a further 32,000 sq ft warehouse at Squires Gate Industrial Estate and has employed a further six staff in the past two months at the Blackpool depot.
Now in its 21st year, the company distributes and imports kitchens and appliances such as Bosch, Hotpoint, Neff, Electrolux and Zanussi to the trade, house builders and direct to the public through its online shop, and has an additional 22,000 sq ft distribution unit in Middlesbrough, employing a total of 72 staff.
Miele opens seventh showroom in Romania
German-based manufacturer of high-end household appliances Miele said on Friday it opened its seventh showroom in Romania following a 150,000 euro investment ($181,733).
Located in the centre of capital Bucharest, the showroom has an area of 80 sq m, Miele said in a press release.
“Calea Victoriei is traditionally an exclusive commercial destination, so the new Miele showroom naturally comes to enrich this offer of premium products,” Miele Romania general manager Loredana Butnaru said.
Miele now operates three showrooms located in Bucharest and one each in Constanta, Timisoara, Oradea and Iasi.
In addition, over 70 stores specializing in furniture and independent electro-IT networks are selling Miele’s household appliances across Romania.
Miele is a German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment, which employs 20,200 in Austria, Germany, Romania, Czech Republic and China.
COMET RETURNS
Misco has revived the Comet brand, bringing back a household name that has been dormant since the original business went bust in 2012.
UK Computer Group bought the naming rights to both Misco and Comet last year, and has since rebranded to Misco. Comet will be trading name of Misco.
LG East Africa
LG Electronics East Africa is keen to build a stable base at the coastal region with the recent opening of its new shop in Mombasa.Located at the Palm Breeze building along Links road, near the Nyali Centre, the shop is LG’s first outlet outside Nairobi. is the sixth of 10 planned shops in East and Central Africa by the electronics giant.
Combined Independents (Holdings) Ltd.
With around 500 members and approximately 1000 stores, CIH provides a range of services and benefits to support each independent electrical retailer, as well as exclusive ranges that the members’ customers are unable find anywhere else on the high street, or internet.
CIH are apart of Euronics, Europe’s largest electrical buying group,.
Euronics International Ltd. is an international association of over 14,000 independent electrical retailers in 36 countries. It functions as a leading international electrical retail group on behalf of its members, and is based in Amsterdam
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