Category Archives: Trade Distribution

KBIS successful show

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KBIS marked our most successful show to date, bringing together a record number of kitchen and bath design professionals. 🥂

“We’re incredibly proud of the growth and success of KBIS, continuing to offer tremendous value to the thousands of designers, architects, dealers, showroom professionals, builders, remodelers, and more in the kitchen and bath industry,” said Bill Darcy, Global President & CEO of NKBA | KBIS.

KBIS 2024 By-the-Numbers

● 117,000 DCW registered visitors
● Over 41,500 KBIS registered visitors
● Over 670 exhibitors – a 30% increase from 2023
● Over 260 new exhibitors – a 40% increase from 2023
● More than 200 international exhibitors – a 35% increase from 2023

Next year, KBIS will be held February 25 – 27, 2025, in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

KBIS is the premier event for every K&B focused business who wishes to connect with customers all over North America

Ultimate products revenue down

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Ultimate Products has said Brits are buying fewer airfryers than before, leading revenues to drop four per cent in the second half of the year.

Ultimate Products, which owns Britain’s oldest houseware brand Salter founded in 1760, reported revenues of £84m, down from £87.6m in the first half of 2023, which it said was due to waning sales of the machinesThe group, which sells Russell Hobbs cookware and laundry products under licence as well as owning the Beldray brands, floated on the London Stock Exchange in an IPO worth more than £100m in 2017.

Waterline to join buying group

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The UK’s largest supplier to the kitchen trade industry, Waterline, is the latest Approved Supplier to join Sirius Buying Group.
“We are really excited to work with Waterline to ensure that our Members have access to even more quality products and services to grow their businesses within the UK kitchen space. Our Members are always keen to develop new revenue streams in order to deliver the latest innovations and next-level customer service. With this in mind, the offer from Waterline will definitely support our mission to safeguard and increase profitability for the independent retailer.”

Whirlpool India

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Whirlpool of India led the domestic appliance market in India with net sales of about 62 billion Indian rupees as of December 2022. It was closely followed by Crompton Greaves and Electronics Mart India at 58 and 54.5 billion rupees respectively. Both Crompton Greaves and Electronics Mart India are Indian companies.

Whirlpool of India

Whirlpool of India Limited is one of the leading manufacturers of major home appliances in India, headquartered in Gurugram. It is a subsidiary of the Whirlpool Corporation from USA. It has three manufacturing facilities in India, located in Faridabad, Pondicherry, and Pune. It primarily manufactures and sells refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave, and other small appliances. Its main competitors in the major appliances segment are Korean electronics companies, Samsung, and LG. In the small appliances segment, it also faces competition from Indian manufacturers.

Refrigerator market in India

In 2022, LG was the leader in the Indian refrigerator market with more than 30 percent of the market share. Whirlpool ranked the third following Samsung. It was estimated that the market size of refrigerators was around 9.7 billion U.S. dollars during the same year. The prospect of this segment is of great potential in India, especially considering the increasingly hot summers due to global climate change

Haier Europe warehouse

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Haier Europe announce the opening of our new warehouse in Germany As part of the future growth plans, Hairer have established a new warehouse in Wörnitz, which is our second logistics platform after the first one in Ansbach.

The new warehouse spans over 40,000 square meters and is a significant milestone in our journey to become the first consumer choice for smart home solutions in all the markets across Haier Europe.

With these two facilities, they have created ample storage space to ensure that we can continue to serve our customers quickly and satisfactorily.

Buram Electro will be called Liebherr Appliances Netherlands from 2024

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As of January 12, 2023, Buram Electro BV has been integrated as an official subsidiary of Liebherr Hausgeräte GmbH. This step follows a long-term, successful exclusive collaboration on the Dutch market. This collaboration has recently been further strengthened, with the main aim of increasing the satisfaction of our customers and further strengthening our brand value.

As of December 30, 2023, Buram Electro BV will merge with Liebherr Appliances Netherlands BV through a legal merger. All current agreements of Buram Electro BV will be transferred unchanged to Liebherr Appliances Netherlands BV as of the aforementioned date. This is a logical step for us to further strengthen the brand and to secure long-term value creation for all parties involved in the Dutch market.

New Franke showroom marks ‘last step’ of rebrand

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Franke unveils its newly renovated showroom in Switzerland, the birthplace and home of the Swiss multinational, marking the latest milestone in its exciting journey, now spanning over 100 years. The new design of the showroom perfectly represents Franke’s new look brand image and evokes the Franke brand promise of transforming change into opportunities for a better living. Franke Home Solutions, the division of Franke Group that is dedicated to all things in the home, and the world’s leading provider of intelligent systems and solutions for the residential kitchen, the showroom symbolises the story unfolding at the Franke headquarter in Aarburg and around the world.

The only constant is change

The brand philosophy and the new appearance stand for finding new ways to face constant change in an intelligent way. As an integrated system provider, Franke Home Solutions combines exclusive design with full functionality, Swiss quality and sustainable innovations for a better life.

In the newly opened showroom, these aspects come together in perfection. The “Great Stage” campaign launched by Franke Home Solutions a year ago unveiled in a creative, visually impactful way how Franke’s intelligent home solutions and design empower a kitchen that fits all home-lovers’ desires and fulfils their evolving life ambitions.