Thread Number: 27520
Has the relationship with sears/wp..come to an end? |
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Post# 422339 , Reply# 1   3/13/2010 at 14:24 (5,129 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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but i can tell you also IKEA Europe dishwashers are no more supplied by WP Europe. Now they are Electrolux EU |
Post# 422340 , Reply# 2   3/13/2010 at 14:31 (5,129 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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M O N E Y ! |
Post# 422342 , Reply# 4   3/13/2010 at 14:38 (5,129 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 422343 , Reply# 5   3/13/2010 at 14:39 (5,129 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 422377 , Reply# 6   3/13/2010 at 18:40 (5,129 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 422437 , Reply# 7   3/13/2010 at 22:15 (5,129 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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I wonder if kenmore washers going to LG has anything to do with a "free trade"(LOL)agreement recently signed with south korea? sears is just about useless to me now... |
Post# 422449 , Reply# 8   3/13/2010 at 23:58 (5,129 days old) by jbinflorida ()   |   | |
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I also noticed while walking around the appliance dept. in Sears is that many Kenmore top freezer and side x side refrigerators are made by LG now instead of Whirlpool. |
Post# 422456 , Reply# 9   3/14/2010 at 03:35 (5,128 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 422520 , Reply# 10   3/14/2010 at 13:55 (5,128 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 422793 , Reply# 11   3/15/2010 at 18:43 (5,127 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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---I think is big enough to be able to do without a loser anymore.They seam to be in the separation part of a permanent divorce from Sears. Ever since K-Mart took over,their sales have plummeted in appliances.back in their "haydays" though,kenmore was in every household whether it be a vacuum cleaner,washer,dryer,Refrigerator or toaster,Kenmore became a common name in homes across the Continental United States and D.C.I'm sure the majority of us here remember the tune---"Sears has a bathtub ring....Sears has everything! "That now is far from true anymore and has been that way now for quite some time.You used to be able to but things like floor tile,carpeting,metal kitchen cabinets,appliance parts,garden supplies and caramel corn and hot dogs at most of their retail stores. Good luck finding any help from associates unless they're in appliances where they have to sell to be able to stay there because they're on 100% commission! Been there,done that--won't go back.
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Post# 422799 , Reply# 12   3/15/2010 at 18:52 (5,127 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 422825 , Reply# 13   3/15/2010 at 20:47 (5,127 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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To me, it would make good sense for Whirlpool to get ownership of the Kenmore name for any number of reasons. |
Post# 422828 , Reply# 14   3/15/2010 at 20:51 (5,127 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 422852 , Reply# 16   3/15/2010 at 22:31 (5,127 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)   |   | |
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A friend of mine got a new fridge, and I have not stepped foot into Sears for awhile. but anyway, the fridge was an LG made Kenmore. I kinda gave him crap for buying a non-american product. |
Post# 422885 , Reply# 17   3/16/2010 at 01:43 (5,126 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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If Sears were to go out of business, and the Kenmore name ended up for sale, I have to think there's a good chance it would be bought by someone in China.
Whirlpool would be a logical owner for Kenmore, given how many appliances they've made for Sears. But here I wonder if someone wouldn't make a fuss about Whirlpool buying another name/company, even though they historically were the actual makers of appliances sold under that name. |
Post# 423010 , Reply# 19   3/16/2010 at 16:39 (5,126 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I would say a foreign manufacturer would snap up the Kenmore name pretty fast given that Whirlpool would very likely have problems obtaining it given their 3/5 market share now and what other company would want it? Alliance? Hardly. General Electric? They don't even want their own appliance division. That leaves Electrolux of Sweden and the Asian brands.
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Post# 423196 , Reply# 20   3/17/2010 at 13:24 (5,125 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 423214 , Reply# 21   3/17/2010 at 15:13 (5,125 days old) by drewz (Alexandria, Virginia)   |   | |
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As someone mentioned and I have to agree Whirlpool has positioned itself in the marketplace that is does not need to rely on Sears anymore. Rumor has it Whirlpool owns a good stake in Lowe's and other retailers.
Lucky-Gold Star (LG) as it used to be known in this country and the Sears issue is probably all about the $$$... Whirlpool just recently won it's long court battle with LG over the refrigerator ice maker/dispenser issue. Whirlpool Corporation is by far an undervalued company and a choice stock buy. |
Post# 426680 , Reply# 23   4/4/2010 at 04:24 (5,107 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 426681 , Reply# 24   4/4/2010 at 05:31 (5,107 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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---Not that it really matters but,LG came into the business way before they were where they are today. I was told that L.G.was making numerous components and other electronic parts being used in many different American made appliances for decades before they gobbled up many different Asian/Korean brands that were going belly up in the late 80's.They reformed and twigged them using many different engineers from those bought brands and incorporated them all as one,Lucky Goldstar(L.G.).IMHP American made appliances have been losing in their struggle to afford keeping American workers busy.The cost of them paying out to retired emplyees' pention and the high cost of health coverage has skyrocketed.Union dues,open legal cases on employee workman's compensation,and work related injories have also added to the dismisal of American based appliance manufacturer's factories. Every one of whom have shut down their facilities here and gone to outside countries,employing their workers who will work dilligently for a lot less and meet the needs of their consumers with fewer strikes and less bennifits.It's the manufacturer's fault,if anyone's,that American brands are failing now.Not L.G's,not Samsung's and not Haire's.Not that I'm into being old fashion but pride always comes before the fall.
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