Electrolux is introducing a new “Appliance-as-a-Service” program for landlords in Europe. They have just signed their first customer in Sweden—Stockholms Kooperativa Bostadsförening (SKB), one of the largest landlords there. SKB is onboard with a subscription-based business model where they pay a monthly fee for Electrolux to install, care for and repair their products. This program should prolong the appliance life…
Smeg partnered with Italian architect in 1995 with Renzo Piano’s a visionary, inspiring designer and a world renowned architect to create a beautiful hob. Smeg looked at their product archives and embraced their Italian roots with the relaunch. They are bringing back their first hob that was unveiled in Milan in a very limited edition of there are only 1,000…
Sub-Zero is very special; you can buy it as a refrigerator, a freezer and even a wine storage unit Sub-Zero which has a sprawling 200-acre headquarters in Fitchburg — just outside Madison, Wisconsin —has made quality their cornerstone. The 77 year old appliance company was started in a garage by founder, Westye Bakke. Bakke was the son of Norwegian immigrants…
Retail appliance prices have increased around 20 percent because like everything else wholesale appliances prices have increased three to five times over the last couple of years. How about appliance repair companies? Have you increased your service rates to cover the soaring costs of gas and parts? Or did you increase your service rates enough? Here are calculation steps to…
Today’s appliance repair business has never been better. There’s a lot of money to be made fixing refrigerators, washers and ranges. Profitable appliance repair companies know the hourly cost to run their business and how efficient operations are. Setting profitable service repair pricing can be difficult because there are several costs associated with every call. During repairs, appliance companies’ work…
