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…
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Don’t Let Inflation Impact Your Service Department
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…
Be Smart, Don’t Lose Money on Service Calls
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…
Samsung Home Appliances Celebrates 5 years in South Carolina
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America (SEHA) recently celebrated their fifth U.S. anniversary of their newer appliance plant in Newbury County, S.C. They hosted a gathering of politicians, factory workers and company executives last month to celebrate the milestone occasion. In 2017, when Samsung first put their plans together to build the state of the art home appliance factory at the…
Western GE Dealers Get Delivery Times Cut With New Energy Efficient Distribution Center
To help ease supply chain issues near the Port of Los Angeles, GE Appliances opened of its newest West Coast distribution center (ADC) California. The new center is located in Dixon, Calif., near Sacramento and will help reduce delivery times by half for dealers in northern California, Southern Oregon and Western Nevada. Most retailers in these regions will now have…