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Smeg is bringing back their iconic Renzo Piano Hob in limited run

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…

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Can a refrigerator really be an object of desire? Yes when it is a Sub-Zero refrigerator.

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…

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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…

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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…

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