Today in data, reports from shipping giants Maersk and UPS could suggest an economic slowdown on the horizon. Data 5B: Net sales in dollars for paint company Sherwin-Williams for the first three months of the year, an increase fueled by higher prices 400,000: Amount UPS’...
Whirlpool said U.S. consumers might be losing interest in appliances after two years of the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (April 25). The dishwasher and refrigerator maker has cut its sales forecast and is reportedly looking into a review of an international division....
Whirlpool wants Sears to send back products it shipped before the retailer filed for bankruptcy protection. According to the Chicago Tribune, Whirlpool, which stopped selling its branded products at Sears last year but still makes appliances under the retailer’s Kenmore brand, has demanded that Sears...
The Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest home appliance maker, has acquired Yummly, a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator. According to TechCrunch, Yummly allows its 20 million users to create shopping lists and (in some locations) order food for delivery and equipment to make a meal. The site was...
August 27, 2023
American retailers are increasingly turning to promotions as consumers grow cagey about nonessential spending. As Bloomberg News noted in a report Sunday (Aug. 27), Whirlpool, Petco and Foot Locker are among the companies offering discounts to entice shoppers. “With sales softer than anticipated, we are taking more aggressive actions on promotions to drive demand and manage our inventory to ensure […]
April 25, 2022
Whirlpool said U.S. consumers might be losing interest in appliances after two years of the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (April 25). The dishwasher and refrigerator maker has...
October 31, 2018
Whirlpool wants Sears to send back products it shipped before the retailer filed for bankruptcy protection. According to the Chicago Tribune, Whirlpool, which stopped selling its branded products at Sears...
May 05, 2017
The Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest home appliance maker, has acquired Yummly, a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator. According to TechCrunch, Yummly allows its 20 million users to...
