SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday its dishwasher sales this year have topped 1 million units amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The South Korean tech giant said global sales of its dishwashers surpassed 1 million units as of the second week of November, with strong performances reported in the United [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., a major home appliance maker in South Korea, said Monday it has ramped up TV production in Mexico to cope with rising demand in North America ahead of the year-end shopping season. LG’s TV plant in Reynosa, northeastern Mexico, has recently expanded its production volume by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled an eco-friendly clothing line in collaboration with a British online shopping mall as the South Korean tech giant pushes marketing for its clothing care appliances. LG said it has joined hands with online premium fashion retailer Net-A-Porter to launch a limited-edition clothing line [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of air purifiers and other home cleaning appliances spiked in the first nine months of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of air purifiers shot up nearly 60 percent on-year to US$157 million in the January-September period, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has signed a patent licensing deal with Sweden-based home appliance maker Electrolux AB that covers ice-making technologies for French-door refrigerators. Under the agreement, Electrolux will be able to produce and sell French-door refrigerators using patented technologies developed by LG. The value of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it has opened a showroom for its luxury built-in kitchen appliance brand in Europe to better expand its presence there. The first European showroom of LG’s Signature Kitchen Suite was opened in Milan, Italy, according to the company. The 1,100-square-meter facility is near the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday launched a new home appliance line with enhanced customization options as the South Korean tech firm targets more consumers who seek their own home interior styling. LG Objet Collection allows consumers to select their own colors and materials for home appliances so that they [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday unveiled an eye skin care device in South Korea as the company tries to expand its presence in the beauty and health care sector amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. Preorders for LG Pra.L EyeCare will run until Oct. 29 with a price tag of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday released the world’s first rollable TV in South Korea at a jaw-dropping price of 100 million won (US$87,000) as the tech giant aims to target high-end consumers amid the pandemic. The company said overseas launch schedules of LG Signature OLED R have not been [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has signed a partnership with Italian luxury furniture maker Molteni&C S.P.A. to better promote its high-end brand LG Signature. Under the deal, the two sides will collaborate in marketing, promotion and product development related with LG Signature home appliances, Molteni&C residential furniture and [...]