SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for high-end home appliances is rising with Koreans continue to opt to stay indoors away from the coronavirus. South Korean online shopping site Auction sold 630 percent more four-door refrigerators and 165 percent more 86-inch televisions between May 1 and 16 compared to the same period last year. [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday introduced its expanded lineup of customizable home appliances to global audiences as the South Korean tech giant aims to boost sales amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The company said its BESPOKE Home solutions will be available in more countries this year with more products. [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will introduce its expanded lineup of customizable home appliances to global audiences next month as the South Korean tech giant aims to boost sales amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. Samsung sent media invitations on Wednesday for its BESPOKE HOME online event on May 11 to showcase [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for large home appliances is rising as families are spending more time at home to work and study remotely following the coronavirus outbreak. Electronics appliance retailer ETLand reported that between Feb. 1-Sept. 18 drum washing machines with a capacity of more than 21 kilograms saw sales jump by [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The changing patterns of daily life and economic measures that have accompanied the onset of the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in higher sales of cars, home appliances and furniture this year. The Korea Insurance Research Institute reported Sunday that car purchases in April and May were up 20.8 percent [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Clothing care appliances rank at the top on the list of household appliances Korean consumers most desire, a survey showed Tuesday. Market analysis firm Open Survey revealed the results of an online survey it conducted with the participation of 1,000 Korean consumers aged from 20 to 59 between June [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Noiseless digital products are growing in popularity as more people are expressing frustration over noises caused by home appliances. Wemakeprice Inc., a local open market operator, said Wednesday that sales of silent IT and home appliances have increased over the last two years. IT devices for the workplace were [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Married couples last year were found to have spent less on wedding gifts and ceremony, and paid more attention to buying home appliances instead. According to a survey of 400 men and women in their 20s and 30s who got married last year by LOTTE Members, the operator of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two tech giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — said Tuesday they will unveil their new home appliance products at a U.S. trade show for the kitchen and bath market, highlighting their built-in design and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Samsung and LG are among [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is swinging its home appliance business into high gear to focus on what it is good at and provide a buffer against its sluggish mobile business amid toughening global competition, market watchers said Thursday. When it comes to brand image, South Korea’s No. 2 electronics maker [...]