Could anyone give an answer to what has happened or is happening with sears and wp? I understand that the oasis HE is on closeout,..probably a good time to get one,..but anyway what i am really wondering is if WP lost the sears contract to LG.
Has the relationship with sears/wp..come to an end?
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I'm told that F/L laundry will now be sourced from LG, and conventional direct drive washers will be going away soon (2012) due to energy restrictions. Also LG is coming out with a top load hi efficiency washer. I hope Sears and Whirlpool know what they're doing.Whirlpool has always had an agreement with Sears that Sears would come out with the innovations first. If there are any bugs to work out, it's Sears' problem. That's their "cost" for getting the innovation first. Six months later, Whirlpool comes out with same, but, hopefully, all the bugs are, at leasr, identified and known.
mrb627
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LG Replacement
I wonder if/what LG will produce to replace the WP made Oasis. I wonder if it will be a rebadged GE Harmony looking machine...
Malcolm
I wonder if/what LG will produce to replace the WP made Oasis. I wonder if it will be a rebadged GE Harmony looking machine...
Malcolm
mrb627
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Maytag
And now that I think about it, it sure seems like the Maytag Bravos is a better machine than the Kenmore Oasis.
Malcolm
And now that I think about it, it sure seems like the Maytag Bravos is a better machine than the Kenmore Oasis.
Malcolm
Maytag Bravos... better than the Kenmore Oasis?
I'm pretty sure it's the exact same machine!
Kevin
I'm pretty sure it's the exact same machine!
Kevin
cfz2882
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I wonder if kenmore washers going to LG has anything to do
with a "free trade"(LOL)agreement recently signed with
south korea?
sears is just about useless to me now...
with a "free trade"(LOL)agreement recently signed with
south korea?
sears is just about useless to me now...
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I also noticed while walking around the appliance dept. in Sears is that many Kenmore top freezer and side x side refrigerators are made by LG now instead of Whirlpool.
I noticed the LG phenomenon about two years ago, when one of our local mom & pop appliance stores in my tiny burg (pop. 4,500), which until then sold Whirlpool and KitchenAid products, dropped KA and replaced it with LG.
It's interesting they now sell LG and Whirlpool. Talk about warring factions!
It's interesting they now sell LG and Whirlpool. Talk about warring factions!
If this is completely true and happening with no more Whirlpool products for Sears (including their dishwasher line), I think hell has frozen over.
laundromat
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Whirlpool---
---I think is big enough to be able to do without a loser anymore.They seam to be in the separation part of a permanent divorce from Sears. Ever since K-Mart took over,their sales have plummeted in appliances.back in their "haydays" though,kenmore was in every household whether it be a vacuum cleaner,washer,dryer,Refrigerator or toaster,Kenmore became a common name in homes across the Continental United States and D.C.I'm sure the majority of us here remember the tune---"Sears has a bathtub ring....Sears has everything! "That now is far from true anymore and has been that way now for quite some time.You used to be able to but things like floor tile,carpeting,metal kitchen cabinets,appliance parts,garden supplies and caramel corn and hot dogs at most of their retail stores. Good luck finding any help from associates unless they're in appliances where they have to sell to be able to stay there because they're on 100% commission! Been there,done that--won't go back.
---I think is big enough to be able to do without a loser anymore.They seam to be in the separation part of a permanent divorce from Sears. Ever since K-Mart took over,their sales have plummeted in appliances.back in their "haydays" though,kenmore was in every household whether it be a vacuum cleaner,washer,dryer,Refrigerator or toaster,Kenmore became a common name in homes across the Continental United States and D.C.I'm sure the majority of us here remember the tune---"Sears has a bathtub ring....Sears has everything! "That now is far from true anymore and has been that way now for quite some time.You used to be able to but things like floor tile,carpeting,metal kitchen cabinets,appliance parts,garden supplies and caramel corn and hot dogs at most of their retail stores. Good luck finding any help from associates unless they're in appliances where they have to sell to be able to stay there because they're on 100% commission! Been there,done that--won't go back.
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Sears is still the largest seller of appliances in the USA . Lowes is # two when Sears goes belly up there will be a scramble to buy the Kenmore name I think there is a good chance it could happen this year. I would like to here other peoples predictions of when and who might buy the KM name.
Sears is still the largest seller of appliances in the USA . Lowes is # two when Sears goes belly up there will be a scramble to buy the Kenmore name I think there is a good chance it could happen this year. I would like to here other peoples predictions of when and who might buy the KM name.
To me, it would make good sense for Whirlpool to get ownership of the Kenmore name for any number of reasons.
Kenmore!
Is it possible that the Kenmore name will be dropped if Sears goes under?
Is it possible that the Kenmore name will be dropped if Sears goes under?
Goodbye
I am not a fan of Sears. The many manufacturers who supplied their goods made some good products but it made service and parts more expensive and harder to obtain. Sales ontracts with revolving, interest, predatory insurance, appliance service contracts and credit card offers and pushy marketeers turned me off. I enjoy owning a brand that is free from Kenmore opporession.
I am not a fan of Sears. The many manufacturers who supplied their goods made some good products but it made service and parts more expensive and harder to obtain. Sales ontracts with revolving, interest, predatory insurance, appliance service contracts and credit card offers and pushy marketeers turned me off. I enjoy owning a brand that is free from Kenmore opporession.
lordkenmore
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If Sears were to go out of business, and the Kenmore name ended up for sale, I have to think there's a good chance it would be bought by someone in China.
Whirlpool would be a logical owner for Kenmore, given how many appliances they've made for Sears. But here I wonder if someone wouldn't make a fuss about Whirlpool buying another name/company, even though they historically were the actual makers of appliances sold under that name.
Whirlpool would be a logical owner for Kenmore, given how many appliances they've made for Sears. But here I wonder if someone wouldn't make a fuss about Whirlpool buying another name/company, even though they historically were the actual makers of appliances sold under that name.
"I wonder if someone wouldn't make a fuss ......
Whirlpool has been the main contractor for Sears/Kenmore.
In the european markets we have seen same brands machines made by different contractors along years, even by direct competitors
Guess Sears simply will seel the brand to the best offerer
Me too guess WP won't miss this chance. Elsewhere in the world they still use consolidated local brands rather than WP.
E.g. in central Europe they push more the Bauknecht brand rather than WP itself [link to whirlpoolcorp.com/brands]
Whirlpool has been the main contractor for Sears/Kenmore.
In the european markets we have seen same brands machines made by different contractors along years, even by direct competitors
Guess Sears simply will seel the brand to the best offerer
Me too guess WP won't miss this chance. Elsewhere in the world they still use consolidated local brands rather than WP.
E.g. in central Europe they push more the Bauknecht brand rather than WP itself [link to whirlpoolcorp.com/brands]
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