Housewares
NACCO has
two separately-managed housewares-related subsidiary companies: Hamilton
Beach Brands, Inc.("Hamilton Beach")
and The Kitchen
Collection, Inc.("Kitchen Collection ")
Complementary Operations
While operations of Hamilton Beach and Kitchen Collection are separate, certain aspects of their
businesses are complementary
- Hamilton Beach has a deep understanding of consumer preferences
and product trends within the small electric kitchen and
household appliance marketplace
- Kitchen Collection understands the logic and criteria used by retailers
in allocating limited shelf space among competing housewares
products, brands and vendors
- Kitchen Collection carries a broad range of Hamilton Beach® electric products
- Kitchen Collection also licenses the Hamilton Beach®
and Proctor Silex®
brand names for use on non-electric products from kitchen
gadgets to cookware
- Kitchen Collection purchases overstocked merchandise from Hamilton Beach
- Helps Kitchen Collection offer a steady stream of higher-value products
to its customers
- Helps Hamilton Beach maintain reduced inventory and debt levels
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