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