Housewares
 NACCO has
two separately-managed housewares-related subsidiary companies: Hamilton
Beach Brands ("Hamilton Beach")
and Kitchen
Collection ("KC")
Complementary Operations
While operations of Hamilton Beach and KC 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
- KC understands the logic and criteria used by retailers
in allocating limited shelf space among competing housewares
products, brands and vendors
- KC carries a broad range of Hamilton Beach electric products
- KC also licenses the Hamilton Beach®
and Proctor Silex®
brand names for use on non-electric products from kitchen
gadgets to cookware
- KC purchases overstocked merchandise from Hamilton Beach
- Helps KC offer a steady stream of higher-value products
to its customers
- Helps Hamilton Beach maintain reduced inventory and debt levels
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