Housewares

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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