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Emerson subsequently sold Fisher to Sanyo Electric of Japan in 1975. In 2000, Fisher's entire product lineup was re-branded as Sanyo. Upon the acquisition of Sanyo by Panasonic in 2011, [7] Sanyo's product lineup was, in turn, re-branded as Panasonic. [8] Avery Fisher remained as a consultant for Emerson and Sanyo.
Sanyo was founded when Toshio Iue, the brother-in-law of Konosuke Matsushita and also a former Matsushita employee, was lent an unused Matsushita plant in 1947 and used it to make bicycle generator lamps. Sanyo was incorporated in 1949; it made Japan's first plastic radio in 1952 and Japan's first pulsator-type washing machine in 1954. [4]
Octagon Computer Superstore is a computer retail store in the Philippines. It has 150 branches nationwide along with their subsidiary, Micro Valley Computer Center [ 3 ] with headquarters at 747 Romualdez Street, corner Zobel Street, Ermita , Manila . [ 1 ]
In Southeast Asia, Haier opened production facilities in Indonesia in 1996 and the Philippines in 1997 [8] and failed in an attempt to enter the Thai market due to the presence of local competitors. [8] Haier entered the US market in 1999. [12] In the US it focused upon two niche markets in compact refrigerators and electric wine cellars. Haier ...
In 1923, the company acquired AB Arctic and subsequently added absorption refrigerators to its product line. [14] [9] Other appliances soon followed, including washing machines in 1951, [15] dishwashers in 1959, [15] and food service equipment in 1962. [16]
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited (/ ˈ p aɪ k əl /) is a major appliance manufacturer founded in 1934. [3] It is a subsidiary of Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier [ 3 ] and is based in East Tāmaki , New Zealand.
Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., trading as RRHI, is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines. Founded by Filipino industrialist John L. Gokongwei, Jr. in 1980, Robinsons Retail started as Robinsons Department Store in Robinsons Place Manila.
TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances. In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer. [ 2 ]