Article: MAJOR CHANGES WHITE GOODS GREW IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE AT KBIS IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO-Major appliances got a whole lot more complicated at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show here a week ago.

Industry consolidation be damned: At least four more brands are hitting the market, and the list of companies expanding their categories probably hit a dozen or more. That's atop the usual array of product introductions to propel a thriving industry.

The KBIS crowd already was enthusiastic about a strong first quarter and the improving economy. Attendance was heavy throughout the first two of three days, and participants who didn't rave about the atmosphere and crowds at least were tepidly positive.

"Business is good, the economy is good ...

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