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May 20, 2013
GE, TCP in for a bright immediate future

Speaking to the collected body of Do it Best Dealers during the co-op's Merchandising Market Preview here, Steve Markley described light bulbs as a high-interest, high-reward category.

April 16, 2013
Protection programs provider Assurant appoints new SVP

Assurant Solutions, a leading provider of extended protection programs and services, has appointed Jeff Unterreiner as SVP of its extended protection solutions business.

March 11, 2013
GE names ex-SEC head to board

The board of directors of the General Electric Company nominated former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro to serve on its board.

February 13, 2013
GE renews credit card program with JCPenney

GE Capital Retail Bank, a consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (GE), has renewed its private label credit card program with JCPenney.

December 4, 2012
Home Depot stays ahead of the appliance brand game

Home Depot has added Samsung to its portfolio of leading appliance brands, which already includes Whirlpool, LG, GE, GE Profile, Maytag, Frigidaire, Electrolux and Adora.

November 5, 2012
GE donates more than $1M for Sandy relief

In response to Hurricane Sandy, GE today gave $1.1 million to support relief and recovery efforts throughout the Northeast of the United States.

October 18, 2012
GE Brillion home-energy products debut at Sears

GE's Brillion-enabled products have made their retail debut at Sears.

October 8, 2012
GE names head of consumer lighting

GE Lighting has named John Strainic, a leader with a as head of the business’s North America Consumer Lighting operation.

August 27, 2012
Convenience store Wawa switches to GE Lighting

A switch to LED lighting technology in its refrigerated coolers has resulted in combined energy and maintenance savings of more than $1 million annually for convenience store operator Wawa.

August 9, 2012
Sam's Club extends credit relationship with GE Capital Retail Bank

Sam's Club has extended its relationship with GE Capital Retail Bank, a consumer lending unit of General Electric Company.

July 13, 2012
GE Lighting rolls out new lighting program at 7,000 Walgreens

Walgreens recently upgraded its general lighting across 80% of the chain's nationwide locations, through a partnership with GE Lighting.

December 22, 2011
Heineken names SVP corporate relations

Heineken has announced the appointment of Stacey Tank as SVP corporate relations. She will begin her role on Jan. 3, 2012.

December 22, 2011
Heineken names SVP corporate relations

Heineken has announced the appointment of Stacey Tank as SVP corporate relations. She will begin her role on Jan. 3, 2012.

July 29, 2011
Lowe’s to sell electric car chargers

Lowe’s home improvement stores, in partnership with General Electric (GE), will introduce an electric vehicle charging station for home or commercial use at five California stores this August.

April 22, 2011
GE offers introduction to induction

GE announced that it is helping North American consumers become more familiar with induction cooking with the launch of Induction101.com.

March 7, 2011
GE names president of lighting division

GE Home & Business Solutions announced that Maryrose Sylvester has been named president and CEO of GE Lighting, a global industry leader in lighting, systems and services for commercial, industrial and residential use.

January 28, 2011
Borders bailout carries store closure clause

Borders Group has secured a $550 million financial lifeline from GE Capital that will enable it to maintain operations, but there are plenty of strings attached, which stands to reason given GE has put half a billion dollar at risk.

January 27, 2011
Top companies secure spot on leadership survey

For the second consecutive year Walmart appears on an annual ranking of the Best Companies for Leadership compiled by the consulting firm Hay Group. In the 2010 version of the survey, Walmart ranked ninth, compared with the prior year when it was ranked fifth. The survey was first conducted in 2005.

Companies that ranked ahead of Walmart included, General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Intel, Siemens, Banco Santander, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Accenture.

September 19, 2010
GE relationship expanded

GE Appliances & Lighting has entered into an agreement with Target to begin supplying the...

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