Retail Plus AV Electronic Show-2008-Coverage-Part III
January 19th, 2008
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)More brands, more products. Here’s Part III of our coverage of the Electronics Show from Chennai.
Whirlpool
This is yet another giant in the consumer electronics segment in India. Featured products included Microwave Owens, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners and Water Purifiers.
Some Pictures from the stall:
The ‘Energy star’ and the ‘Stabiliser free operation’:
Some details about Whirlpool Products:
Refrigerators:
In the refrigerators line-up, they have Direct cool (Under which we have Genius and Genius XL), Frost Control (Fusion),Frost Free (Master Mind, Iceberg and Professional). Storage space starts from 180 litres and comes in 200 , 220, 230 , 250, 260 , 280,  310, 340, 405, 445 litres. They are also available in variety of colors including white, blue, red, grey, steel, silver and gold.
Washing Machines:
Under Washing Machines, they have Front Loading models, Fully Automatic Models and Semi Automatic models. 5 , 6 , 6.5, 7kg. They even had a Dryer.
Sansui:
Sansui is a Japanese brand that mainly deals with Televisions and Audio equipment in India. They had a generously spaced stall, but had only televisions (CRT and LCD) and music systems on display. Their LCD TV range goes by the name Kyuten.
Also on display was a DVD Recorder. Now this is worth mentioning because none of the other giants sported this in their stalls even if they do manufacture it. You can record onto DVD’s directly from your TV. Â
DVR 515 R - Rs. 9,490/- (Offer price was Rs.7,490/-)
Sansui actually has a good range of products. To know more, you can visit their Indian website.
Onida:
Onida’s stall was pretty crowded at-least in perspective of the size of their stall. Featured products included LCD TV’s, Microwave Ovens, CRT televisions, Air-Conditioners, Washing Machines, Speaker Systems.
Onida’s LCD TV range goes by the name Xaria. Candy range of DVD players was on display too.
Some pictures of their TV’s , Washing Machines, Air Conditioners and Ovens:
You may also visit Onida’s website.
Godrej:
A player in the Indian consumer market for a long long time, Godrej is still keeping up with growing foreign presence. Featured products included Ovens, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Air-Conditioners and even Safe’s.
Pictures from the stall:
Visiting this show was a sad waste of Rs.20.
Shows at the Chennai Trade Centre seem to be getting smaller and more limited.
This one had about as much as one might see in one average Main Street electrical store.
Very disappointing.
@Thad
I have mixed opinions about this show. On one hand, I agree that the space was very small. Just one hall for such a show is a waste for consumers who are visiting. Also some stalls were huge with very little content to offer. The HP/Compaq stall was a classic example. That too right at the entrance.
On the other hand, the crowd (atleast when I visited) was small thanks to the entry fee and 90% of the stalls lived upto the central theme of the show. I have been to other shows where the whole purpose is diluted and on top of things, the entry being free makes people come in large numbers.
I got the feeling that this was close to a good show which one gets to see overseas. Not to the level of a CES or CeBIT but we are getting there.
@Ginathom,
I agree with you in that the number of products or even brands for that matter were limited. But it’s necessary to understand that this particular trade show was aimed not at launching new products/technology, but to generate sales.
For someone who actually wanted to buy some appliance, I believe the expo was pretty good as all the brands were under the same roof. There were even a few offers by some of the dealers.