NEW YORK–Haier America has been designated one of Wal-Mart’s Vendors of the Year for 2008.
The appliances manufacturer was also presented with the mass merchant’s “Save Money/Live Better” award for its wide range of environmentally friendly appliances and devices, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners and media players. At the award ceremony in Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart’s headquarters, Eduardo Castro-Wright, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores U.S., said the retailer’s “Save Money/Live Better” motto will be a centerpiece of Wal-Mart’s marketing strategy and objectives for the coming year. Castro-Wright specifically cited Haier “for exemplifying that guiding principle,” according to a Haier statement.
