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Charlotte, N.C.-based Electrolux announced the addition of its new French Door Refrigerator, including the Perfect Temp Drawer with Luxury-Close. 

The newest addition to Electrolux’s refrigerator line, this French Door Refrigerator is designed with the refrigerator on top and freezer drawer on the bottom. It claims to give consumers more interior space without increasing the exterior.

Electrolux will relocate its North American laundry products research and development center to Charlotte, N.C., from Webster City, Iowa.

The move signals the company’s commitment to further product innovation in its fabric care business and builds on the design, testing and marketing capabilities that already exist in its Charlotte-based North American headquarters.

In July, Home Depot announced the addition of Whirlpool, Electrolux and Frigidaire to its lineup of appliance brands. 

More recently, the company has trumpeted the new additions with a front-and-center banner over the stores’ front doors. The banner shows the three new logos and the English and Spanish announce of “new appliance brands." 

Home Depot has announced the expansion of its major appliance brands by adding Whirlpool, Electrolux and Frigidaire in a limited number of stores and on Homedepot.com.

The appliances will be available through the company's Depot Direct delivery network and available to be ordered in all U.S. stores. Depot Direct includes more than 3,000 appliances delivered and installed to the customer's home within one to five days of purchase. Appliance purchases through Depot Direct include free delivery and haul-away.

Appliance maker Electrolux has hired Stefano Marzano as its chief design officer, a new role at the company. Marzano will lead all design-related competencies in the various business groups.

Marzano, age 62, had a long career at Royal Philips Electronics, working for 20 years as its chief design officer. Until 1998 he was a professor at the Domus Academy in Milan, and also served as a visiting professor at Politecnico did Milano, the polytechnic institute in Milan. Marzano is also the author and editor of several books on design.