Samsung Phases Out Home Appliance Retail in Hong Kong and Taiwan
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On 29 October 2026, Ming Pao reported that Samsung Electronics will gradually withdraw from the home appliance retail markets in Hong Kong and Taiwan as part of a restructuring of its China market business, but mobile phones are not involved. Samsung Electronics Hong Kong said it is focusing resources on televisions, monitors, audio products, commercial displays and mobile devices, with warranty service continuing as usual; the report also said Samsung's official website showed refrigerators and washing machines as "sold out". The South China Morning Post reported the same day that Samsung Electronics was reported to have ended home appliance sales in Hong Kong, with its Hong Kong office saying it would focus on televisions, monitors, audio products, business-to-business display solutions and mobile devices, but did not explicitly confirm the discontinuation of large home appliance sales; the South China Morning Post found in a check that morning that major household appliances... The current development is that Samsung has announced the above withdrawal arrangements and resource adjustment direction, and the South China Morning Post subsequently reported that Samsung had not explicitly confirmed the discontinuation of large home appliance sales.
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- 南華早報·香港Samsung Electronics Reportedly Ends Hong Kong Home Appliance Sales
Samsung Electronics reportedly ends Hong Kong home appliance sales. Its Hong Kong office told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that it will focus on televisions, monitors, audio products, business-to-business display solutions and mobile devices, but did not explicitly confirm the discontinuation of large home appliances. A South China Morning Post check on Thursday morning found that major home appliances...
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