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Why we are redefining cooking experience with innovative gas cookers - LG

- By Umar Hassan Mohammed How we planned to take 10 percent of the market share - Blackberry

LG Electronic­s says it is redefining cooking experience with innovative gas cookers because advances in technology and communicat­ion, combined with the explosive growth in data and informatio­n, have given rise to a more empowered global consumer.

This means brands across different sector need to pay more attention to value creation, the electronic­s company said in a statement yesterday.

‘’In the gas cooker segment, for example, there has been a growing consumer interest in getting fast, tasty, safe and nourishing meals ready in the home. The gas cooker segment of the home appliances market in Nigeria has continued to soar high over the last three years.

‘’Just as the market competitio­n grows globally, there is no different from the Nigeria market. But one brand has demonstrat­ed a clear understand­ing of customer wants through its customer insight and behavioura­l pattern - and this is LG Electronic­s’’, the company’s statement said.

According to Mr Jiung Park, General Manager, Home Appliances Division at LG Electronic­s West Africa, the company’s focus has been on creating an excellent product that meets customer needs and more. The smartphone brand, Blackberry, has launched a return into the mobile phone market with what he dubs “Blackberry Key2”, even as it unfolds plan on how to secure 10 percent of the market share.

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“As a customer-centric brand, LG focused on ensuring excellent cooking performanc­e, easy clean, perfect safety and convenienc­e”, he said.

Commenting on some of the unique features of LG Gas Cooker, Park said: “LG Gas Cookers come with Flame failure device (FFD), Power Convection, Rotisserie and Dual Heating that enhances cooking performanc­e; Removable Door Glass, Catalytic Cleaning that enables easy and fast clean; Safe Touch Closed Door Grilling for safety.”

“With LG Gas Cooker, you are assured of fast and healthy cooking. With LG Cooker, cleaning the oven door after cooking is not an annoying job to do anymore. You don’t need any tool to take off the inner glass. Just pull the glass a little bit against your body and lift it off. LG power convection also shortens your cooking time but makes your food taste even better. As it circulates hot air with the special fan, the surface of food would be more crispy, with minimum loss of moist inside”, Park added.

He further stated that “today’s customer is safety conscious which gave rise to the need for the Flame failure device (FFD) specially built for LG Gas cookers. This is a mechanical in-built device that shuts of Gas supply as soon as the burner is unable to sense any form of flame at the point Executive Officer, Ngilex Mobile (Blackberry Mobile Nigeria), Kingsley Obaji said the confidence of a quality product and the determinat­ion engage in the industry competitio­n, are some of the critical features that will assist the brand to gain between five and 10 percent of the smartphone brand. of ignition thereby preventing Gas leakage which could lead to a fire outbreak”. “With Dual Heating for oven and grill, LG cookers will offer customers more flexibilit­y when cooking. Our Safe Touch allows you to keep the front door and its components cool, using special ventilatio­n system of LG freestandi­ng cooker”.

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Obaji who re-asserted Blackberry as a Research in Motion brand said the Blackberry Key2 which is in android form will still be retaining some of the unique features known with the brand and include dualSIM, dual-rear camera, more intelligen­t keyboard, extended battery life, and improved privacy controls. the brand is currently running a consumer promotion with Nigeria’s leading Oil & Gas firm, OVH (Oando Plc) by giving free 12.5kg gas cylinder filled with Gas content upon purchase of any LG Gas cooker across LG Brand shops nationwide, a scheme designed to making LG consumers happy and giving them extra value for patronisin­g the brand.

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