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Home Depot
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sales rose to the highest ever for the first quarter of the year.

The retailer exceeded earnings expectations in the quarter. Earnings per share were $4.09, up from $3.86 a year earlier. Analysts expected earnings of $3.69 a share.

And while many recall its iconic red mixer, KitchenAid also boasts a line of smaller kitchen appliances that retained its signature attention to detail, craftsmanship and quality. The KitchenAid Toaster Ovens are no exception. In addition, this group of products contains several unique features that you can choose from to meet your different household needs.

Our Top Pick for KitchenAid Toaster Oven:

KitchenAid KCO234CCU 12″ Convection Countertop Oven

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PROS:

• Even heat distribution
• Temperature settings are reliable for baking
• It offers a significant quantity of time to allow for most toaster oven recipes

CONS:

• Has only four instead of the usual nine preprogrammed functions

Critical Facts About KitchenAid Appliances

In 1919, KitchenAid released its first household mixer and received worldwide fame. Fast forward almost a century later, KitchenAid has transformed the face of kitchen appliances to incorporate innovative technology while keeping their prices competitive.

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Two of America’s largest home improvement retailers, Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW), are expected to report fiscal Q1 2022 earnings next week. Ahead of these earnings releases, a recent Bank of America (BAC) Global Research report suggests a positive outlook for the performance of the two companies.

“Recent signals of home improvement retail activity from the US Census Bureau, SpendTrend, and BAC aggregated credit & debit card data have indicated that YoY growth in industry spending at retail was solidly positive in February, and softened in March and April as last year’s stimulus-boosted spending surge was lapped,” the report reads. “We expect this deceleration to be widely understood by the investment community, and therefore [do not] expect negative stock reactions to the companies’ commentary around the quarterly cadence.”

The report noted that, when comparing current home improvement retail spending trends to pre-pandemic levels, the three-year growth rate accelerated in