At CES, the company showed two mock-up appliances that learn about their users' habits to operate more efficiently.

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He also wants to speed up sales of home appliances that use efficient heat pumps--made, of course, by domestic manufacturers.

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Best Buy has been growing bigger by opening up large stores where people would browse for new appliances and electronic gadgets but end up shopping elsewhere, on line.

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