Mountain High Appliance

What Mountain High Appliance does

Mountain High Appliance is a privately held, Colorado-based multi-location appliance retailer founded in 1993. The company operates five showrooms across the state (Colorado Springs, Denver Clearance Center, Glenwood Springs, Littleton, and Louisville) and an e-commerce website cataloging over one million SKUs across 70+ brands. Its assortment spans major and small appliances across refrigeration, cooking, laundry, dishwashers, outdoor, and home care categories, with a curated premium and luxury portfolio including Sub-Zero, Wolf, Cove, Thermador, Monogram, Café, Dacor, Viking, and Miele. Mountain High Appliance also operates a dedicated Denver Clearance Center offering new, discontinued, and scratch-and-dent inventory at up to 60% off retail.

The company serves three primary customer segments: builders and contractors, interior designers and kitchen dealers, and individual Colorado homeowners. It generates revenue through one-time hardware sales, supplemented by professional delivery and installation services throughout Colorado (including mountain communities such as Aspen) and appliance financing arrangements through partner lenders. Pricing is quote-based rather than published, consistent with a consultative, project-driven sales motion. Builder and designer programs with package pricing and coordinated project delivery have been offered since 1993, and an extensive content library of 397 blog articles supports top-of-funnel customer acquisition.

Underlying technology is conventional retail: a product catalog website with quote-based pricing, integrated logistics for delivery and installation, and standard social and email marketing channels (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, newsletter). Mountain High Appliance does not operate a proprietary technology platform, developer API, or mobile app, and its AI/ML posture is limited to retailing third-party smart appliances. Ownership is private with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding rounds; the business appears to be founder/owner-operated.

Name

Mountain High Appliance

Legal name

Mountain High Appliance

Website

https://mountainhighappliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mountain High Appliance is a privately held, Colorado-based multi-location appliance retailer founded in 1993, operating five showrooms and an e-commerce catalog of 1M+ SKUs across 70+ mainstream and luxury brands. It serves homeowners, builders, and designers with consultative sales, delivery, installation, and financing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Appliance Retail

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (44921), Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers (449)

SIC

Household Appliances (3630)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor & Specialty Major Appliance Retail (Outdoor Kitchens, Grills, Ice Makers) (CRACACAG)

Keywords

• Home appliance retail
• Kitchen appliance store
• Appliance showroom sales
• Builder appliance programs
• Appliance delivery installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Appliance Retail): Mountain High Appliance operates as a multi-brand appliance retailer, selling refrigerators, cooking appliances, laundry equipment, dishwashers, outdoor appliances, and small home appliances across five Colorado showroom locations and online. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with optional professional delivery and installation services.
2. Financing Services: The company offers appliance financing options enabling customers to purchase through installment plans, generating revenue through financing arrangements with partner lenders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Mountain High Appliance is a multi-location brick-and-mortar and online retailer of home appliances operating five Colorado showrooms (Colorado Springs, Denver Clearance Center, Glenwood Springs, Littleton, Louisville). The company sells refrigeration, cooking, laundry, dishwashers, outdoor appliances, small appliances, vacuums, and garbage disposals from mainstream and luxury brands, complemented by professional delivery, installation, and financing services.

Product overview

Mountain High Appliance is a multi-location Colorado-based appliance retailer operating since 1993, offering a comprehensive physical and online retail platform. Its product portfolio spans major appliance categories — Refrigeration (French door, side-by-side, built-in, specialty including wine storage), Cooking (ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, microwaves, range hoods, small appliances), Laundry (washers, dryers, stackable/combination units, steam centers, pedestals), Dishwashers, Outdoor (grills, outdoor refrigeration), and Home Appliances (vacuums, garbage disposals, water treatment, garment care). The company serves three distinct customer segments: homeowners, builders (with dedicated programs since 1993), and designers/kitchen dealers. Its portfolio includes mainstream brands (Whirlpool, GE, LG, Samsung, Frigidaire, KitchenAid) and a curated selection of luxury brands (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Cove, Thermador, Monogram, Café, Dacor, Viking, Miele). The company also operates a Clearance Center/Outlet (new, discontinued, and scratch-and-dent appliances at up to 60% off) and offers appliance package deals for builders and remodelers. The business provides professional delivery, installation, and financing services across its Colorado showroom locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refrigeration Appliances

Quantifiable outcome

• Clearance Center offers up to 60% off retail prices on new, discontinued, or scratch-and-dent appliances.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PC Richard & Son: Family-owned regional appliance and electronics retailer in the Northeast U.S. with multiple showrooms and delivery/installation services. Comparable in being an independent multi-location retailer emphasizing service and brand selection.
• Appliance Factory & Outlet: Colorado-based multi-location appliance retailer offering scratch-and-dent and discounted appliances across mainstream and premium brands. Most directly comparable due to shared Colorado footprint, outlet channel, and broad multi-brand assortment.
• Yale Appliance: Regional premium appliance retailer in the Northeast U.S. with showrooms, builder/designer programs, and a curated luxury brand portfolio (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele). Comparable business model focused on premium brands and B2B relationships.
• Abt Electronics & Appliances: Chicago-based multi-channel appliance and electronics retailer with showroom, e-commerce, and delivery/installation services. Comparable in combining physical showroom presence with broad premium brand selection and regional delivery.
• AJ Madison: Online-first appliance retailer with strong premium and luxury brand portfolio (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele, Thermador) and nationwide delivery. Comparable in curating high-end appliance selection; differs in being purely digital without showrooms.

Broad incumbents

• Home Depot: National big-box retailer with a substantial appliance sales category, including many of the same brands MHA carries. Represents the scaled competitive set MHA competes against on price and convenience.
• Lowe's: National big-box home improvement retailer with major appliance retail operations across all MHA's product categories. Comparable as a broad-line competitor with greater scale and online transaction capability.
• Best Buy: National consumer electronics and appliance retailer with major appliance showrooms and delivery/installation services. Comparable in offering premium appliance brands paired with a national delivery footprint.

Emerging players

• YLiving: Online specialty retailer focused on premium and luxury appliances, similar to AJ Madison but with a design-forward orientation targeting designers and homeowners. Comparable overlap in luxury brand focus and design-trade customers.

Regional players

• Albert Lee Appliance: Seattle/Pacific Northwest regional appliance retailer with showrooms and builder/designer programs targeting the same luxury and design-trade segments. Comparable in serving a high-income regional market with specialty builder relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/home80027
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCY0GXK9fV5maYAJtoAeVcaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/MountainHighAppliance?ref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountain-high-appliance
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/mtnhighapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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