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• SWEPT TOGETHER; Hoover, Dirt Devil standoff dissolves as a single owner bonds the two and readies to refocus the brands.

  - 2007-03-05

  Byline: JOHN BOOTH Theirs is a brand rivalry with Northeast Ohio roots stretching back nearly a century. But now that Hoover and Dirt Devil are corporate siblings, their newly named parent company must get the iconic vacuum cleaner brands to play...

  Tags: Dirt Devil, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.

• DESIGNER RASHID LENDS EXPERTISE FOR NEW DIRT DEVIL HAND VAC.(Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. introduces hand held vacuum cleaners)

  - 2006-03-13

  Byline: Michael Rudnick CHICAGO-Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. hopes to funnel Housewares Show traffic to its booth with its first Karim Rashid creation, the Dirt Devil Kone, a hand vacuum in the guise of a minimalist cone sculpture. Rob Matousek,...

  Tags: KONE Corp., Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.

• ROYAL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF VAC MAKING.

  - 2005-03-21

  Byline: Gerry Beatty GLENWILLOW, Ohio-The doggies are on parade, the cake has been cut, the champagne poured. Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. is celebrating its centennial. The vacuum maker traces its origins to nearby Cleveland in 1905, and it may...

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• TOP 50 VENDORS OF HOME FURNISHINGS FOR 2003.

  - 2004-07-19

  Ranked by home goods revenue ($ in millions) (2002) Company: 2003; 2002; % Change 1. (1) Whirlpool: $7,875.0; $7,306.0; 7.8% Products: Major and small appliances Steady growth includes record business in North America. ...

  Tags: Dorel Industries Inc., Holmes Group, Libbey Inc., Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.

• What's New.(The Insider)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-06-07

  COMPANY: Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co., Glenwillow PRODUCT: Dirt Devil Cruiser vacuum cleaner Royal's new bagless, upright cleaner boasts what the company calls a "space-age retro'' look. The Cruiser has an electronic self-propelled feature that senses the push and pull of individual...

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• SWEEPING CHANGES SHAKE UP THE VACUUM CLEANER INDUSTRY.(Mike Merriman leaves Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-03-29

  CHICAGO-Yet another big floor-care company has said goodbye to its chief executive officer. In the latest move, Mike Merriman is out as Royal Appliance Manufacturing's president and CEO, 11 months after the Dirt Devil manufacturer was acquired by Techtronic Industries. He was succeeded...

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• ROYAL VAC BREAKS PRICE BARRIER.(Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-02-16

  GLENWILLOW, Ohio-Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. has broken the $100 barrier for a full-sized, hard-surface cleaning machine. The company also has introduced three Regina vacuum cleaners, the venerable brand that Royal's parent acquired more than a year ago. The new Dirt...

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• AN ALTERED LANDSCAPE.(floor care sector)

  - 2003-07-28

  Floor care is an industry in transition. It's safe to say this once-envied business is nearly unrecognizable from two years ago. Already competitive, the intensity level escalated for mass pricing, destabilizing much of the step-up market as well. That squeezed margins, just as...

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• ROYAL AGREES TO BE ACQUIRED IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON FLOOR CARE.(Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. )

  - 2002-12-23

  GLENWILLOW, Ohio-Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. is being acquired specifically to concentrate on the Dirt Devil. "We will absolutely be more focused on floor care now," said Mike Merriman, Royal's president and chief executive officer here. "We will be spending significantly more money on floor...

  Tags: Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ryobi Ltd., TTI

• Royal buys rights to health, beauty product line.(Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co., Medisana AG)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-07-29

  Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co., which for years has concentrated on housework with its Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners, now wants to help people pamper and care for themselves. The Glenwillow company recently paid $800,000 for the rights to sell in North America the health and...

  Tags: Medisana AG, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.