Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

HARDSELL wrote:

My heart goes out to the HOOVER employees.  I thank them for their dedicated work despite a awful parent company and management [Maytag] which never served the vacuum industry and HOOVER very well.

HOOVER vacuums are the most popular selling vacuum brand.  HOOVER has been the leading vacuum seller [in units] since 1978.  Unit sales is IMHO the best measure of brand success.  Despite the Maytag debacle and all the other vacuum competition over the years and still, the HOOVER brand lives on.  A lasting testament to HOOVER employees.  That's success in my view.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
According to what source?

Matt:

Consumer Reports March 2008.  The  words CR used are: "it's [HOOVER] still a best seller." 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
Not a market share research company...............

According to NPD (which is), Bissel, Dirt Devil, and Eureka all sell more units than Hoover..............when I get the most up to date report I will give you numbers.

Airblade wrote:

Please do.  Are these brand sales counted Individually/collectively vice HOOVER?

My sense is the annual new sales of vacuums among these 4 brands are very close from year to year.  I suspect if you include all HOOVER floorcare products [like rug cleaners, and floor washers] HOOVER leaves the 3 brands [BISSELL, DIRT DEVIL, and EUREKA] way behind.  These brands have their counterparts to HOOVER in these floorcare products also.

Since TTA now owns both the DIrt Devil and HOOVER brands..............who should we now conclude is the company with the largest market share dollars and units of new vacuums/floorcare products sold every year in the USA?

Carmine D.

4 hours of - Dyson Innovations 2nd Anniversary on HSN this Sunday.  5/4/08     

CarmineD wrote:

Carmine,

Hoover, "largest market share dollars and units..."  Q:  What's your point?        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:
Thanks for the link.....

DysonInventsBig wrote:

DIB:

More correctly TTI, which owns both the HOOVER and Dirt Devil/Royal companies [the oldest US vacuum brands], is the largest maker and seller of vacuums in the USA [both by sku's/dollar sales volume].  The point [my point if you please] is what it is. 

Carmine D.

DysonInventsBig wrote:

I can't fathom spending 4 hours on a Sunday [or any day for that matter] viewing dyson products.  Maybe 30-40 minutes tops.  And then I'm ready for a drink [a double].

I couldn't open the link, but I'm guessing Mr. Dyson [perhaps even in person] will attempt to promote the Airblade to American households.  Hoping to jump start 2 years of languishing sales on what has to be a big ticket R&D dyson item.  Maybe satisfied users of dyson vacuums will spring for $1400 to upgrade their bathroom/home fixtures?  Just a gut feeling based on the overly lengthy HSN show time. 4 HOURS!  Oh the pain and suffering.

I'm still sticking with my original prediction: Dyson will look to sell off the Airblade to a company more suited to market and sell the product.  Any thoughts?  Matt [mmc] Airblade?  You're the expert.  What do you know and care to share?

Carmine D.