Henkel, a European producer of detergents, has acquired Colgate-Palmolive's Mexican Heavy Duty Detergents business.

Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., maker of Dirt Devil® floor care products, and O-Cedar Brands, Inc. have announced a major strategic alliance.

Dial Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Herbert M. Baum will conduct a presentation to investors during a consumer products conference on Jan. 8, 2001...

Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf, and The Dial Corporation, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, have modified their joint venture agreements in the United States and Mexico.

During a special meeting, Shaw Industries, Inc. shareholders approved the previously announced acquisition of Shaw Industries, Inc.

Sears Roebuck and Co. says as a result of lower domestic sales in December due to general industry softness and difficult weather conditions, and it will close 89 stores and eliminate 2,400 jobs, less than one percent of the work force.

ServiceMaster’s Terminix subsidiary has acquired the assets of Allied Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., the largest Terminix franchise according to the company.

Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., maker of Dirt Devil® floor care products, and O-Cedar Brands, Inc. have announced a major strategic alliance.

After three years of work by 500 weavers, Iran has shipped a hand-woven carpet the size of a football field to a mosque in Oman.

Henkel, one of Europe's leading producers of detergents, is to acquire Colgate-Palmolive's Mexican Heavy Duty Detergents business...