Newell Rubbermaid sells consumer and commercial products including such well-known brands as Rubbermaid food storage, home organization, and refuse container products; Sharpie, PaperMate, Parker and Waterman writing instruments; Calphalon gourmet cookware; Goody beauty and personal grooming products; Graco children's products; Irwin and Lenox construction tools and accessories; Levolor and Kirsch blinds, shades, and window fashions; Dymo home and business labeling solutions; and BernzOmatic torches and patio heaters. The company's corporate headquarters is located immediately north of... Atlanta, in the Perimeter Center edge city in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The Newell Manufacturing Company was founded in Ogdensburg, New York in 1902 as a manufacturer of curtain rods. From 1910 to 1921, affiliated companies were founded in Freeport, Illinois, and in Canada. The F. W. Woolworth retail chain became the first customer for Newell's bronze-plated curtain rods in 1916, making them the first Newell products to be distributed nationally. This marked the beginning of Newell's focus on volume purchasers.
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| NYSE symbol: | NWL |
| Founded: | 1902 |
| Headquarters: | Dunwoody, Georgia |
| Legal structure: | Public company |
| Annual revenue: | $6,470,600,000 |
| Net income: | $-52,300,000 |
| Operating income: | $916,300,000 |
| Market cap: | $7,200,000,000 |
| Industries: | Plastics Products, NEC |