Makita Power Tools

[Mike Goetzke]

I love them and have many of them. Maybe it's just me, but, I have noticed the retailers don't advertise them as much recently. Seems like all the recent push is for Milwaukee. Anyone else notice this?

[Matt Day]

Maybe. Milwaukee is pushing they're product hard and they have a good lineup. But at HD at least Makita is still on an end cap of the tool area.

[Dan Friedrichs]

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/a28359/megabrands-tools-graphic/

Techtronic Industries owns Milwaukee (and Ryobi and other brands), and is a bigger company than Makita.

[Van Huskey]

I love them and have many of them. Maybe it's just me, but, I have noticed the retailers don't advertise them as much recently. Seems like all the recent push is for Milwaukee. Anyone else notice this?

It could be that Milwaukee offers a higher margin, or they may offer a better deal for co-advertising. Ever notice all those local jeweler billboards with watches prominently displayed, often Rolex? Rolex covers a big chunk of the ads. I have seen a bigger ad push for Dewalt and Milwaukee over Makita and Bosch for years. Ryobi also has a lot of ads but are on a different tier as far as quality etc.

[George Bokros]

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/a28359/megabrands-tools-graphic/

Techtronic Industries owns Milwaukee (and Ryobi and other brands), and is a bigger company than Makita.

This quite interesting info. I knew B&D owned DeWalt, Porter Cable and that Metabo and Hitachi were connected.