Safety razorA safety razor is a shaving implement with a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin. The initial purpose of these protective devices was to reduce the level of skill needed for injury-free shaving, thereby reducing the reliance on professional barbers. Protective devices for razors have existed since at least the 1700s: a circa 1762 invention by the French cutler Jean-Jacques Perret added a protective guard to a regular straight razor.
Braun (company)Braun GmbH ( "brown", German: [bʁaʊn] ) is a German consumer products company founded in 1921 and based in Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse. Today the company is part of the American multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble.
Procter & GambleThe Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation incorporated and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble.
King C. GilletteKing Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman who invented a bestselling safety razor and was the founder of the Gillette razor company. Gillette's innovation was the thin, inexpensive, disposable blade of stamped steel. Gillette is often erroneously credited with inventing the so-called razor-and-blades business model, in which razors are sold cheaply to increase the market for blades.
Oral-BOral-B is an American brand of oral hygiene products currently owned by Procter & Gamble. Its products include toothpastes, toothbrushes, electric toothbrushes, and mouthwashes. The brand was launched in 1950 in California by Robert W. Hutson, who was a pioneer of modern toothbrushes. Oral-B has market availability in 150-170 countries.Colman M. Mockler Jr.Colman M. Mockler Jr. (1929–1991) was an American executive who served as the chair of Gillette from 1976 to 1991. Mockler Center is named after him. BiographyMockler was born in 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Mockler was involved in Harvard's governance, serving on the Harvard Corporation and as president of the Board of Overseers from 1979 to 1981. Mockler joined Gillette in 1957 as a staff assistant.
BrandA brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's goods or service from those of other sellers. Brands are studied in business, marketing, and advertising and used for recognition and, importantly, to create and store value as brand equity for the object identified, to the benefit of the brand's customers, its owners and shareholders. Brand names are sometimes distinguished from generic or store brands.
Ronald PerelmanRonald Owen Perelman (; born January 1, 1943) is an American banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, his company, has invested in companies with interests in groceries, cigars, licorice, makeup, cars, photography, television, camping supplies, security, gaming, jewelry, banks, and comic book publishing.
Personal care productsPersonal care products are a class of consumer products associated with hygiene and personal grooming. They are marketed to modern consumers as "minimally necessary" or improving appearance or well-being. They are applied on various external parts of the body such as skin, hair, nails, lips, external genital and anal areas, as well as teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity.
TakeoverIn business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer or bidder). In the UK, the term refers only to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are publicly listed, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company. Management of the target company may or may not agree with a proposed takeover, and this has resulted in the following takeover classifications: friendly, hostile, reverse or back-flip.
BostonCapital and largest city in Massachusetts, United StatesState capital in New England, United StatesBoston ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
ManufacturingIndustrial activity producing goods for sale using labor and machinesManufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy.
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