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September 19, 2009
Procter & Gamble peps up Dow
...higher in choppy trade yesterday as investors shrugged off concerns over a pull-back. In the consumer staples sector, Procter & Gamble , the company behind brands such as Gillette and Pantene, pushed the Dow to its highest level for the year. The shares rose 3.2... By Samantha Pearson in New York
December 17, 2009
Procter & Gamble: Tumble cycle
...housewife. The chief executive of Procter & Gamble wanted to check up on what she was buying...world’s largest consumer goods company had seen this kind of change before...new categories and markets, the company is in the midst of its largest ever increase...conditioner Bob McDonald argues that Procter & Gamble needs to look for new consumers not...developing world, but also in the company’s existing markets in developed economies... By Jonathan Birchall in New York
June 3, 2009
Foreign investment: Procter & Gamble
...bottom. That was what prompted Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest consumer goods company, to enter the Polish market in 1990...Marek Kapuscinski, president of Procter & Gamble Poland, who joined the company in 1991 as local employee number...has not wrought much damage on Procter & Gamble’s Polish operations. Sales growth...is expected to slow, but the company is still planning to roll out several... By Jan Cienski
September 27, 2009
Procter & Gamble’s ‘green’ campaign to target mainstream consumer
Procter & Gamble is to launch its first large-scale “green” marketing...laundry washing. The world’s largest consumer products company said the campaign hopes by the end of 2010 to have...integral part of its mainstream brands to be effective. The company has pledged to develop and market at least $50bn in cumulative... By Jonathan Birchall
August 5, 2008
Procter & Gamble
Lusting after shiny hair, a smooth shave, a happy baby and a sparkling home? Procter & Gamble can provide them all. But they cost more these days. The consumer products group managed to offset soaring commodity and energy costs in the year ending June 30 by pushing up prices and squeezing overheads. The company improved its operating margin by 50 basis points in the fourth quarter to post above-forecast earnings per share of...
April 16, 2009
Procter & Gamble payout offers welcome relief
...yesterday as a dividend increase by Procter & Gamble and rising confidence in the homebuilding...about demand in the technology sector. Procter & Gamble gave consumer companies a much needed...falling retail sales numbers after the company raised its dividend for the 52nd straight... By Kiran Stacey in New York
October 30, 2009
Procter & Gamble raises market growth forecast
Procter & Gamble, the world's biggest consumer products company, yesterday edged upwards its forecast...the weakening of the US dollar, the company said, while its operating performance...markets. During its first quarter, the company highlighted initiatives such as the... By Jonathan Birchall in New York
June 9, 2009
Remaking Procter & Gamble
...29 years of plugging away in the same company, you finally ease yourself into the...outgoing chief executive AG Lafley at Procter & Gamble – should stick to the core strategy...pet food distribution, is the only company to have had real success in this category...All of that along with refining a company selling 300 brands in 180 countries...
October 4, 2007
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is cashing in its chips. With a focus on higher-growth, higher-margin businesses, the consumer products company has hired Blackstone to sell its weakest units – Duracell batteries, Folgers and Millstone coffees and Pringles...
August 6, 2009
Procter & Gamble loses sales volume as consumer demand drops
Procter & Gamble is stepping up its efforts to increase...essentially flat" growth seen in the company's market in the fourth quarter to...product costs of the higher dollar. The company said it was now expecting sequential...chief executive on July 1, said the company would be watching its market share data... By Jonathan Birchall in New York