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How 'upflation' is driving up prices for oddball products like all-body deodorant, pubic hair razors
July 2, 2024 | 12:04pmGillette is marketing a "Venus" razor that is used for "pubic hair and skin" and priced for more money than traditional razors.
Gunmen who stormed Procter & Gamble plant in Turkey in protest of Israel-Hamas war detained, 7 hostages rescued
February 1, 2024 | 2:04pmThe suspects raided the Gebze plant’s main building on Thursday at around 2:20 p.m. local time, holding the seven at gunpoint while the rest of the employees fled, according to Turkey’s...
Inflation-hit shoppers swallow P&G price hikes to boost company's earnings
January 23, 2024 | 10:22amAside from price increases largely fueling sales growth, shoppers also bought more products across Procter & Gamble's beauty lines, health and family care offerings.
Procter & Gamble warns of up to $2.5B in charges from 2005 Gillette buy, restructuring
December 5, 2023 | 3:57pmIn 2019, P&G took an $8 billion charge on the unit due to currency fluctuations.
Watch out: Supremes' ban on racial favoritism applies to companies too
July 5, 2023 | 7:04pmWatch out, woke companies; the law is watching.
Megyn Kelly blasts 'Always' for calling women 'bodies with female sex organs' in puberty pamphlet
May 29, 2023 | 12:14pm"Dear Always: we are not 'bodies with female sex organs',” Kelly tweeted on Sunday. "We are WOMEN. GIRLS."
Procter & Gamble rakes in profits after 10% price hike as inflation lingers
April 21, 2023 | 4:22pmThe maker of Tide detergent and Oral-B toothpaste posted strong quarterly results on Friday.
Red-faced: Tampax faces boycott after tweet ‘sexualizes women’
November 23, 2022 | 9:14am“You’re in their DMs. We’re in them. We are not the same,” the menstrual product company wrote Monday.
Who was the Bed Bath & Beyond executive who plunged from a NYC high rise?
September 4, 2022 | 9:27pmThe executive was hired by Bed Bath & Beyond in May 2020 and credited with helping get the New Jersey-based retail giant through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vicks Pure Zzzs contains random amounts of melatonin, lawsuit alleges
June 28, 2022 | 1:04pmProcter & Gamble is duping consumers with higher doses of melatonin than it advertises in some of its popular Vicks Zzzs line of sleeping aids, according to a lawsuit.
Why Amy Schumer is getting blamed for the national tampon shortage
June 8, 2022 | 3:14pm"Retail sales growth has exploded,” company spokeswoman Cheri McMaster said, noting demand is up 7.7% since the commercials aired in 2020.
Nestlé, Procter & Gamble product prices rise as inflation slams US shoppers
April 21, 2022 | 10:11amNestlé has raised prices for North American consumers by 8.5% -- the steepest price hikes across its global business.
Sneaky inflation: Toilet paper rolls get smaller as prices stay the same
March 8, 2022 | 12:52pmProcter & Gamble recently removed scores of sheets from its “Super Mega” and “Mega” rolls, which downsized to 366 double-ply sheets from 396 and 244 from 264 sheets respectively.
Procter & Gamble says get ready for even more price hikes as inflation bites
January 19, 2022 | 11:33amThe Cincinnati-based maker of Tide, Bounty, and Oral B turned in sales and profit growth that beat Wall Street’s expectations increasing 6% to $21 billion.
Hair-raising: Pantene, Herbal Essences dry shampoos recalled
December 21, 2021 | 9:29amThe affected items, which include an assortment of dry shampoos and dry conditioners, could contain benzene.
Old Spice, Secret deodorant sprays recalled over cancer-causing chemical
November 26, 2021 | 2:44pmProctor & Gamble said it is voluntarily recalling certain Old Spice and Secret aerosol anti-perspirant sprays due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical. The consumer-products giant's recall affects 18...
Procter & Gamble warns of price increases as inflation continues to bite
October 19, 2021 | 11:05amNow, P&G expects to shell out $2.1 billion more for its fiscal year ending June 2022 on transportation and raw materials, including pulp for its paper products.
The ads for the Olympic Games are preachy, hypocritical nausea
August 2, 2021 | 11:27pmAs if it weren’t bad enough that viewers have had to suffer woke protests, symbols and gestures from athletes at the Olympics, they also have to endure TV ad after...
Harry and Meghan partner with P&G — 28 years after she ripped its ‘sexist’ ads
May 12, 2021 | 4:54pmPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have struck a "multi-year global partnership" with Procter & Gamble "based on shared values" -- 28 years after the duchess ripped the company for having...
Why you can expect prices for household supplies to surge
April 20, 2021 | 12:51pmHousehold staples from diapers to tampons are poised to hit consumers with sticker shock this fall, even as the US slowly shakes off its pandemic woes. Procter & Gamble --...