procter & gamble
Pandemic-driven cleaning routines boost P&G sales forecast again
Procter & Gamble raised its full-year sales forecast for a second time Wednesday as it benefited from sustained coronavirus-driven demand for cleaning products, while also warning that the pace of sales might...
Tampax sparks firestorm for tweet that 'not all people with periods are women'
Tampon brand Tampax sparked a firestorm on social media after it said that “not all people with periods are women.” The company, owned by Procter & Gamble, shared the message...
Procter & Gamble to stay silent on ad decisions as Facebook boycott grows
P&G was the No. 1 advertiser on Facebook in the US in June, according to Pathmatics data.
Shaving startup Harry’s tries to soothe worries about razor deal
The $1.4 billion acquisition of shaving startup Harry’s by Schick owner Edgewell Personal Care may be on a razor’s edge, The Post has learned. Lawyers with the Federal Trade Commission...
Devine: Katie Hill scandal exposed the left’s #MeToo hypocrisy
Congresswoman Katie Hill’s sexual relationship with a much younger intern is a classic “MeToo” situation, and on Sunday, she belatedly realized the gravity of her offense and now plans to...
Always can’t escape its ‘female’ problem
Pandering to wokedom is more complicated than it looks. Just ask Always, the maker of feminine-hygiene products that will remove the female symbol from its packages to show it understands...
Always to remove female symbol from sanitary product packaging
The Always brand is removing the female symbol from its sanitary product packaging -- a nod to transgender and gender-non-conforming customers who may use their products, according to a new...
Beto exploits tragedy for sake of politics
The bodies in El Paso were barely cold when Beto O’Rourke started blaming President Trump. “He is a racist, and he stokes racism in this country ... We have a...
Nonshavers, rivals bleeding Gillette as P&G takes $8B writedown
Hey, Gillette — that’s one painful nick! The 118-year-old razor maker’s parent company, Procter & Gamble, on Tuesday revealed it will take an $8 billion writedown on the men’s grooming...
Model claims Clairol illegally used her photo for years: suit
This was one bad dye job. A model-actress who did a stint as one of Bob Barker’s “Beauties” on the “Price is Right” claims Clairol illegally used her photo on...
Milkman-style packaging coming to world’s biggest brands
A new shopping platform announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum aims to change the way we buy many brand-name products. Loop, as the platform is called, would do away...
Pampers is ditching 'Sesame Street' diapers amid gender concerns
The characters from “Sesame Street” are quietly getting pulled from Pampers — and it might be because they’re mostly dudes. In a major move this summer that hasn’t been officially...
'LOL': Procter & Gamble wants to trademark internet acronyms
OMG. Procter & Gamble has applied to trademark millennial-friendly internet acronyms including "LOL," "WTF," "FML" and "NBD" for use on soap and cleaning products. The decidedly uncool consumer giant, whose...
Activist Peltz leaving Mondelez board to join P&G's
Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz is swapping one board position for another. Oreo-maker Mondelez announced Tuesday that Peltz would be stepping down from the board effective March 1 — which...
Lawmakers want to ban laundry detergent from looking tasty
Stop making that laundry detergent look so darn delicious! A new bill introduced in Albany this week would ban the production and sale of candy-esque Tide Pods and any other...
CEO says company working to stop 'Tide pod challenge'
NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble says it's working to stop the "Tide Pod challenge," a social media-fueled trend in which teenagers eat single-load laundry detergent packets. The American Association...
Nelson Peltz hopes he can turn things around for GE
Nelson Peltz is hoping his well-worn activist-investor playbook will bring good things to life at GE. Peltz’s Trian Fund Management, which has seen its investment in the troubled General Electric...
Nelson Peltz finally gets his spot on P&G board
Activist investor Nelson Peltz finally gained a spot on Procter & Gamble’s board — and he didn’t even need to win a majority of the votes. After more than two...
P&G is challenging Peltz's win in vote recount
Nelson Peltz won’t be joining Procter and Gamble’s board any time soon. Just one week after a preliminary count by an independent auditor showed that the billionaire activist investor behind...
Nelson Peltz wins P&G board seat in vote recount
Now it is Procter and Gamble’s turn to demand a recount. One month after the Bounty and Crest maker declared victory over billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz in the largest...