Procter & Gamble

Christopher de Lapuente will become global president and chief executive officer of Sephora on March 31, succeeding Jacques Lévy, who has opted to retire. Prior to this, De Lapuente worked at Procter & Gamble starting in 1983. In 2004,...

Unilever has plans of selling off its Sanex deodorant business for as much as $1bn. In the queue to buy the brand are competitors Procter & Gamble, Henkel and Colgate-Palmolive and the deal may close in a matter of...

US-based, The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and Procter & Gamble have formed a collaborative partnership that will focus on research to characterise the systems biology of various skin conditions, including, skin ageing.The partnership will take advantage of the...

Gucci makes room for a full fledged beauty brand in its fragrance portfolio. The renewal of Gucci's licensing agreement with Procter & Gamble Prestige, went beyond fragrances. The current agreement pertaining to the worldwide production, sale and distribution of...

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) announced second quarter diluted net earnings from continuing operations of $1.11 per share, an increase of 10 percent. Core EPS was up three percent to $1.13 per share, $0.02 per share above...

With the economy poised to grow at a steady pace this fiscal, it is hardly surprising that fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are trying to move into the fast lane in India.India has one of the fastest growing consumption...

US-based Helen of Troy Limited, designer and marketer of private label personal care and household consumer products, has completed the acquisition of Kaz Inc. - a health care and home environment consumer solutions provider. Gerald J. Rubin, Chairman,...

P&G's Olay Professional Pro-X introduces new advanced cleansing system, the first at-home facial cleansing tool that promises to cleanse and exfoliate as effectively as a professional cleansing system.Designed by the Olay Professional alliance for skincare innovation, a group...

Beginning January, Procter & Gamble will start shipping its first products that include sustainable and recyclable plastic sourced from Brazilian sugarcane."Beauty is the first category from the consumer products giant to kick off the new sustainable effort, to be...

The Kroger Co has announced the appointment os Geoffrey J. Covert as senior vice-president of retail operations, effective January 1, 2011. Covert joined Kroger in 1996. He has served as president of the company's Cincinnati/Dayton division for...