Case Study Gillette Fusion: Building a $1 Billion Brand Q1. Key Milestones Gillette dominates 70% of global razor market; their strategy is to keep on producing new products‚ developing new innovations‚ and remaining as the market leader in men’s grooming market. Gillette introduced its first razor in 1903; by 1971‚ they invented Trac II “the world’s first two-blade razor”. Comparing to the original one-bladed razor‚ the two blades work better. Then they came out with Altra‚ the
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P E S 1. Singapore is country which is democratic. 1. The GDP of Singapore is 297.9 Billion US dollars. Due to increasing GDP of Singapore‚ Gillette might want to expand the shaving and personal care products in Singapore. And also in Singapore there is no competition from domestic companies as the entire GDP of Singapore is based on imports from other countries. 1. Singaporeans are very competitive in nature. Singaporeans have a mindset of “Kia-su” which means afraid of losing out to others. Due
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Team Research Paper Case # 22 Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Professor – Dr. Lisa Eshbach By Andrea West Inderjit Gill Rajiv Shah Company Information [pic] Procter & Gamble Co. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati‚ OH 45202 United States Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-4381 http://www.pg.com [pic] Synopsis – Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Where would the world be without Procter & Gamble? No Ivory soap‚ no Oil of Olay‚ no Jif peanut
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been Chairman and CEO of Gillette for 4 years‚ was seeking a buyer of the global Boston-based company. Lafley‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of P&G for over 4 years‚ was out of the office and had to call him back‚ unaware of what Kilts was about to propose. Lafley questioned Kilts on three topics. First‚ what was Gillette’s price? Kilts said he wanted a fair offer. Not $60 per share‚ but not $50. ”Jim‚” Lafley responded‚ “I can do the math. Are you thinking Gillette holdings into P&G stock
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6-Distinctive Competences for Gillette 12 Appendix 7- Barneys VRIO Analysis 12 Value: 12 Rarity 12 Imitability 12 Opportunities 12 Appendix 8- Internal Strengths and Weakness 12 Strengths 12 Weakness 13 Appendix 9 – External Opportunities and Threats 13 Opportunities 13 Threats 13 Appendix Ten- Current Business Level Strategies 13 History Founded in 1901‚ the first retail outlet was located above a fish store in Boston and was operated by King C Gillette. When the store first
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Gillette Safety Razor Division: Blank Cassette Project 1. What are your decisions about the quality level(s)‚ prices and advertising expenditures to offer for blank cassettes? After calculating the options for all three quality levels‚ it makes the most sense to enter the market with standard quality blank tapes to be sold at a retail value of $1.95 ($0.97 sales price to the retailer). This decision came primarily as I compared the break-even quantities for each product quality level in comparison
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Five years later—the acquisition by P&G hasn’t paid off —yet • Gillette’s businesses have been a drag for P&G • Sales growth projections have been under met • Most of Gillette ’s senior managers have left. • P&G ’s stock has lagged behind key competitors ’‚ including Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Unilever • Efforts to expand Gillette and Venus brands have not been too successful-fewer people shave since they’re unemployed or don’t go out as much • There have been more international success (Europe
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My name is Lexia Gillette‚ I am 19 years old‚ I am an exercise science major here at Berkshire Community College and currently I think I am living a very healthy lifestyle. I will go through my positive healthy behavior I already practice and wish to continue. Eventually‚ unfortunately‚ I will also‚ list my unhealthy habits I have and the consequences that follow‚ due to my actions. Grocery shopping is something everyone does in order to have food to eat in their homes. Ever since I was little I
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services with such quality and expertise that campus departments gain a competitive advantage from our collaborative efforts to make Virginia Tech a great place to work. HR Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives Goal One: Promote and enhance our competitive total rewards package to recruit and retain top talent. Objectives: Create a total rewards message to educate HR partners‚ hiring managers‚ and recruits on the total value of the Virginia Tech employment package Work closely with management to reinforce
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Primary objective: Maximise shareholder wealth. Shareholder wealth is maximised by dividend payments and a capital gain through higher share price. Secondary objectives: Meet financial targets (e.g. satisfactory ROCE) Meet productivity targets Establish brands and quality standards Establish effective communication with customers‚ suppliers‚ employees. Why is Maximising Shareholder Wealth the Main Objective? 1. Wealth Maximisation Considers Cash Flows Shareholders of a company can realize
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