Corporate Profile for The Gillette Co., dated May 24, 1996.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and information services See Information Systems. . These include Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance News/Retrieval, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Reuter Company Newsyear, Reuter Business Briefing, DataTimes, Nexis, Dialog, NewsNet, America OnLine See AOL. , CompuServe, Delphi, Individual's HeadsUp and First!, Desktop Data's NewsEdge, UMI UMI University Microfilms International UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands (ISO Country code) UMI University of Miami UMI Universal Management Infrastructure (IBM) Data Courier, NewsBank, Information Access Company, Prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. , Comtex, and many others. -0- Published date: May 24, 1996 Company name: The Gillette Company
Address: Prudential Tower Building
Boston, Mass., 02199
Telephone No.: 617/421-7000 Chief Executive Officer: Alfred M. Zeien Chief Operating Officer: Michael C. Hawley Investor Relations Contact: Everett R. Howe Business number: 617/421-7750 Public Relations Contact: David A. Fausch Business number: 617/421-7765 Trading Symbol: G Industry: Consumer Products Company description: Founded in 1901, The Gillette Co. is the world leader in male grooming products, a category that includes blades and razors, shaving preparations and electric shavers. Gillette also holds the number one position worldwide in selected female grooming products, such as wet shaving products and hair epilation epilation /ep·i·la·tion/ (-la´shun) depilation. ep·i·la·tion n. The act or result of removing hair, as by mechanical or chemical means. Also called depilation. devices. The company is the world's top seller of writing instruments and correction products. In addition, the company is the world leader in toothbrushes and oral care appliances. Gillette manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. are conducted at 50 facilities in 24 countries, and products are distributed through wholesalers, retailers and agents in over 200 countries and territories. Net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight for 1995 were $6,794,700,000 and net income per common share $1.85. The 52-week stock high and low, respectively, $57 7/8 and $39 7/8, as of April 23, 1996 with a closing price that day of $54 1/8. Over three-fourths of 1995 sales came from categories in which we hold the worldwide leadership position and new product activity is at an all-time high, with more than 20 new products launched in 1995. CONTACT: The Gillette Co. |
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