Household Product News Archives

J.M. Smucker Co. will keep some Folgers work in Cincinnati after it closes on the acquisition of the Procter & Gamble coffee brand.

In this Jan. 3, 2008 file photo, shoppers leave a Williams-Sonoma store in New York.

LACEY - Tina Kennis has adopted the attitude of the famous philosopher Voltaire.

Aaron Rents, Inc. , the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, today ...

Shares of drug distributor McKesson Corp. fell Wednesday as the company remained cautious on its financial outlook for the remainder of the year, despite topping Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter profit ...

Colgate-Palmolive Co. posted a 19 percent gain in third-quarter earnings on Thursday after it raised prices, and the toothpaste maker gave a confident forecast for double-digit profit growth in 2009.

The company's shares rose more than 7 percent.

Chief Executive Ian Cook said the pullback in commodity and energy costs _ along with the company's higher prices and cost cuts _ make the consumer products company optimistic it can improve its gross profit margin next year. He said those things would also ward off any drag on profits due to a stronger dollar.

Stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet that a spate of interest rate cuts by central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, will help lessen the impact of global recession.

Strong foreign sales helped Avon Products Inc. post a 60 percent increase in third-quarter profit Thursday, but adjusted earnings missed expectations and the company's shares tumbled to a seven-year low.

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. said its third-quarter profit skidded 68 percent, and it forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year earnings because of falling consumer spending.

Cosmetic chemists concentrate on color. Este Lauder Cosmetics Ltd., Toronto, spent approximately two years and $3 million to renovate the 28,000-square-foot research, development and manufacturing facility.

Close your eyes and imagine it's 1975. Inflation is high, jobs are scarce and the government decides the best way to stimulate the economy is to raise taxes.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said profit tumbled to $272,000 in the third quarter after it took a multimillion charge on equity hedge contracts and restructuring charges on its declining property ...

In this March 26, 2007, file photo, designer Tom Ford arrives to the 18th annual GLAAD media awards in New York.

Retail shares opened lower Wednesday, led by home- furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., which slashed its sales and profit outlook for the second half after sales slowed significantly more than it ...

Consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. says profit rose nearly 9 percent in its fiscal first quarter, boosted by strong growth in emerging markets.

Net income rose to more than $3.3 billion, or $1.03 per share, from $3.1 billion, or 92 cents a share, a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters on average expected 98 cents on revenue of $21.8 billion.

P&G said sales were $22 billion, up 9 percent, led by double-digit growth in emerging markets. The maker of such household products as Tide detergent, Pampers diapers, and Olay skin care has been increasingly looking to developing economies such as China, India and Brazil for sales growth.

Alberto-Culver Co. F4Q08 Earnings Call October 27, 2008 11:00 am ET Executives Jim Marino - President and CEO Ralph Nicoletti - SVP and CFO Analysts Wendy Nicholson - Citi Investment Chris Ferrara - Merrill ...

Analysts and stockholders alike seem to think Procter & Gamble can beat Wall Street and the slumping economy as their stock shot up over 10 percent to close at $63.23 during trading today, Oct.

The Procter & Gamble Co. said Tuesday it will have a new chief financial officer on Jan.

The Value City Department Store at 3100 Westerville Rd. is one of two Columbus locations and one of 37 stores nationally.

RECKITT Benckiser, the consumer goods conglomerate behind brands as diverse as French's mustard, Lemsip cold remedy and Cillit Bang cleaning fluid, is on course for bumper results after a surge in third-quarter ...

Close your eyes and imagine it's 1975. Inflation is high, jobs are scarce and the government decides the best way to stimulate the economy is to raise taxes.

A crater-sized hole near Green Lake. A derelict corner in Lynnwood. A sorry shopping mall in Kirkland.

Discover Financial Services has announced that "it has reached an agreement with Visa Inc.

A furniture company's attempt to mix a sofa with chocolate has melted. A federal judge ordered Art Van Furniture of Warren to stop promoting a truck design that shows a sofa being unwrapped from a chocolate ...

Alberto-Culver Co. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled as it recorded a one-time gain of $110.7 million for the sale of its Cederroth consumer products business to a private equity ...

"Our new name reflects the complete spectrum of services we provide to the specialty pharmaceutical market, which is the fastest-growing and most dynamic segment of healthcare today," said McKesson Specialty ...

Viking Range Corp. has announced an additional 21 full-time employees have been laid off because of the poor economy.

It's the not the virus itself but the body's response to the common cold that creates miserable cold symptoms, U.S. and Canadian researchers said.

In good times or bad, women don't skip or skimp on beauty products, whether they live in San Antonio, So Paolo, Moscow, or Beijing.

Orchard Supply Hardware. Marquez Brothers. United Gymnastics. Hanford Glass. The Kings County Library.

It's Avon calling. And PartyLite and The Pampered Chef. Be on the lookout for more sales calls, catalogs and invitations to product parties as the economy continues its slide.

McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and healthcare information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by ...

Posted Oct 25th 2008 12:40PM by Zac Bissonnette Filed under: Earnings reports , Management , Scandals Shares of Overstock.com fell sharply on Friday after the company reported yet another quarterly loss and ...

This undated photo provided by Avon shows the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Clog. Breast-cancer awareness month casts a pink tint in many stores, with many retailers and manufacturers offering specially packaged ...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Monday that it has signed a contract worth more than $10 million to build a high-power satellite antenna feed for EADS Astrium's Alphasat telecommunications ...

Drug retailer has hired a consulting firm and marketing officer, will reveal plans at the end of the month Walgreen Co.

Today, scientists from Procter & Gamble , the University of Calgary and the University of Virginia announced results from the first study to examine the entire human genome's response to the most common cold ...

Ecolab Inc. Q3 FY08 Earnings Call October 23, 2008, 1:00 PM ET Executives Michael Monahan - VP of External Relations Douglas M. Baker - Chairman, President and CEO Analysts Laurence Alexander - Jefferies Michel ...

PROVO, Utah, Oct. 23 UT-Nu-Skin-ageLOC Nu Skin Science Unlocks a Secret with Revolutionary Aging Antidote PROVO, Utah , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Current anti-aging products merely address the superficial signs ...

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday faced a nail-biting showdown over his ambition to stay in office a third term.

The American Dental Association ), in collaboration with Crest and Oral-B , yesterday revealed findings from a national public opinion survey on oral health care.

Woolworths Ltd., Australia's biggest retailer, increased first-quarter revenue 9.6 percent as its supermarkets extended market share gains from Wesfarmers Ltd.

OREM, UT, October 20 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Omniture, Inc. , a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced that Alticor, Inc., parent of leading direct selling company Amway Corp., has ...

San Luis Obispo County once again saw median home prices and sales fall last month, while the number of existing homes saw a slight up-tick in sales, a real estate information firm said Tuesday.

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the three largest credit rating agencies for their role in the worst financial crisis in decades, and the agencies admitted they didn't see it coming.

Shares of cosmetic companies declined on Tuesday, as Wall Street retreated after Monday's advance, and an analyst cut her price targets on Estee Lauder Cos.

Some workers were laid off yesterday at Value City Department Stores' headquarters, an official confirmed Tuesday, adding that there were no plans at present to close stores.

A Fayette County grand jury Tuesday rejected a felony charge for a mother accused of leaving her child in a hot van outside of Bed Bath & Beyond, the mother's defense attorney said.

An Ohio company looking for the best moving tips has awarded the top prize to a woman who numbers her boxes in order of importance for unpacking.

A Michigan furniture company is asking people if they'd like the image of a candy bar on its delivery trucks.

Weak consumer spending drove down sales for The Stanley Works ' biggest division in the third quarter, leading to a weak overall quarterly financial performance by the New Britain -based toolmaker and security ...

Ticker Symbol: TOS/TSX Shares Outstanding: 47,863,402 QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 21 /CNW Telbec/ - TSO3 Inc.

Overstock.com Scheduled to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results on October 24, 2008 Comtex SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 20, 2008 ----Overstock.com, Inc.

Avon Products Inc. on Monday said it has informed U.S. federal authorities about an internal investigation into its China operations stemming from an allegation of improprieties related to travel and ...

For customers, sales are usually a good thing. But when accompanied by "going out of business" signs, the deal is a little bittersweet.

The San Francisco Chronicle Green Business Report features two great stories by Illana DeBare touching on green communications - " a Q&A with an expert in the industry, and a surprising case study of green PR.

YAHOO! Story published at magicvalley.com on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Last modified on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:32 AM MDT Author Rosalind Creasy, who incorporated food plants into her Los Altos, Calif., ...

Myron Wentz, founder and chairman of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. , will be recognized this week when the new Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at his undergraduate alma mater, North Central College, is ...

Merced will soon have two more empty big box stores. Mervyns LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, said Friday that it plans to begin liquidation sales at its remaining 149 stores and ...

Ludden plans to donate his prize money to First Descents, the Avon nonprofit he founded to help young adults with cancer Caramie Schnell Gypsum CO, Colorado cschnell@vaildaily.com ENLARGE Brad Ludden was ...

Since Marty O'Rourke lost his job making furniture late last year, the 39-year-old gave up driving to save money.

With Russian troops pushing into Georgia, Keith Harrison was working his e-mail back in Cincinnati.

Craig Thompson recently sent the message atthe bottom of this post to the Slumberland neighborhood mailing list.

Sometimes it takes a setback to propel a company. That's what happened at Avon Products .

A local man who died in an Aug. 23 house fire that police said was started by his two sons may have contributed to his own death, authorities said yesterday.

Ecolab Inc. demonstrated its ongoing commitment to food safety by co-sponsoring the third annual Nation ' s Restaurant News ' Food Safety Symposium.

Linens-N-Things is closing for good, and sales began Friday. The housewares retailer failed to find a buyer after it went into bankruptcy last spring.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - In keeping with its 25-year tradition of supporting community schools, Ecolab awarded more than $195,000 in 2008 through its Ecolab Foundation Visions for Learning grants in the St.

WEDGWOOD'S parent company Waterford Wedgwood has confirmed it is to axe 280 jobs at Waterford Crystal in Ireland.

ORRVILLE, Ohio - Northeast Ohio's J. M. Smucker Co. says its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the jam and jelly company's plan to acquire Folgers Coffee.

COSHOCTON - A phone call from the boss isn't always a welcome development. But for Greg Glazier and Dave Dodd, it was a fitting way for their 'boss' - Longaberger CEO Tami Longaberger - to show appreciation for ...

Breast-cancer awareness month means an influx of pink products that help raise money for charity.

Lawyers in the case say Procter & Gamble has approved a proposed $24 million fund for consumers whose pets ate food tainted with melamine last year.

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Revlon, Inc. today announced that on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, the Company intends to release results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2008 and webcast a conference call with members of the ...

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USANA Health Sciences Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call October 15, 2008 11:00 am ET Executives Myron W. Wentz, Ph.D. - " Founder and Chairman David A. Wentz - " Chief Executive Officer Fred W. Cooper, Ph.D. - " ...

President Bush lands at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids on Wednesday morning.

Linens 'n Things will sell off all stock in its remaining stores and close down for good, including its Memphis-area stores.

The Yorktowne Hotel is visible from the west-facing windows of 30 SOHO, a condominium complex under construction in York.

The Toro Co. announced today that it will buy some assets of Southern Green, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment in Zachary, La.

DUBLIN, Ireland : Waterford Crystal, the Irish icon fighting a long and losing struggle for survival, plans to cut most of its remaining work force in Ireland and produce the bulk of its hand-cut glassware ...

Discover Financial Services, the fourth-biggest U.S. credit-card company, reached a settlement with larger competitors Visa Inc.

The 18-hole Longaberger Golf Club was seen by company founder Dave Longaberger as a way to draw tourists to Muskingum and Licking counties, and it is known as a tough course worth the trip off the beaten path.

Procter and Gamble is holding its annual shareholders meeting Tuesday Downtown. Some of those shareholders may be a little uneasy after recent losses on Wall Street.

Study Subjects with Decreased Enzyme Activity Appear Years Younger PROVO, Utah, Oct.

Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co., the world's largest consumer products company, is increasingly looking to emerging markets for growth: - Total annual sales: $83.5 billion.

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