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...might have picked the right product to push in stores, however, since it already owns Gillette, the dominant shaving brand. The Art of Shaving gives P&G yet another outlet in which to sell the Gillette blades, and perhaps give its products a more premium cachet. "This is alternative marketing, just another way to promote the Gillette brand," says William Chappell, an analyst for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. "P&G has already done everything you can think of with traditional marketing. This isn't a core push into retail. Now, if you tell me that they are selling Tide and Pampers...
...many new outlets will open over the next few years, expect a surge. "P&G acquired this business, and obviously wants to grow it," says Malka. "P&G has a mission to win with men, and the Art of Shaving is an important platform to serve men in the premium marketplace...
Given your scenario of weakness later in 2010, will there be a premium on safety, like Treasury bonds and notes? I'd be careful about this continuing assumption that U.S. Treasuries are the place to go. There are a number of reasons to have doubts about Treasuries, not just because of America's sovereign risk but also from the standpoint of an overowned currency [the dollar]. Add on to those concerns the comments from Chinese authorities and others. They haven't said they're up to their neck in Treasuries, but you know they're getting close. (See questions...
...Shrek, Harry Potter) were really cooking. Inflation explains the variance between dollars earned and tickets sold. Ticket prices keep rising; and with Avatar charging road-show fees and getting away with it, look for Hollywood to keep following the Starbucks model: persuade the customers that your product is premium, and charge them for the privilege of buying...
...with health care premiums skyrocketing the past two decades, many unemployed workers cannot afford COBRA. Across the 50 states, the average unsubsidized monthly COBRA premium of $1,111 gobbles up 83% of the average unemployment check of $1,333, according to a December report by Families USA. In nine states, the average COBRA premium exceeds the average unemployment benefit. In Mississippi, for example, the average unsubsidized COBRA premium is $1,027, while the average monthly unemployment check is $839. In 2009, the annual cost of the average health care plan in the United States was $13,375 for a family...