Mr. Ackman's company was also reported to have taken a big stake in Fortune Brands, a consumer-goods conglomerate that makes Jim Beam whiskey and Titleist golf clubs. ❋ Brendan Conway (2010)
Last month, regulators decided to fine consumer-goods maker Unilever for daring to talk about price hikes though they now seem to be backtracking. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The headline measure is a 26% increase in food and consumer-goods subsidies, which already averaged 8% of GDP per year over the previous four years. ❋ Unknown (2011)
U.S.-based Coca-Cola is seeking to make a bigger splash in the growing Middle Eastern consumer-goods market. ❋ Ellen Knickmeyer (2011)
Analyst say consumer-goods companies like Hindustan Unilever don't have much space to raise product prices given the highly competitive market in which they operate. ❋ Rumman Ahmed (2011)
"If competitors can't come out with a 'me too' in a relatively short period of time—and let's face it, they've known about this as long as anyone else—these clinical claims are going to help Durex's market position," said Chas Manso de Zuniga , a consumer-goods analyst at Evolution Securities who has closely followed CSD500's progress under both SSL and Reckitt. ❋ Tommy Stubbington (2011)
"What started as what appeared to be an individual problem in South Africa, Brazil, Korea, is now global," Mr. Gordhan said at a consumer-goods conference in Johannesburg, adding that it was up to the "big players" to come up with a global strategy for currencies if competitive devaluation is to be avoided. ❋ Robb M. Stewart (2010)
Like many consumer-goods companies, L'Oréal has placed its bets on the rising middle classes in Asia, Africa and Latin America. ❋ Christina Passariello (2012)
The consumer-goods company said net profit for the October-December quarter fell to 6.38 billion rupees $140.3 million from 6.49 billion rupees a year earlier. ❋ Rumman Ahmed (2011)
The squeeze on disposable incomes from stagnant wages and high inflation means there may be further bad news for consumer-goods companies and retailers. ❋ Richard Barley (2011)
Another of his top picks was ITC Ltd., an Indian consumer-goods company with operations in areas like hotels, paperboard and agribusiness. ❋ Unknown (2011)
European regulatory approval for the product, developed by U.K. biotechnology firm Futura Medical PLC and licensed to Durex's owner, SSL International, was held up during SSL's takeover last year by consumer-goods giant Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC. ❋ Tommy Stubbington (2011)
While developing markets continue to grow fast, consumer-goods sales in the U.S. and other developed markets remain sluggish. ❋ Anjali Cordeiro (2010)
Although many restaurants are functioning as normal, supplies of rice, noodles and other groceries are running low, with many of the city's main consumer-goods distribution centers wiped out. ❋ Patrick Barta (2011)
Still, experts say a clinically proven, patented innovation should help the consumer-goods firm take market share from major competitors, which include U.S. manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. and Australia's Ansell Ltd. ❋ Tommy Stubbington (2011)
They are both largely branded consumer-goods companies. ❋ Ann Zimmerman (2011)
In that case, "China should respond with a significant fiscal package" of about 3% of GDP, the IMF said, including reductions in consumption taxes and new subsidies for consumer-goods purchases and for corporate investments in pollution-control equipment. ❋ Shen Hong (2012)
Other companies—including consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. and supermarket Tesco PLC—said they were considering their positions. ❋ Paul Sonne (2011)
"My primary [work experience] [centered around] the [acquisition and reallocation of necessary consumer goods]." ❋ Anonymouse Donor (2020)
