Gillette
Sign in to saveGillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gillette Company, a supplier of products under various brands until that company merged into P&G in 2005. The Gillette Company was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer.
Key facts
- Brand.name
- Gillette
- Brand.logo
- 220px
- Brand.type
- Safety razors, shaving supplies, personal care products
- Brand.currentowner
- Procter & Gamble
- Brand.previousowners
- The Gillette Company
- Brand.tagline
- "The Best a Man Can Get" (1989–2019, 2023–present) "The Best Men Can Be" (2019–2023)
- Brand.origin
- United States
- Brand.markets
- Worldwide
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- gillette.com
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- Commons category
- Gillette
- inception
- 1901-09-28
- social media followers
- 125077
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Inception and early years (1895 - 1930)
- 1930s and the Second World War
- Recovery from the war and diversification (1946 - 1959)
- Super Blue to disposables (1960 - 1980)
- Acquisitions and takeover attempts (1984 - present)
- Product history
- Double-edged safety razors
- Discontinued products
- Current products
- Marketing
- In science
- In music
- Operations in Canada
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gillette Company, a supplier of products under various brands until that company merged into P&G in 2005. The Gillette Company was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer.
Under the leadership of Colman M. Mockler Jr. as CEO from 1975 to 1991, the company was the target of multiple takeover attempts from Ronald Perelman and Coniston Partners. In January 2005, Procter & Gamble announced plans to merge with the Gillette Company.