The Gillette Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Procter_&_Gamble
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2005
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Gillette
gptkb:Venus
gptkb:Oral-B
gptkb:Duracell
gptkb:Braun
gptkbp:category American brands
Companies based in Boston
Procter & Gamble brands
Shaving
Personal care brands
2005 mergers and acquisitions
Companies established in 1901
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1901
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_C._Gillette
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gillette Company
gptkbp:industry consumer goods
personal care
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:James_M._Kilts
gptkb:King_C._Gillette
gptkbp:logo Gillette logo.svg
gptkbp:market worldwide
gptkbp:notableEvent introduced safety razor in 1903
launched Fusion razor in 2006
launched Mach3 razor in 1998
merged with Procter & Gamble in 2005
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Gillette_deodorant
gptkb:Gillette_razor
gptkb:Gillette_shaving_cream
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 30,000 (at time of acquisition)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Procter_&_Gamble
gptkbp:productType personal care products
razors
shaving supplies
gptkbp:slogan The Best a Man Can Get
gptkbp:status gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:G_(former_NYSE_symbol)
gptkbp:website https://www.gillette.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Secret_Deodorant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6