Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:43 PM EST
Procter & Gamble Co. is still interested in buying, and says size doesn't matter.
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:57 PM EST
Many of the new gardeners didn't know how to grow vegetables, and weren't sure what to do with them once they did.
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:03 PM EDT
Signs of an improving economy might be in your kitchen or bathroom cupboards.
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:23 AM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co. sees budget-conscious consumers around the globe responding to price cuts and new products that promise to give them more for their money.
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Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:12 PM EDT
Appalachian leaders are seeking ways to use alternative energy initiatives to spark the 13-state region's long-sluggish economy.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:52 AM EDT
Fifth Third Bancorp's losses widened in the third quarter, with its loan portfolios getting hammered in key Florida and Michigan markets.
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Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:41 AM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co.'s new CEO wants to fire up growth by adding a billion new customers for products such as Pampers diapers and Gillette shavers around the globe over the next five years.
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Wed Oct 7, 2009 5:25 PM EDT
The Kroger Co.'s chief executive says he remains confident of working out a settlement with grocery workers in Colorado.
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Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:35 PM EDT
The Kroger Co.'s chief executive defended the nation's largest grocer's decision to close a Toledo store to community activists who protested Wednesday.
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Wed Oct 7, 2009 9:58 AM EDT
Before they reach store shelves, food and drinks proposed to be made for Kroger Co.'s brands must pass muster with taste-testers who are paid in nibbles and sips and in-store coupons.
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Wed Oct 7, 2009 6:00 AM EDT
Ice cream swooshes out of metal nozzles and swirls into 38,000 "party pails" per day here, one of many ways Kroger Co. is using its massive manufacturing capability to feed growing demand for low-priced store brands.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:39 PM EDT
Five-time Olympic medalist Apolo Anton Ohno is among the athletes endorsing Procter & Gamble Co. products as part of the company's 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics marketing.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:17 PM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co. is featuring tennis star Serena Williams in a lighthearted ad campaign for its Tampax brand that begins just weeks after her U.S. Open outburst.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:34 PM EDT
Power company Duke Energy Corp. has chosen Convergys Corp. to provide billing and other services for the new advanced meters Duke wants to start rolling out to its four million customers, the companies said Tuesday.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:02 AM EDT
The nation's largest grocery store operator says worried shoppers are still cautiously stretching their dollars by coming in more often while buying only what they need right away and at the lowest prices.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:02 PM EDT
The Kroger Co. reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:28 AM EDT
The world's largest consumer products maker is finding that "new and improved" is still good, but "lower price" is working better.
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Tue Sep 1, 2009 7:24 AM EDT
Let the games — and the ads — begin.
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Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:06 PM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co.'s $3.1 billion sale of its prescription drug business is in line with its recent strategy of shedding products to focus on areas with the best growth and profit-margin prospects.
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Wed Aug 5, 2009 7:31 AM EDT
The new man at the helm of Procter & Gamble Co. has his work cut out for him — steering the consumer products maker in a rough economy that's sinking sales, profits and shares.
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Wed Aug 5, 2009 7:10 AM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co. and National Football League are teaming up in a major new sponsorship deal.
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:39 AM EDT
The former owners of the Kentucky Speedway are asking a federal appeals court for a green flag to pursue their antitrust claim against NASCAR.
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:42 PM EDT
It's crunch time for Pringles.
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Wed Jul 1, 2009 4:36 PM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has begun trying out a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent in a bid to churn up new sales in the recession.
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:08 PM EDT
The Kroger Co. on Tuesday recalled ground beef sold in some of its grocery stores.
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