![]() (Gillette was acquired by P&G in 2005).Įven more recently, razor demand has depleted due to cultural headwinds, as growing beards have become more popular. Despite this dominant market share, 52.8% market share is a far cry from its heyday of 70%+ market share that Gillette saw as late as 2010. ![]() Last year, Gillette sold $6.22B worth men’s razors and $1.28B of women’s razors. Also, not in the way you think.Įveryone knows that P&G’s Gillette (and its brand for women – Venus) has been the dominant player in the US market, with 52.8% market share of men’s razors (according to Euromonitor). After a long lull, FTC has decided that they need to step in and prevent the most pernicious monopoly that has cut many people: Razor Blades. ![]() This is not a post on Facebook and Instagram, or another commonly directed invective at Amazon, YouTube, and other platform monopolies that are pervading our lives. A discussion of related research will be coming up on the blog soon, but I wanted to talk about monopoly issues recently in the news. I have been working on some operations research issues related to antitrust and monopolies. Culture, Growth and Manufacturing in America.Apple in Vietnam: Manufacturing in South East Asia.
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