Personal Care News In Brief: Unilever Buys Korean Skin Care; P&G's Gillette Sues Edgewell/Schick; More
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Corporation/startup collaborations have surpassed optional to become business-critical, according to a recent report from Unilever Foundry. Meanwhile, Unilever buys South Korea's third-largest cosmetics company for $2.7bil acquisition, and P&G's Gillette alleges that Edgewell Personal Care infringed its "removably attachable" razor cartridge patent with Schick Hydro Connect 5.
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