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Opinion or fact? Sounds like BS to me. Is there really a "significant uptick of men" as you suggest? Or is there merely a significant uptick amongst people you
by latch 13y ago
Opinion or fact? Sounds like BS to me. Is there really a "significant uptick of men" as you suggest? Or is there merely a significant uptick amongst people you know?
Have you considered the international market? How big is Gillete there? Is this trend also present?
- jusben1369 13y agoOh you can just Google for it: http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/31/razor-makers-have-a-problem-american-men-are-shaving-less/ http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/31/razor...
- latch 13y agoThat article doesn't make your case. All it provides is an unsourced "American men are also doing less shaving, according to a Euromonitor Inc. analyst, as stubble and facial hair becomes more popular." Most of the article is focused on _other_ reasons they are seeing declining sale, including competition. In fact, the only reliable source specifically says the low end market is growing while the high end market is shrinking, which doesn't lend itself at all to your fiction-as-fact opinion.
- eurleif 13y agoHere's some evidence: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=beard+styles&geo=US http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=beard+styles&geo=US
- jusben1369 13y agoThanks eurleif. Latch 27 I've read 3 or 4 articles over the last 12 months about this impact so made the mistake of assuming it was well known. Anyway Google "men shaving less" if you want to see some others. I grabbed the WSJ one because it was first on the list (due to weight of publication credibility) with a great headline! But maybe the article wasn't the best.