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| June 5 2025 |
Best-selling game consoles by region
Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch 2 console.
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| June 2025 | Announced the acquisition of Dr. Squatch, an American personal care brand, for $1.5 billion from Summit Partners, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. |
| 2025 | P&G co-produces 'The Gates' on CBS, marking a return to television soap opera production. |
| March 31 2025 |
Best-selling game consoles by region
Nintendo Switch sales reached 17,410,000 units in other/unknown regions.
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| 2025 | Returned to soap operas with 'Beyond the Gates', a co-production with CBS Studios and the NAACP. |
| February 2025 | Announced that the ice cream unit would be listed on the Amsterdam stock market. |
| February 2025 | Unilever announced that Hein Schumacher would step down on 31 May 2025. |
| 2024 | Became a sponsor for La Liga football team FC Barcelona. |
| 2024 | Charlotte Hanneman begins her term as Philips CFO, continuing to present |
| 2024 | WIPO's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators review recognized Procter & Gamble's significant design innovation achievements. |
| 2024 | Projected continued growth with revenue estimated at $84,039 million, net income of $14,879 million, and employee count reaching 108,000. |
| 2024 | Projected revenue increased to €60.761 billion, with net income expected to decrease to €6.369 billion and workforce slightly increasing to 128,000 employees. |
| 2024 | Ethical Consumer gave Colgate-Palmolive the worst possible rating for climate change, plastic use, and palm oil/deforestation, while receiving their best rating for avoiding toxic chemicals. |
| December 2024 | Announced the sale of food brands Unox and Zwan to Zwanenberg Food Group, with the deal expected to be completed in 2026. |
| October 10 2024 | Unilever's CEO Hein Schumacher announced the finalization of the sale of Unilever's entire Russian business, including four factories, to the Arnest Group, a Russian manufacturer of perfume, cosmetics, and household products. |
| September 17 2024 | Philips announced the introduction of the 160cm FDA-approved LumiGuide endovascular navigation wire, marking the 1000th patient treated with its 3D device guidance technology. |
| March 2024 | Announced plans to spin off its ice cream unit (including Magnum and Ben & Jerry's) into a standalone business, with the process starting in March 2024 and planned to be completed by the end of 2025. This announcement was part of a cost-savings programme that would cut 7,500 jobs. |
| January 2024 | Philips agreed to halt sales of new sleep apnea devices in the US as part of an FDA agreement, with CEO Roy Jakobs indicating the manufacturing plant compliance process could take five to seven years. |
| 2023 | Philips announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide over two years, in addition to a previous 4,000-person staff reduction, after reporting €1.6 billion in losses during the 2022 financial year. |
| 2023 | Philips ranked 7th globally in the WIPO's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators with 294 industrial design registrations published under the Hague System. |
| 2023 | A similar lawsuit by Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) against Rainforest Alliance was dismissed by the Washington, D.C. Superior Court. |
| 2023 | The company began optimizing its product offering, planning to eliminate the bottom 25% of SKUs that contribute minimally to absolute retail sales. |
| 2023 | Procter & Gamble ranked 2nd globally in the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) annual World Intellectual Property Indicators, with 525 designs published under the Hague System for industrial design registrations. |
| 2023 | P&G was ranked 55th in the Forbes Global 2000 list. |
| 2023 | P&G was recognized as one of Forbes World's Most Reputable Companies. |
| 2023 | Revenue slightly increased to $82,006 million with net income of $14,653 million, and workforce growing to 107,000 employees. |
| 2023 | P&G began optimizing its product offering, planning to eliminate the bottom 25% of SKUs that contribute very little to absolute retail sales. |
| 2023 | Panasonic introduces 'Make New' slogan for the Japanese market. |
| 2023 | Anna Malmhake succeeded Magnus Brännström as CEO & President after Brännström's 18-year tenure. |
| 2023 | Oriflame launched 95% biodegradable rinse-off products, setting a target to reach 100% biodegradability by 2025. |
| 2023 | Oriflame signed a collaboration contract with Arnest Management LLC, a Russian perfume, cosmetic, and household products manufacturer, which included Arnest acquiring Cetes Cosmetics Russia. |
| 2023 | Achieved 100% renewable electricity sourcing for all warehouses, offices, and production sites. |
| 2023 | Incorporated over 500 tonnes of recycled plastic and glass into product packaging. |
| 2023 | Revenue slightly decreased to €59.604 billion, with net income reducing to €7.140 billion and workforce significantly reduced to 127,000 employees. |
| December 2023 | Unilever announced the sale of Elida Beauty to Yellow Wood Partners, a private equity firm in the United States. |
| December 22 2023 | JIP's purchase of Toshiba was completed, bringing the company back to Japanese ownership after being run by overseas activist investors. |
| November 2023 | Colgate-Palmolive received a 'D-' rating on the Rainforest Action Network's scorecard for environmental and social practices. |
| October 2023 | The Karnataka High Court ordered the reinstatement of Cyriac Abby Philips' Twitter account after he deleted nine tweets about Himalaya Wellness. |
| September 2023 | Philips settled the class-action lawsuit for at least $479 million regarding the sleep device safety issues. |
| September 2023 | Himalaya Wellness, represented by Udaya Holla, obtained an ex parte injunction order against Cyriac Abby Philips, restricting his social media posts criticizing the company's products. |
| September 2023 | Photo Systems Inc. acquired the brand rights for Kodak professional photo chemistry directly from Eastman Kodak, with plans to re-introduce the full range of photochemistry products. |
| September 27 2023 | After the public offering, Toshiba was reported to be transferred to a new parent company, TBJH. |
| August 2023 | Exor N.V., the Agnelli family's holding company, took a 15% stake in Philips in a transaction worth approximately €2.6 billion. |
| July 2023 | Hein Schumacher officially became CEO of Unilever, succeeding Alan Jope. |
| July 2023 | The Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention included Unilever in their list of 'war sponsors' for continuing operations in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| June 2023 | Planet Tracker reported that Colgate-Palmolive is not on track to meet its Science-based Targets emissions goals and lacks a clear strategy to mitigate upstream emissions. |
| March 2023 | Toshiba accepted a buyout offer from a consortium of 20 companies led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). |
| February 17 2023 |
Skarp Technologies
Morgan Gustavsson filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.
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| January 2023 | Aidan O'Hare was named President, with Gregg Maughan (son of founder Rex Maughan) continuing as CEO. |
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