Kimberley-Clarke to pull out of EUROPE???
24 October 2012, 01:32 PM
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Hardly 16,000? It only talks about diapers. $hitty nappies to the layman 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8LO1JU20121024
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8LO1JU20121024
24 October 2012, 08:35 PM
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Approx 400 work at Barton, 1500 over the 5 European plants. We were not escorted off site, but due to the nature of the announcement, given the afternoon off to take it on board. Back tomorrow.
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25 October 2012, 12:42 PM
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My company haul out of Barton upon Humber it will be a big contract loss if it closes ,, also affected will be a big storage depot in chorley purpose built just last year for stock holding / also Kimberley has a big plant in north fleet , so I'm guessing jobs will be cut there 2
/ on another level this will bring massive encouragement to SCA hygiene who are there biggest rival - perhaps a buyout is on the horizon
Will be watching this with interest
/ on another level this will bring massive encouragement to SCA hygiene who are there biggest rival - perhaps a buyout is on the horizon
Will be watching this with interest
25 October 2012, 01:15 PM
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Seems they are getting out of the Nappy business.
The performance of Huggies has been poor. Basically nearly all the volume is sold on promotion, and therefore margins are terrible.
Kimberly Clark aren't going away though, and have market leading brands in Andrex and Kleenex, so the thread title is a bit misleading
The performance of Huggies has been poor. Basically nearly all the volume is sold on promotion, and therefore margins are terrible.
Kimberly Clark aren't going away though, and have market leading brands in Andrex and Kleenex, so the thread title is a bit misleading
25 October 2012, 01:26 PM
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Yes I agree on the promotion quote , but its the same for its rivals
Also we're north fleet & chorley are primarily toilet rolls & kitchen rolls par sa
Barton is the European hub for huggies
It even states on the entrance
"The home of huggies"
So Barton will be the first to feel the pain I'm afraid
Yes I agree on the promotion quote , but its the same for its rivals
Also we're north fleet & chorley are primarily toilet rolls & kitchen rolls par sa
Barton is the European hub for huggies
It even states on the entrance
"The home of huggies"
So Barton will be the first to feel the pain I'm afraid
25 October 2012, 01:29 PM
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Seems they are getting out of the Nappy business.
The performance of Huggies has been poor. Basically nearly all the volume is sold on promotion, and therefore margins are terrible.
Kimberly Clark aren't going away though, and have market leading brands in Andrex and Kleenex, so the thread title is a bit misleading
The performance of Huggies has been poor. Basically nearly all the volume is sold on promotion, and therefore margins are terrible.
Kimberly Clark aren't going away though, and have market leading brands in Andrex and Kleenex, so the thread title is a bit misleading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20054040
25 October 2012, 08:44 PM
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Huggies are terrible nappies, but the wipes are the best. I would only buy the nappies if they were the last ones in the shop, or they were giving them away, so understand they might not be doing well.
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