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Scenario 4-1 Headquartered in Boston, the Gillette Company Is the World Leader

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Scenario 4-1
Headquartered in Boston, The Gillette Company is the world leader in male grooming, a category that includes blades, razors and shaving preparations. The Gillette Company announced the upcoming launch of two new high-performance women's razors, broadening the portfolio of the top-selling Venus brand, the world's most successful franchise in female shaving. The two new razors are Venus Vibrance™, the first power wet shaving system for women, and Venus Disposable, a premium-performing disposable razor. Both razors incorporate technological and design enhancements to better address the specific shaving needs of women. (http://www.gillette.com/women/product_news/gillette_introduces_two_new_razors.htm)
-(Scenario 4-1) The philosophy behind Gillette's efforts is based on

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