Playtex Products Inc. Tuesday said it would cut more than 300 jobs, or about 20 percent of its work force, and outsource some production as part of a move to improve its focus on core products, ...

ST. LOUIS — Energizer Holdings, which diversified from the battery market by buying razor-maker Schick-Wilkinson Sword in 2003, will now acquire Playtex Products, the companies said last week. Playtex ...

ST. LOUIS — Energizer Holdings Inc. will buy Playtex for about $1.16 billion — adding sun screen, wet wipes and sippy cups to the product line. St. Louis-based Energizer, maker of batteries, ...

HanesBrands introduces Maidenform and Playtex products in step with the body positive movement WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Body positive women, led by vocal millennials, are prompting ...

CHICAGO, July 13 (Reuters) - Energizer Holdings Inc.'s $1.16 billion bid for small consumer products company Playtex Products Inc. may be the starting point for more deals in what has been a quiet ...

Playtex Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a diversified portfolio of Feminine Care, Infant Care and Skin care products, including Playtex tampons, Playtex infant feeding ...

An Arkansas woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Connecticut company of making plastic baby bottles with a dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems. The lawsuit by Ashley Campbell ...

CHICAGO, July 11 (Reuters) - Playtex Products Inc. shares jumped nearly 6 percent in heavy trading on Wednesday afternoon after the consumer products company backed out of speaking at a CIBC ...

ST. LOUIS - The Energizer Bunny is taking on skin care products, wet wipes and sippy cups. Energizer Holdings Inc., known for its infinitely running bunny, will buy Playtex Products Inc. for $1.16 ...

What’s likely to keep Energizer Holdings (ENR) going and going? It may not be the company’s namesake battery line. Sales have been suffering along with overall demand for household goods amid a ...

CHICAGO - Playtex Products Inc. put itself up for sale today, making the tampon-maker the latest small firm to look for a way out of the competitive consumer products market. Shares of Westport, Conn.