Consumer giants spurn risks to chase online subscribers

The companies are pitching new online subscription services, which promise stable revenues, lower delivery costs and valuable data about customers.Unilever on Monday will launch its Skinsei brand in the United States after testing, offering “personalised” skincare by subscription. Unilever expanded its Dollar Shave Club subscription razor service to include cologne and beard oil in 2018 and too…

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The COP28 Outcomes Business Leaders Are Watching For

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The U.N. climate conference known as COP28 officially kicked off this afternoon in Dubai with more corporate executives and big players in the financial sector present than in any such meeting before. Much of their attention on the ground will focus on the private sector announcements …

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