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Vol. 27, Issue 52, August 31, 2023
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Kimberly Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada
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he discontinuation of Kleenex consumer tissues in Canada comes on the heels of several other high-profile product departures. The Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month, U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark said in a statement Friday. Todd Fisher, the company’s Canadian v i c e - p r e s i d e n t a n d g e n e r a l m a n a g e r, characterized the decision as “incredibly difficult” but necessary because of several headwinds Kimberly-Clark is facing. “We have been operating in a highly constrained supply environment, and despite our best efforts we have been faced with some unique complexities on the Kleenex business,” he said. “This decision is one that will allow us to
do this for a while.” McNeish pointed to cuts the company made in 2018 that resulted in more than 5,000 workers, or roughly 12 per cent of staff, leaving the company and 10 factories closing. At the time, facial tissue margins were reported to be low and only accounted for one per cent of the company’s net sales, she said. More recently, stubbornly high inflation has only exacerbated matters. “The lowest price seems to be winning right now,” said Lisa Hutcheson, managing partner at consulting firm J.C. Williams Group. That’s particularly troublesome for companies in the paper products market, where consumers tend to have little brand loyalty because items seem so similar and promotions are frequent, McNeish and Hutcheson said. The move away from selling Kleenex tissues to Canadian consumers will let the company focus on its slew of other brands, was arrested and charged with the following: including several that remain unscathed for now. · Operation while Impaired - alcohol and Kimberly-Clark will continue to sell drugs Kleenex professional facial and consumer hand · Dangerous Operation towel products in Canada. · Uttering Threats - Cause Death or Bodily The Cottonelle, Viva, U by Kotex, Poise, Harm Depend, Huggies, Pull-Ups and Goodnites · Fail to Comply with Probation Order brands also remain unaffected. · Driver Motor Vehicle - Perform Stunt The discontinuation of Kleenex consumer Excessive Speed tissues in Canada comes Cont’d on P.2 · Fail to Stop for Police · Use Centre Lane Improperly · Litter Highway The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on chaexpress@sympatico.ca September 18, 2023 in Chapleau.
shift our resources to better focus on other brands in Canada and meet the needs of our consumers with continued innovation and value.” The Kleenex brand is so strong that its name has become synonymous with tissue products. “We don’t call it facial tissue, we call it Kleenex,” said Joanne McNeish, an associate professor of marketing at Toronto Metropolitan University. Yet she doesn’t find the discontinuation a complete surprise. “They’ve been in trouble for quite a while and COVID was sort of a bit of a redemption in terms of revenue,” she said, referencing the onset of the crisis, when people were stockpiling toilet paper. “But truly, they’ve been on their way to
Traffic Complaint Leads To Numerous Charges
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traffic complaint from a concerned citizen has resulted in numerous charges for one individual. On August 27, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 101 near Chapleau. When officers located the suspect vehicle, the driver initially refused to stop for police. Officers were Long Term eventually able to Forecast conduct a traffic stop, Thursday where investigation High 18 revealed the driver had Low 11 consumed alcoholic Friday beverages. As a result, High 21 Justain BEAULIEU, 41 Low 13 years-of-age, of Saturday Thompson, Manitoba High Low
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