Target saw the writing on the fogged-up bathroom mirror. Its sales of men's razors and blades, one of the biggest categories in its beauty and personal care aisles, had begun to slip as a number of ...

Six years ago, the upstart razor company Harry’s looked set for the next growth stage: being sold to Edgewell, the parent company of the Schick and Wilkinson Sword brands, for $1.37 billion. That deal ...

Harry’s Inc. catapulted to fame by selling sleek, low-priced razors over the internet. A decade on, it’s now generating more than half of its sales from brick-and-mortar stores, its founders said. The ...

As a cofounder of Warby Parker and, more recently, cofounder and co-CEO of Harry’s, Jeff Raider has starred in his own TV commercials, delivered keynote speeches at tech conferences, and persuaded ...

Most guys, at least ones outside of an MLB bullpen or Brooklyn bar, drag a razor across their faces at least a few times a week. That makes beard busting a big business—a business long dominated by ...

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A vast loft space with polished herringbone floors, wall-mounted bike racks and desks of trendy twentysomethings (mostly), Harry's headquarters in Manhattan could easily pass for the Hollywood set of ...

Shaving startup Harry's co-CEO Andy Katz-Mayfield talks growth, new products on the way, and the extra hairy month of Movember. The month of November is also the month of Movember, when men grow ...

It was an ill-fated trip to the drug store that convinced Jeff Raider that there had to be better alternatives for shaving. "I was out of razor blades, so I bought a replacement and some shaving cream ...

Harry’s, the men’s grooming brand, was founded in 2013 as an entirely digital play. The founders, Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeffrey Raider, purchased a factory in Germany, so the company would be fully ...

FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo, the Winston razor and Harry's face lotion are on display at the headquarters of Harry's Inc., in New York. Federal antitrust regulators say a proposed merger ...

When Target Corp.TGT0.07%increase; green up pointing triangle opened its razor aisles to an online upstart, Gillette paid the price. In August, Harry’s Razor Co., a three-year-old business that ...