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Please find page 25 of the 2005 Proctor and Gamble annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.everbefore.Inaddition,P&Ghasrapidlyincreasedits
presenceinhigh-frequencystores(HFS),thesmall
neighborhoodstoreswhichserveabout80%ofconsumers
inthedevelopingworld.WehavegrownHFSvolume50%
inthelastfouryears,andifconsolidatedglobally,HFS
wouldbeP&G’slargestcustomer.
WinningbyJointlyCreatingValuewithOurCustomers.
Wepartnerwithwinningretailerstojointlycreatevalue
throughin-depthshopperandsupplychainunderstanding.
Bypartneringtogether,wecreateplansthatoftenaddtwo
ormorepointsofsalesgrowthversustheaverage.Examples
oftheseactivitiesincludein-storesolutionsthatimprovethe
shoppingexperience,targetedmarketingprogramsthat
leverageourshopperknowledge,andsupplychain
optimizationprojectsthatimprovetheavailabilityofour
productsontheshelf.
BuildingP&GBeautyandHealthCapability.Ineveryregion
aroundtheworld,wearebuildingourBeautyandHealth
go-to-marketcapability.Weareprovidingmorededicated
peopletosupportourretailpartnerstoenhanceprograms
thatareuniquelyimportanttothesebusinesses,suchas
in-storemarketingtobuildtrialandawarenessofnew
innovations.Inaddition,wearestrengtheningcapabilities
toreachprofessionalsintheHairStyling,OralCare,and
PetHealthbusinesses–thoughtleadersandtrendsettersin
theirindustries.
LeverageP&G’sBest-in-ClassGlobalBusinessServices
Organization.GBSprovidesP&Gwithanoften-unseen
competitiveadvantage.GBScombinesinformation
managementandanalysiscapabilitiestotakeP&G’suse
ofinformationtoafarmorestrategiclevel.Theseefforts
helpP&G’sMarketDevelopmentOrganizationsand
GlobalBusinessUnitsmakebetter,smarter,real-time
businessdecisions.
Lookingforward,theproposedacquisitionofGillette
willprovideP&GGlobalOperationswithanexcitingand
challengingyearahead.TheoutstandingGlobalOperations
capabilitiesoutlinedabovewillbekeyenablersforthe
successfulintegrationofGillette’sbrands,people,go-to-
marketplans,andbusinessservicesneeds.Thesestrong
capabilitiesalsogiveusconfidencethatP&Gcancontinue
togrowitsbasebusiness,improveitscoststructureand
delightmoreoftheworld’sconsumerswhileexecuting
theGilletteintegrationwithexcellence.
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RobertA.McDonald
ViceChairman,
GlobalOperations
Ourfocusondelighting
consumersandwinning
theFirstMomentof
Truthhasdelivered
strongresults.