Business
Personal care: Sticking to the tried-and-true, the firm stays independent and profitable--but perhaps undervalued.
May 27, 2002
Hair care products maker Alberto-Culver Co. said Monday that it would spin off its Sally Beauty business into a separately traded company after its sale to Regis Corp. fell apart this year.
June 20, 2006
Alberto-Culver Co., the world’s largest seller of beauty salon products, agreed to acquire West Coast Beauty Supply Co., which distributes beauty supplies in the Western United States.
Sept. 25, 2003
Alberto-Culver Co. will buy Chatsworth-based St.
Nov. 1, 1995
Bernice Lavin, 81, who co-founded the beauty products business Alberto-Culver Co. with her husband, died Monday at her home in Glencoe, Ill., after a long illness, company officials said.
Nov. 2, 2007
Alberto-Culver is seeking to acquire Lamaur Inc. in a deal that would boost its presence in the market for hair-care products.
July 28, 1987
Personal-care products maker Alberto-Culver Co. said Tuesday that it would sell its Sally Beauty retail chain to beauty-salon operator Regis Corp. in a multi-step deal valued at more than $2 billion.
Jan. 11, 2006
Some consumer products companies are trying to get more out of their TV advertising budgets by selling two products in the same commercial time used for more than a decade to sell one.
Jan. 23, 1985
Alberto-Culver sweetened its offer to acquire hair care products company LaMaur Inc. by $12 million to about $144 million, or $24 a share, and said it would consider a hostile bid if the new offer were rejected . . .
Aug. 11, 1987
Woes in Asia, Latin America Put Blemishes on Cosmetics Firms’ Balance Sheets
Nov. 25, 1997