Article: Competition could be getting sharper in escalating shaving war Schick may try to edge out Gillette with first 4-bladed razor

Though neither side will admit it, an escalation of the razor- blade wars pitting Gillette vs. Schick appears likely to result in the introduction later this year of something the shaving world has never before seen: the first four-bladed razors.

Gillette said this week it won't be first to offer a four-bladed razor--but its top executives think Schick will be, offering it before year's end.

Schick's new razor is said to be called Quattro.

A spokeswoman for Energizer Holdings, which bought the Schick- Wilkinson Sword operation in March from ...

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