Colgate-North America 6% first quarter sales gain is best in two years.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
COLGATE-NORTH AMERICA SALES JUMP 6% IN FIRST QUARTER, resulting in the "best sales performance of the past eight quarters" for the geographic segment that makes up 20% of total company sales, Colgate-Palmolive said April 21. Unit volume for North America was up 3%. Colgate-U.S. new products, including two 1994 third quarter entries -- Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid & Antibacterial Hand Soap and Irish Spring Waterfall Clean soap -- contributed to the increase, the firm said
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