Colgate-Palmolive North America sales rise 4% in third quarter.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE NORTH AMERICAN SALES UP 4% TO ABOUT $491 MIL. in the third quarter of 1996, the company reported Oct. 17. North American sales, which accounted for 22% of Colgate's net revenue for the period, were fueled by "strong growth in the U.S.," Colgate said. The U.S. operating group also "sharply improved" its gross profit margin and "significantly increased" its ad spend "both absolutely and as a percent of sales," the company added