Energizer Grows Personal Care With Acquisition Of Leading Sun-Care Brands
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Energizer Holdings will gain Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic - the No. 2- and No. 4-selling sun- care brands, respectively - through its $1.9 billion purchase of Playtex Products, the companies announce July 12
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