L'Oreal's Consumer Brands Drive North America Sales, Share Gains
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Maybelline, L’Oreal Paris and Garnier led a 7.9% sales increase on a like-for-like basis in North America in the second fiscal quarter, L’Oreal reports July 26. CEO Jean-Paul Agon tells analysts the firm was the “leader in innovation” in cosmetics in all continents and retail channels.
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