Coty Acknowledges Market Has Changed Since P&G Brands Came Aboard
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Coty’s ongoing integration of P&G beauty assets, going on two years after the deal’s completion, has compounded challenges for its Consumer business, which faces a very different market today compared with conditions when Coty outbid rivals for CoverGirl, Max Factor and other P&G castoffs.
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