Glaxo Keeps Alli As Recently Pruned Consumer Division Thrives
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline abandons its attempt to divest the OTC weight loss aid alli, even though the beleaguered brand continues to drag down consumer division sales. The division’s sales climbed 7% excluding alli in the firm’s second quarter, but only 5% including the product’s results.
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