2020 US Beauty May Be Headed For Record Declines, But There Are COVID-19 Opportunities
Executive Summary
Kline & Company’s worst-case scenario – which it says is looking more and more likely – has the US cosmetics and personal-care market declining by as much as 8.1% in 2020. However, Kline, Mintel and other market intelligence firms say there are opportunities available to companies struggling to weather the COVID-19 storm.
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