P&G’s Fourth Quarter Held Back By Grooming, Beauty, While Fabric & Home Care Cleans Up
Executive Summary
Fabric & Home Care sales jumped 11% for the quarter, and Baby, Feminine & Family Care, 3%, reflecting consumer priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beauty, impacted by travel retail’s nosedive, and Grooming, something consumers are doing considerably less of at home, were less impressive, but the units still grew in fiscal 2020 overall.
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