Estee Lauder Companies’ Post-Pandemic Struggle Continues In Q3; Travel Retail Down 45%
Executive Summary
Lauder lowers its fiscal 2023 full-year sales guidance a third time as travel retail recovery in Asia lags and global travel retail sales plunge 45% organically. On the bright side, the rest of the firm’s business grew 10%.
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