Beiersdorf Updates NIVEA Design; Sales Drive Guidance Upgrade
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
With a new logo for its star NIVEA brand, Beiersdorf hopes to continue its upward momentum. The firm projects overall sales for fiscal 2012 will be up more than 4% from fiscal 2011.
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