Numico Consolidation Of Rexall, GNC Operations To Save $36 Mil.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Royal Numico expects to save $36 mil. after eliminating overlapping operations and inefficiencies from its Rexall Sundown and General Nutrition businesses.
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