COLGATE-NORTH AMERICA ORAL, PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD CARE UNIT VOLUME DOWN
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
COLGATE-NORTH AMERICA ORAL, PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD CARE UNIT VOLUME DOWN nearly 9% in the second quarter, primarily due to inventory reductions by U.S. retailers, the firm announced July 21. Although "domestic consumer purchases of Colgate products have remained stable for the past six months,...the trade has lowered inventory coverage by approximately 10 days versus the second quarter of 1993," Colgate-Palmolive said. The firm noted that its market shares have improved in the first and second quarters.