French beauty market struggles as supermarket sales decline

By Becky Bargh | Published: 9-Feb-2018
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The market research company believes hygiene and beauty products are becoming less of a priority for the European country's population

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Cosmetics sales in France are continuing to struggle, according to research by Kantar Worldpanel.

The market researcher revealed a drop of 2.2% for cosmetics sales in superstores.

The sectors worst hit were

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