Edgewell’s net sales drop 3.4% as shaving business take a hit

Published: 9-Feb-2018
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Edgewell Personal Care has revealed its net sales fell 3.4% to reach US$468.3m in Q1 2018.

The owner of brands including Bulldog, Hawaiin Tropic, Schick and Wilkinson Sword, said that its results were

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