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  • Dettol and Nurofen owner Reckitt to sell divisions as it slims down

    Retail

    Dettol, Lysol, Durex, and Nurofen owner Reckitt has delivered a mixed financial performance for 2024, with modest like-for-like revenue growth and increased profitability but a decline in reported net revenue due to foreign exchange impacts. Like-for-like net revenue rose 1.4 per cent, driven by gains in Hygiene and Health, while Nutrition declined. Hygiene and Health [...]

    Reckitt, the owner of brands such as Dettol, has struggled with growth headwinds over the past two years
  • Reckitt: FTSE 100 giant’s revenue slides amid restructuring

    Retail

    Reckitt has reported a drop in like-for-like revenue as the company continues to struggle after the pandemic. For the third quarter the company reported like-for-like net revenue growth of -0.5 per cent, although revenue increased 0.4 per cent for the year to 30 September. Overall, the group reported a net revenue decline of four per [...]

    Reckitt, the owner of brands such as Dettol, has struggled with growth headwinds over the past two years
  • Market shrugs at Durex owner Reckitt’s growth and simplification plan

    retail

    Durex condom maker Reckitt Benckiser has pledged to sell off its home care and nutrition brands as part of a simplification drive, instead focusing on health and hygiene.

    Reckitt, the maker of Durex and Nurofen, will be focusing on a core group of 'powerbrands'.
  • Reckitt Benckiser: Nutrition arm bruised amid baby formula litigation case

    April 24, 2024

    Like-for-like sales at its nutrition arm fell by 9.9 per cent to £591m, which more than offset growth of 7.1 per cent at its hygiene arm and one per cent at its health arm.

  • Reckitt: Growth for Durex owner as it welcomes new CEO

    April 26, 2023

    Durex maker Reckitt Benckiser reported strong revenue growth in the first leg of the year as the consumer goods giant revealed  a new chief executive to lead the group.  The cleaning products to sexual health company posted like-for-like revenue growth of £3.9bn up 7.9 per cent in the same period last year, as the group [...]

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