date:Jul 25, 2014
Unilevers markets has slowed to 2.5 per cent on average from 4 per cent a year ago, Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman said on a conference call with analysts. Still, the company is holding or gaining market share in 60 per cent of its businesses, up from 55 per cent last year, he said, helped by new products such as compressed deodorants and Clear anti-dandruff shampoo, which just entered Japan.
For the time being, market growth rates are clearly subdued, Polman said. We have experienced a fu