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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French beauty market struggles as supermarket sales decline
French beauty market struggles as supermarket sales decline

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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