Avon's FY 2010 Marred By "Execution Factors" In Key Markets
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
For direct-seller Avon Products, fiscal 2010 was "a tale of two halves," with "executional" challenges in Brazil and Russia in the third and fourth quarters hampering sales and compromising operating margins, company execs indicated Feb. 8.
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