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Covid-19 second wave: Reckitt Benckiser's biz delivers robust sales growth

Sales of key health and hygiene products skyrocketed during the January-March quarter

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Arnab Dutta New Delhi
With the second wave of Covid pandemic spreading fast in India, sales of Reckitt Benckiser’s key health and hygiene products skyrocketed during the January-March quarter. The firm, which recorded double-digit growth across all major markets, saw its business emerging strongest in India.

The hygiene portfolio comprised of homecare products like Lysol, Air Wick and Finish, grew by double digits but its business was “particularly strong” in India, North America and the UK. Sales of hygiene products, which account for 47 per cent of its Rs 144,683 crore yearly revenue, grew 28.5 per cent, backed by a 22.6 per cent volume

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