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‘Short-term’ setback: L’Occtiane en Provence sales dip attributed to COVID-19 challenges in China, Japan
Hong Kong-listed L’Occitane International’s flagship brand recorded a sales dip of 0.9% in the nine months ending December 2022 due to challenges related to COVID-19 in China and Japan.
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