9 – No worries: L’Oréal Group confident it can outperform beauty market in 2020 despite COVID-19 impact
L’Oréal Group CEO cautioned that the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) would cause a temporary slowdown but remained confident that the company would still be able to outperform the market in 2020.
The company recently reported 9.6% growth on a like-for-like basis in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The strong finish helped the company achieve its strongest sales performance in a decade, growing 10.9% from the previous year – up 8% on a like-for-like basis.
“We are starting this new year and this new decade stronger than ever,” said Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal Group.