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Reckitt Benckiser

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Ceo Rakesh Kapoor
HeadquartersSlough
United Kingdom
Revenue11. 51 billion GBP (2017)
Number of employees35,000 (2017)
Subsidiaries Mead Johnson
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. It is a producer of health, hygiene and home products. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of the UK-based Reckitt & Colman plc and the Netherlands-based Benckiser NV.

Coronavirus: Dettol impulse buying, as markets fall again

Feb 27,2020 5:37 pm

sales of Dettol and Lysol products have surged, as the spread of the Corona Virus outbreak continues.

The disinfectant as a protection against the spread of the disease, although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated scientifically.

In China, the demand for Dettol brand hand gels is exceeds supply, the owner Reckitt Benckiser has said.

The shortages come as the global markets slump for a sixth day, with the FTSE 100 by More Than 3%.

luxury car maker Aston Martin , and drinks giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is the latest to warn that The Virus impact on your business.

"We will see that some of the increased demand for Dettol and Lysol products and work on the support of the relevant healthcare authorities and agencies, including through donations, information and education. We see increased activity online for our users in China," Dettol owner Reckitt Benckiser , said his results on Thursday.

"If it is China today, what you see is that consumers to the store, but you can see activity is said to move online," Reckitt Benckiser chief executive, Laxman Narasimhan.

He added that the company had seen "some of the problems of the retail and distribution channels and products in the Market ", i.e. the impact on the company's had success, has been compensated.

the hand-washing with soap is one of the most important health messages promoted by governments in The Face of the outbreak, and Dettol and Lysol, two of The World 's leading disinfectant.

Online pharmacy Medino said it had also seen a sharp increase in demand for hand sanitizers in the UK since the beginning of the beginning of February, and said some suppliers were starting to fight.

"are hoarding A Number of these customers are our regular buyers, but we also see that a new customer that suggests the purchase of large quantities of hand sanitizer on the people in response to the recent events," said superintendent pharmacist, Giulia Guerrini .

Meanwhile , Ab Inbev forecast a 10% decline in the first quarter with earnings after the Corona-Virus outbreak beer sales hurt during the Chinese New Year .

Aston Martin - what China counts as the fastest-growing Market - also said on Thursday that the outbreak has been on your sales and supply chain.

"the markets are in motion to think, everything will pass, and it's all good, in the implementation, there are obviously some problems here," said Russ Mould , investment director of Aj Bell .

"We see that short-term disruptions is widely used in A Number of industries, such as the [coronavirus] wider and longer, and the markets will have to start thinking about a serious slowdown in the global economy. "



ftse 100, coronavirus outbreak, companies

Source of news: bbc.com

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