The company, which makes brands like Tide laundry detergent, Dawn dish soap and Charmin toilet paper, said Thursday that sales increased 5% to $ 17.7 billion in the three months ended June 30, compared to the same period of the previous year. Excluding the impact of transactions and currency fluctuations, sales increased 6%.
Consumers are buying cleaning supplies as they spend more time at home in the pandemic, thanks to recommendations for social distancing and closed offices. That has boosted sales and strained the supply chains of the world’s largest consumer products companies.
People are also changing their shaving habits. P&G, which owns Gillette and Venus razors and Braun electric razors, said sales fell in its shaving care unit because consumers shave less frequently in some markets.
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