On the money: Unilever expects margins to improve
By Petah Marian | 4 August 2011
Unilever has said that it expects its margins to improve during the rest of 2011 after the consumer goods giant reported a fall in margins in the first half of the year.
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Unilever has said that it expects its margins to improve during the rest of 2011 after the consumer goods giant reported a fall in margins in the first half of the year.
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