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Estée Lauder Companies first-quarter earnings on Thursday laid bare the uphill journey
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The embattled cosmetics group has pulled its fiscal 2025 outlook and amended its dividend payouts citing continued headwinds in China and its incoming new leadership, sending its stock down 16 percent.
Whoever steps into Fabrizio Freda’s Italian loafers in June 2025 has a big job on their hands, as the American beauty conglomerate battles softened demand internationally and on its home turf. Kickstarting meaningful growth will mean a fresh China strategy, channel and category overhauls, and generating some much needed buzz.
The company reported a long-awaited lift in net sales in its third quarter results, with increases from skincare leading the way, but clouds persist over its China recovery.
Daniela Morosini is Senior Beauty Correspondent and Special Projects Editor at The Business of Beauty at BoF. She covers the global beauty industry, with an interest in how companies go to market and overcome hurdles.
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