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Sales Rise at Colgate-Palmolive

Oral care still driving business at company.

Colgate-Palmolive Company reported worldwide net sales rose 6.5% to $4.3 billion in first quarter 2014. Operating profit decreased 15% to $634 million.   Colgate’s leading global market shares in toothpaste and manual toothbrushes remain strong at 44.3% and 33.1%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. We continue to make great progress in mouthwash, with our global market share in that category reaching a record high at 17.3% year to date, up 60 basis points versus the year ago period.   In Nor...

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