stalwarts

Big brands feel pinch in sales as shoppers scrimp

Newsvine - business  Thu, 04/30/2009 - 14:10

Shoppers around the globe are cutting down on optional purchases like fine fragrances and turning to cheaper store brands for everyday items like toilet paper, sapping sales for consumer stalwarts like Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg.