GSK Promises 'Greater Transparency' From Consumer Brand Reshuffle

In the wake of its joint venture with Pfizer, GSK Consumer Healthcare has shaken up how it reports its sales by category to highlight the "main drivers" of performance.

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GlaxoSmithKline PLC is shaking up how it reports Consumer Healthcare sales in a move it says will provide “greater transparency” to the main drivers of the business’ performance.

Prompted to review its reporting structure by the creation of its joint venture with Pfizer, GSK said the result of...

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