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Kao Corporation doubles down on EMEA business

The Japanese beauty firm is looking to more than double sales in its EMEA unit over the next six years, and is investing in growing its Bondi Sands brand to achieve this. Kao bought the Bondi Sands self-tanning brand last year for around $450m.

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