Undeterred by his experience here last year, Unilever chief financial officer Jean-Marc Huet has agreed to come back on Markets Live to discuss the companys year-end numbers.
Hell be joining Bryce Elder and myself here at 11am on Thursday , offering readers the chance to pepper him with questions on everything and anything consumer.
Drop your questions for Jean-Marc in the comment box below or email paul.murphy@ft.com
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Robert Waldschmidt at Merrill Lynch
2012 results to hit low end of targets
Our FY12/13E EPS factor org. sales growth of 3.9% and 5.1% and ~20b-30ps pa “core” EBIT margin uplift. We expect pricing to fade from 2Q due to tough comps and consumer fatigue. Vol. growth is unlikely to compensate as EMs fail to offset weaker DMs, esp. W. E
Marketplace Fairness Act – The Response As the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1832) gets more traction and gains responses to this bipartisan version of the Main Street Fairness Act (S. 1452 / H.R. 2701), here are some of the groups who have voiced their opinions: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – “As states expect major cuts in federal funds as part of the deficit reduction process, enacting this legislation is a step federal lawmakers can take to lessen the impact. If this legislation passes, estimates show that in FY 2012 alone, states stand to gain $23.3 billion in revenue from sales taxes that already exist, but currently cannot be collected. Thi