date:Aug 14, 2012
Performance was flat across the corporations US arm, with sales down 0.1% last month, as promotional activity failed to overcome a sluggish economy. Strong results in the UK and Russia failed to boost European sales, however, which was a marginally better 0.6% overall, largely as a result of poor performance in Germany and southern Europe.
Similarly, in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, good Australian results failed to offset Japans weakness, and the region reported a steeper decline