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The Estée Lauder Cos. Shows Signs of Improvement

Updated at 4:19 p.m. ET on Oct. 30 The Estée Lauder Cos.’ financial results are starting to improve on both the top and bottom lines. More from WWD The beauty company, whose brands include namesake Estée Lauder, Clinique, Bobbi Brown and Tom Ford, reported net sales increased 4 percent to 3.5billionduringthefirstquarterendedSept.30,comparedwiththesameperiodayearearlierandsurpassingestimatesof3.5 billion during the first quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with the same period a year earlier and surpassing estimates of 3.38 billion. At the same time, organic net sales rose 3 percent. Net earnings were $47 mi ...