US: Levi Strauss Q2 profit slumps 37%
By Leonie Barrie | 11 July 2012
Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co has seen its second quarter profit slump 37% after being hit by falling revenues in Asia and Europe and higher cotton costs.
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