Nivea-maker Beiersdorf optimistic for 2020 despite slowdown

BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer goods firm Beiersdorf said it was "cautiously optimistic" for 2020 despite reporting another quarter of slowing sales growth for its skincare and adhesives units.The company reported group organic sales growth slowed to 4.1% for 2019 from 4.3% for the first nine months, with annual sales coming in at 7.653 billion euros (6.54 billion pounds), roughly in line with analyst consensus."We see good potential and opportunities which we will fully leverage with..