Clorox posts higher sales as consumers stock up on disinfectants

Clorox posts higher sales as consumers stock up on disinfectants



Clorox Co. reported a 21.9% gain in sales for the latest quarter as consumers stocked up on cleaning goods and personal-care items due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and it said on Monday that it will promote Linda Rendle, the company’s president, to chief executive in September.