LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Unilever ( UL ) achieved

slightly better than expected underlying quarterly sales, it

said on Thursday, after winning back more shoppers with product

innovations and slower price increases.

The company maintained its full-year outlook of 3-5%

underlying sales growth and an underlying operating margin of at

least 18%.

(Reporting by Richa Naidu

Editing by David Goodman

)