Just as a second summer heat wave grips Europe, companies across the region are lining up to blame soggy weather earlier in the year for hitting their performance.
Retailing as a business model is being challenged by e-tailers and demands for an ever-improving customer experience. Lessons from the military can help.
Procter & Gamble, facing an industrywide backlash against consumer waste, is seeking a patent that would help it develop recyclable versions of absorbent products including diapers, sanitary products and even Swiffer pads.