Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was questioned earlier in the year by U.S. regulators on why the holding company didn’t write down $1.86 billion in losses largely from its investments in Kraft Foods Inc. and U.S. Banco…
Knowing customers’ likes and dislikes is about as basic as it gets in retailing. But for years, national department stores got it wrong. More concerned with controlling costs, big retailers focused on sameness. Not anymore.
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Cheap, versatile palm oil has long been used as an ingredient in everything from ice cream and chips to lotions and soaps. But its production causes severe environmental damage, which is why Unilever, the world’s biggest buyer …