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The Russian president harshly criticized food production in the United States, stating that Western food producers are no longer offering high quality, healthy, and ecologically clean food."We are not only able to feed ourselves taking into account our lands, water resources - Russia is able to become the largest world supplier of healthy, ecologically clean and high-quality food which the Western producers have long lost, especially given the fact that demand for such products in the world market is steadily growing," Putin said in his address.Putin announces Russia will become leading exporter of GMO-free foods
In a letter to shareholders on Thursday, Lampert said the impact of "tectonic shifts" in consumer spending has spread more broadly in the last year to retailers "that had previously proven to be relatively immune to such shifts."
"Walmart, Nordstrom, Macy's, Staples, Whole Foods and many others have felt the impact of disruptive changes from online competition and new business models," Lampert wrote.
Comment: The Republican party bills itself as the 'pro-life' party, but that's about as far as it goes. Their concern for the well-being of children or the victims of rape is virtually nil. They are much more intent on making sure there are adequate funds to support the Pentagon's exportation of 'freedom and democracy', much to the horror of others around the globe.