No, this is no grammar lesson. Conjugating verbs and diagramming sentences was always a painful exercise back in my parochial school days. But painful and tense are two adjectives that perfectly capture the current atmosphere in many consumers' homes, retail stores and every company in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain. The mood is definitely somber in The International Top 30, our annual look at the leading players in the global household and personal products industry with headquarters outside the US.
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