German retail sales fell off significantly in 2023

Retail sales in Germany declined by an adjusted 3.1% last year compared with 2022, according to an initial estimate from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) published on Friday. Without adjustment for inflation, the decline came in at 2.4%. The d…

On Nutrition: Bringing old into new

Oh how I wish I could start the New Year with a fresh slate. But maybe not. If I had wiped out all of my 2023 emails, I would have lost some precious correspondence from last year. Several readers, for instance, wrote in response to a column that compa…