When commenting on overall market softness for consumer products, Mike Roman said, "There is a broader story around consumer retail for us, the shift you have spending from discretionary products in areas like food and experience kinds of spending, that trend continues."
Sadly, our potential customers are squandering their money on wasteful things like food instead of dutifully buying 3M stuff at big box stores. There may be an opportunity here. How about editable Post-It Notes with frosting dispensing markers?
I am often stunned by the utterances of executives; this is another example.