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Two in five military women endure sexual trauma during service

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – In the U.S. military, women may be nearly 10 times more likely than men to experience sexual assault or harassment, a study of recent veterans suggests. Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) surveyed more than 20,000 men and women who served during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. About 41 percent of women and 4 percent of men reported suffering some form

Fred Segal pulls up its denim roots for ecommerce debut

Fred Segal’s Rivet N°1: Denim U.S. department store Fred Segal has launched its first ecommerce and content-driven Web site. The retailer worked with digital agency Big Spaceship to develop its first foray into selling its wares in the online space. As the lines between in-store and online shopping continue to blur it is essential for retailers to operate ecommerce platforms to offer consumers an outlet to shop when outside the

Google rejects 'unfounded' EU antitrust charges of market abuse

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google, the world’s most popular Internet search engine, rejected on Thursday European Union antitrust charges that it abused its market power, saying they lacked any economic or legal basis. “Economic data spanning more than a decade, an array of documents and statements from complainants all confirm that product search is robustly competitive,” Kent Walker, Google’s general counsel, wrote in a blog. The comments