Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Amazon to shut down all Amazon Go and Amazon Frsh stores (WSJ)
• Carney unveils hike to GST credit, other measures targeting affordability (Globe and Mail)
• Daniel Kretinsky launches 'friendly' takeover bid for Fnac Darty (FT)
• BMO to replace Air Miles with Blue Rewards as Shell leaves program for Scene+ (Globe and Mail)
• What Starbucks CEO says has changed, and what he says is next on his list (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Becoming an effective strategy-led CEO advisor (Medium)
• As grocery prices soar, this German grocery store is conquering America (Washington Post)
• How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood (CBC)
• Nestle's new baby formula woes challenge CEO's revamp plan (Bloomberg)
• AI tries product development (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Gen Z rejects 'radioactive' diet sodas for zero sugar ones (Bloomberg)
• The government wants you to kick your diet soda habit (WSJ)
• Berkshire Hathaway considers selling $7.7B stake in Kraft Heinz (FT)
• Multiple Toys 'R' Us locations are closing, landlords say they are owed unpaid rent (Globe and Mail)
• P&G rises following assurances U.S. sales are bouncing back (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment overhaul (FT)
• The Americans who are going a whole month without buying anything (WSJ)
• P&G rises following assurances US sales are bouncing back (Bloomberg)
• Smithfield Foods to buy Nathan's Famous (WSJ)
• From the archives (2009): Closing the book on Gourmet (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Can a $1,699 Espresso machine help Walmart challenge Amazon (WSJ)
• Grocery prices are high, and economic morale is low (CBC)
• Amazon joins the big-box league with its largest-ever store (WSJ)
• Red Bull boosts can sales at fastest pace since pandemic (Bloomberg)
• Can water sommeliers convince us to pay more for premium H2O (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The grocery store at the center of San Francisco's latest housing battle (WSJ)
• Why the world has started stockpiling food again (FT)
• Drinks maker left with lake of unsold spirits as demand drops (FT)
• After Saks's collapse - a bitter rift with Amazon (WSJ)
• Walmart expands its gear selection in bid to lure musicians (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Heroic modes and strategy (Medium)
• Humble Hershey's gets a marketing makeover (WSJ)
• There are 29,000 people on a waitlist for beans - and it's not for the fiber (WSJ)
• Florida heads for smallest orange crop in nearly a century (Bloomberg)
• Cocoa gets cheaper but chocolate makers still holding back (Bloomberg)