Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Eleven's (NYT)
• Why 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in Japan are so special (NYT)
• AB Foods slumps as Primark owner bemoans challenging environment (Bloomberg)
• The Starbucks turnaround that has baristas and customers steamed (NYT)
• Soon, even your Starbucks latte can come with protein. Is this trend healthy, or just good business (CBC)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Woolworths, Coles face $511 million hit after underpaying staff (Bloomberg)
• Patagonia changed the apparel business. Can it change food too (NYT)
• PepsiCo CEO's tall order: Win over investor calling for strategy reset (WSJ)
• New 'Got Milk' campaign tries to build on dairy milk comeback (WSJ)
• Walmart to open shops in in South Africa in push to win locals (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Strategic nihilism (Medium)
• The Kelce brothers' Garage Beer company is now worth $200 million (WSJ)
• Carlos Abrams-Rivera, the Kraft Heinz CEO dealing with America's lost appetite (FT)
• Amazon pares back free shipping perk on Prime membership (NYT)
• It's not just you: Household product scents are getting stronger (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Restaurants near you are struggling - with one red-hot, surprising exception (Slate)
• Why is everything spicy now (The Atlantic)
• Strawberry picking is thankless work. That's what makes it worth watching (NYT)
• J. Crew survived bankruptcy. Next up: Cultural relevance (Bloomberg)
• Amazon's big bet on groceries isn't a knockout blow for rivals (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• M&A in consumer health has its own formula (BCG)
• Krispy Kreme bets on big box stores to stay fresh (NYT)
• Taco Bell's not so secret sauce: An endless stream of new stuff (Bloomberg)
• How pubs won Gen Z over (FT)
• From the archives (2015): Kraft, Heinz to merge, forming food giant (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• What declining cardboard box sales tells us about the U.S. economy (Bloomberg)
• Online shopping may never be the same (The Atlantic)
• Here's what happens when you round up farmworkers (NYT)
• Woolworths struggles to win back 'price trust' from customers (The Guardian)
• Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire Peet's in $18 billion deal (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The future of the middle class depends on frontline service jobs (Medium)
• Aldi wants to conquer the American grocery store landscape (WSJ)
• Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies (WSJ)
• A flurry of deals is changing who owns your breakfast (Bloomberg)
• Luxury fashion seller Ssense to seek protection after clash with creditors (Bloomberg)