Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Bath & Body Works is on a quest for the next billion dollar scent (NYT)
• Walmart lowers prices of thousands of items, including beef and Coca-Cola (WSJ)
• Seven & i's former supermarket unit may acquire more under Bain (Bloomberg)
• Limited construction of new retail space in Canada is giving landlord RioCan an edge (Globe and Mail)
• Inside the food truck mafia wreaking havoc around the National Mall (Washingtonian)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: When less is more (Substack)
• South Africa's grocery war shifts from search to AI conversation (Bloomberg)
• Consumers shun mid-sized packs amid price squeeze, Nestle says (WSJ)
• Liquor stocks are priced for a Big Tobacco moment (WSJ)
• Ocado paves way for exit of CEO Tim Steiner after succession clash (FT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The pursuit of hungriness: 250 years of American food innovation (NYT)
• Nestle to change KitKat recipe in Europe to make it crispier (Bloomberg)
• California bans 'sell by' labels, hoping to cut food waste (NYT)
• What Big Food did to ice cream (Medium)
• Big brewers are making outsized bets on tiny cans of beer (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• America's most talented nepo baby has two Michelin stars to prove it (GQ)
• The State of Grocery in North America (McKinsey)
• Tom Colicchio's final service (Esquire)
• In new luxury kitchens, everything is hidden (NYT)
• From the archives (2018): Paul Bocuse, celebrated French chef, dies at 91 (NYT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The art, science, and technology of geopolitical scenario planning (McKinsey)
• In a soft housing market, appliance and home furnishing retailers are collapsing. Customers are paying the price (Globe and Mail)
• Starbucks Korea to close all stores early for history training (Bloomberg)
• China summons Sam's Club over food safety concerns (FT)
• Bath & Body Works' strategy to win more young customers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Weight-loss drugs cut UK food bills by £780 million, study shows (Bloomberg)
• The latest snack innovations are basically just Creamsicles and Chex Mix (Bloomberg)
• Why your summer tomatoes cost so much (Bloomberg)
• The 70-year-old marriage between McDonald's and Coke has some issues (WSJ)
• Being honest about low inventory can pay off for retailers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Bordeaux wine was the toast of the world. Now even the locals don't drink it (NYT)
• How Saskatchewan's global reputation as a major commodities exporter laid the groundwork for Canada to diversify trade (Globe and Mail)
• El Nino slams into a global economy unprepared for more chaos (Bloomberg)
• Peru extends halt on anchovy fishing as El Nino threat looms (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2012): Charting the rise of the king of retail (NYT)