Stephan's Friday Picks

• Mac and cheese disruptor Goodles to be acquired by Barilla (WSJ)
• America's next major grocery shock is coming (Axios)
• Food security under pressure (JP Morgan)
• The online shopping trend where you buy nothing (Rest of World)
• From the archives (2024): Ina Garten and the age of abundance (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Amazon's 'secret' ad pricing system worked, according to the FTC (WSJ)
• Matt Levine: Amazon charged the first price (Bloomberg)
• Ikea cuts prices in Europe by $1.2 billion to counter cost of living crisis (FT)
• Norway vs the world's favourite chicken (FT)
• Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons launch loyalty partnership allow Triangle members to earn points on select purchases (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• GLP-1 sales in Canada on pace to set a new record this year (Globe and Mail)
• How Aperol built a $900 million global brand around the spritz (WSJ)
• Don't count Shein out just yet (WSJ)
• Chobani plans milk expansion with $1.2 billion investment (Bloomberg)
• The man who built Europe's chicken factory (FT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The cult $4.99 chicken defying inflation (FT)
• The church of Raising Cane's (Slate)
• Retailers want AI to solve online shopping's biggest problem (Bloomberg)
• Asda recovery remains elusive with ninth straight quarterly sales drop (Bloomberg)
• Companies including Walmart plow tariff refunds into price cuts, appealing to stretched customers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• How chicken conquered the world (FT)
• Dollar chains give diverging view on pressured retail sector (Bloomberg)
• How Celsius became the king of normie energy drinks (Bloomberg)
• How wagyu, Japan's prized beef, took over America (WSJ)
• Gap is back. Investors are starting to believe (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Triggering a Canadian investment supercycle (TD Economics)
• How healthy are lentils (NYT)
• Two guys are eating their way around the world - without leaving New York (NYT)
• New York mayor faces off over Amazon (NYT)
• From the archives (Helen Rosner): What Le Cirque will be remembered for (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Canada grocer restores labels that helped consumers boycott US products (Bloomberg)
• Local business group sues over Mamdani's plan to open municipal grocery stores (WSJ)
• Shein bets on deals to revive its fashion success after $70 billion plunge (Bloomberg)
• New York mayor faces off against Amazon (NYT)
• Couche-Tard starts $8.7 billion takeover bid for Poland's Zabka (Bloomberg)