Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The world's most anonymous CEO is about to take centre stage (WSJ)
• Why are your groceries still so expensive (Noah Smith)
• Hermes created Europe's biggest family fortune after spurning LVMH (Bloomberg)
• How a $13.99 Snoopy sparked a Gen Z craze (WSJ)
• Mastermind deal would keep at least 43 stores open, preserve hundreds of jobs if approved (Globe and Mail)