Stephan's Friday Picks

• Is self-checkout a failed experiment (Knowledge@Wharton)\
• M&A in retail: Why scale is still paramount in grocery (Bain)
• Walmart to add 150 U.S. stores in five-year expansion drive (NYT)
• Walmart announced three-for-one stock split as shares hover below all-time high (CNBC)
• From the archives (1974): Cooking with Julia Child (The New Yorker)