Stephan's Thursday Picks

• What was up with grocery prices (Liberty Street Economics)
• Amazon aims to launch delayed AI Alexa subscription in October (Washington Post)
• Shoppers are still spending in the mall - but they are picky (WSJ)
• Lego to replace oil in its bricks with pricier renewable plastic (Reuters)
• Gloom falls over one of China's most successful e-commerce giants (WSJ)