Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Like it or not - more of us are bagging our own groceries (CBC)
• Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain (Washington Post)
• Kroger and Albertsons confront a skeptical F.T.C. in court (NYT)
• Little known company key to $20 billion Kroger-Albertsons deal (WSJ)
• What went wrong for Nestle CEO Mark Schneider (Reuters)