Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Metro plans to open more discount stores next as inflation-hit shoppers hunt for value (Globe and Mail)
• Target's stock plunges 21% on weak sales ahead of holiday season (NYT)
• Alleged potato cartel accused of conspiring to raise prices of frozen fries, tater tots across U.S. (CBC)
• Ozempic could crush the junk food industry. But it is fighting back (NYT)
• Canada's largest bottled water producer to pull out of Ontario (Globe and Mail)