Stephan's Monday Picks

• The fall of Hudson's Bay: How Richard Baker presided over the failure of a retail icon (Globe and Mail)
• Empire CEO Michael Medline to retire in May 2026 (Globe and Mail)
• Once shunned by Japanese customers, Korean rice now flies off the shelves (NYT)
• My matcha-dusted, lemon-scented, tahini-drizzled adventures in flavormaxxing (NYT)
• Mountain Equipment Co. finds buyer with textile executive set to gain control (Globe and Mail)