Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: A primer on strategic choice chartering (Medium)
• Who still eats sugary cereal (NYT)
• The mystery of Mamadou, a delivery guy who became a superhero (WSJ)
• Costco says giving shoppers an extra hour is paying off (WSJ)
• Forget Labubus: We're collecting semi-cured gel nail strips (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Zeynep Ton: Costco's Jim Senegal on building a company that will endure (HBR)
• The science policy behind Brazil's agricultural triumph (Beyond Imitation)
• Soaring soybean demand pushes farmers deeper into the Amazon (Bloomberg)
• Meet the migrant workers Canada depends on to harvest their crops (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart CEO issues wake-up call: AI is going to change literally every job (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Cocoa's historic crunch is easing further as harvests pick up (Bloomberg)
• How Niagara's Pearl Morissette became just the 2nd restaurant in Canada with two Michelin stars (CBC)
• Nestle is said to tap Morgan Stanley for vitamin business review (Bloomberg)
• Restaurants under pressure as Canadians dine out less to save more (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2021): Nestle expands in vitamins with $5.75 billion Nature's Bounty deal (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Walmart adds home delivery for Ozempic, other refrigerated drugs (Bloomberg)
• Amazon plans to shut UK grocery stores (WSJ)
• Sushi is bigger than ever in America. Here's the reason (NYT)
• Population growth slows to near zero, driven by temporary resident outflow (Globe and Mail)
• U.S. targets Canadian mushroom growers with anti-dumping investigation (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• As Ikea's iconic meatball turns 40, the company looks ahead to its plant-based future (Globe and Mail)
• From potential to performance: Using gen AI to conduct outside-in diligence (McKinsey)
• Keurig Dr Pepper slumps as deal risk spurs rare sell call (Bloomberg)
• Saks in talks to sell 49% of Bergdorf Goodman for about $1 billion (WSJ)
• A city built on Corn Flakes pins hopes on new Kellogg owner (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Technocrats vs strategists (Medium)
• How AI agents are transforming consumer goods (BCG)
• After seedless grapes, now for the pitless cherry (Bloomberg)
• Is Amazon Prime too hard to cancel? A jury will decide (WSJ)
• What's behind the endless breakup-merger cycle (Wharton)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• General Mills cites cautious shopper in reiterating outlook (Bloomberg)
• Why restaurant diners are paying more everywhere (NYT)
• Tamgotchis are back as the pocket-sized pets ride a wave of nostalgia (Globe and Mail)
• Driving successful volume-led growth in consumer markets (BCG)
• Global economic profit bounces back to an all-time high (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Inter Ikea names new CEO, who pledges to keep price cutting plan (Bloomberg)
• Nestle's new CEO tries to move past scandal and weak management (Bloomberg)
• New owner plots comeback for tween retailer Claire's (WSJ)
• Dollarama named 'Canada's Costco' as Bernstein rates outperform (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2016): Ikea forever (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Ditching ultra-processed foods can be hard. Here's where to start (WSJ)
• One year of agentic AI: Six lessons from the people doing the work (McKinsey)
• That single use coffee cup could be on the way out (WSJ)
• You're probably wearing too much deodorant (The Atlantic)
• Ben & Jerry's co-founder quits after 47 years, cites loss of independence under Unilever (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Son of DavidsTea founder calls for leadership overhaul, accusing company of poor governance (Globe and Mail)
• August inflation rate ticks up to 1.9%, rising less than expected (Globe and Mail)
• What's the Lububu craze all about? And how long can it last (Bloomberg)
• The grilled chicken chain joining the crispy poultry frenzy. Sort of (WSJ)
• Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to 'Make Alibaba Great Again' (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Faux science in strategy (Medium)
• Aldi to invest £1.6 billion to fuel UK expansion (Bloomberg)
• It's not you. It's the food (NYT)
• UK food makers seek relief from inflation seen nearing 6% (Bloomberg)
• Sainsbury's ends talks with JD.com over selling Argos unit (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• If Pepsi wants to win, it has to play Coke's game (WSJ)
• This startup turns almond waste into organic fertilizer (Bloomberg)
• California wants to ban 'forever chemicals' in pans. These chefs say don't do it (NYT)
• Jaba Juice made from khat takes off in Kenya (Bloomberg)
• Beef prices are at a record high. The winner: cattle ranchers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• RH CEO says furniture sellers will 'go bankrupt' without discounts (Bloomberg)
• Costco denies it sold knockoffs of Lululemon's trademarked clothes (Globe and Mail)
• Kroger rises after lifting outlook on healthy grocery demand (Bloomberg)
• Crispr offers new hope of treating diabetes (Wired)
• From the archives (2009): Bonnie of The Bay (Maclean's)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Eleven's (NYT)
• Why 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in Japan are so special (NYT)
• AB Foods slumps as Primark owner bemoans challenging environment (Bloomberg)
• The Starbucks turnaround that has baristas and customers steamed (NYT)
• Soon, even your Starbucks latte can come with protein. Is this trend healthy, or just good business (CBC)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Woolworths, Coles face $511 million hit after underpaying staff (Bloomberg)
• Patagonia changed the apparel business. Can it change food too (NYT)
• PepsiCo CEO's tall order: Win over investor calling for strategy reset (WSJ)
• New 'Got Milk' campaign tries to build on dairy milk comeback (WSJ)
• Walmart to open shops in in South Africa in push to win locals (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Strategic nihilism (Medium)
• The Kelce brothers' Garage Beer company is now worth $200 million (WSJ)
• Carlos Abrams-Rivera, the Kraft Heinz CEO dealing with America's lost appetite (FT)
• Amazon pares back free shipping perk on Prime membership (NYT)
• It's not just you: Household product scents are getting stronger (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Restaurants near you are struggling - with one red-hot, surprising exception (Slate)
• Why is everything spicy now (The Atlantic)
• Strawberry picking is thankless work. That's what makes it worth watching (NYT)
• J. Crew survived bankruptcy. Next up: Cultural relevance (Bloomberg)
• Amazon's big bet on groceries isn't a knockout blow for rivals (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• M&A in consumer health has its own formula (BCG)
• Krispy Kreme bets on big box stores to stay fresh (NYT)
• Taco Bell's not so secret sauce: An endless stream of new stuff (Bloomberg)
• How pubs won Gen Z over (FT)
• From the archives (2015): Kraft, Heinz to merge, forming food giant (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• What declining cardboard box sales tells us about the U.S. economy (Bloomberg)
• Online shopping may never be the same (The Atlantic)
• Here's what happens when you round up farmworkers (NYT)
• Woolworths struggles to win back 'price trust' from customers (The Guardian)
• Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire Peet's in $18 billion deal (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The future of the middle class depends on frontline service jobs (Medium)
• Aldi wants to conquer the American grocery store landscape (WSJ)
• Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies (WSJ)
• A flurry of deals is changing who owns your breakfast (Bloomberg)
• Luxury fashion seller Ssense to seek protection after clash with creditors (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The global lobster rush might break the industry (Bloomberg)
• The self-importance of luxury dining (The Atlantic)
• Welcome to the fast food industry's crispy chicken summer (WSJ)
• If you'll pay $800 for a credit card, you're in demand (NYT)
• A2 Milk to buy New Zealand formula plant to target China growth (Bloomberg)