Stephan's Thursday Picks

• What will it take to get retailers to kill the music (WSJ)
• Kroger to close delivery centers, take $2.6 billion hit (Bloomberg)
• Panera plans to spend millions on better sandwiches and better stores (WSJ)
• AB InBev nears $700 million deal for party punch maker BeatBox (WSJ)
• Jeff Bezos creates AI startup where he will be co-chief executive (NYT)