Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Bain & Company unveils its 10th annual Insurgent Brands list (Bain)
• The brigade systems helps restaurants succeed. Does it also lead to abuse (NYT)
• The CEO's value test: Think like an activist, deliver like a leader (BCG)
• How Campbell's is investing in leadership - and driving growth and innovation along the way (McKinsey)
• From the archives (2025): Insurgent brands steal the spotlight in 2025 (Bain)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Where might the war with Iran hit your grocery bill? Start with raspberries (NYT)
• How successful retailers prosper in tough times (HBR)
• Unilever to combine foods business with McCormick (WSJ)
• McCain's ownership flaws were identified decades ago - now a second generation is feuding all over again (Globe and Mail)
• Hershey's growth strategy leans into salty, better for you snacks (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: First mover advantages versus pioneering costs (Substack)
• Unilever nears deal to create $60 billion food giant with McCormick (WSJ)
• Food giants were finally starting to cut prices - then the war began (FT)
• Amazon's rural delivery push slams into Walmart (Bloomberg)
• Nestle pushes ahead of €5B Perrier and San Pellegrino deal (FT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• He was supposed to break up Kraft and Heinz. Then he changed his mind (NYT)
• Why Kraft Heinz's CEO decided not to split up the company (WSJ)
• Food megamergers hardly ever work. Could McCormick-Unilever be different (WSJ)
• The global food crisis unleashed by the war (FT)
• Dutch retailer Action targets US market by 100-store rollout by 2028 (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Larry Fink's annual chairman's letter to investors (BlackRock)
• Kraft Heinz to invest $250 million in Montreal factory to boost capacity amid increased demand (Globe and Mail)
• The corporate strategy function in an AI-first world (BCG)
• Dollar General falls after naming CEO (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (1996): The science of shopping (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Amazon is bringing fast delivery to rural America (WSJ)
• Commerce media at an inflection point (McKinsey)
• Red Lobster's last gasp (Bloomberg)
• Danone to buy protein shake maker for $1.2 billion (WSJ)
• Vertical farming tried to compete with open field farming. It's not going well (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Target plans to tighten dress code rules for store employees (Bloomberg)
• McCormick to go all in on mayo with potential Unilever deal (Bloomberg)
• Why mayo and soap no longer mix for Unilever (WSJ)
• Fast food's math problem: Making burgers cheap with beef at records (WSJ)
• Project 'Buff Baby' transformed a Huggies diaper. Not it could change the way we shop (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Store traffic expected to rise across U.S. Circle K stores despite surging gasoline prices, Couche-Tard CEO says (Globe and Mail)
• Unilever in talks to separate food business and combine it with McCormick (WSJ)
• Snack brands jockey to invent the next hit chip (Bloomberg)
• Blank Street bets on bigger storefronts (Bloomberg)
• Topo Chico might be hard to get this summer (Texas Monthly)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Walmart wins patents to give algorithms more sway over prices (FT)
• Unilever, Kraft Heinz held talks over food merger uniting ketchup and mayo (FT)
• Artificial intelligence is coming for sommeliers (NYT)
• Canada's first butter bar is coming to Port Credit (Toronto Life)
• Macy's CEO points to E-shaped economy, signaling consumer shift (WSJ)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• Canada reports first annual population decline on record (Globe and Mail)
• Restaurants are struggling as Americans drink less (NYT)
• How Danone is reinventing FMCG operations (McKinsey)
• Looking for rotisserie chicken heaven? It's in Montreal (NYT)
• From the archives (2020): Nothing compares to yuzu (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Kraft Heinz puts focus on struggling brands after ditching split (Bloomberg)
• Lululemon scrambles to revive yoga pants empire amid fight with founder (NYT)
• Unilever considers potential separation of food assets (Bloomberg)
• Amazon plans drastic cut in packages sent via already struggling postal service (WSJ)
• General Mills posts lower sales, profit amid turnaround (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Target's tech chief has a big role to play in the retailer's turnaround (WSJ)
• JD.com's European push pits Chinese retailer against Amazon (Bloomberg)
• Pop Mart bets on new toys as Labubu mania fades (Bloomberg)
• Big bargains and 'white knuckle' buying: Inside the rise of TJ Maxx (FT)
• Amazon launches 1-hour delivery in hundreds of U.S. cities (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Becoming an EI augmented enterprise (Substack)
• The dark side of Japan's convenience stores (FT)
• How Jeff Bezos upended The Washington Post (NYT)
• South Korea fell hard for this dessert, but that was so last month (NYT)
• JBS beef plant workers begin industry's largest strike in years (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Weston family funding launch of a national digital media startup, sources say (Globe and Mail)
• Who's really ordering all that DoorDash (The Argument)
• Empire reports third-quarter loss amid shift in e-commerce strategy (Globe and Mail)
• Japan loses its thirst for vending machines (FT)
• The dieting myth that won't die (The Atlantic)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Target boycott over DEI charges winding down (WSJ)
• Coffee prices stay at record highs despite drop in market for beans (Bloomberg)
• The highly exclusive way that everyone is shopping now (The Atlantic)
• Rene Redzepi steps down at Noma amid allegations of past abuse (NYT)
• From the archives (1997): What price the Snapple debacle (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Amazon wins court order blocking Perplexity AI shopping bots (Bloomberg)
• The suburb that won't sleep (NYT)
• In Canada's major cities, fertility rates are in steep decline. What happened? (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart-backed Flipkart said to plan to invite banks to pitch for IPO in April (Bloomberg)
• Campbell's cuts outlook as snack sales fall (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• A growth formula for the home and hygiene market (McKinsey)
• A $1,000 dog grooming session? The wellness industry is booming (NYT)
• The new food fad sweeping Korea (FT)
• Graza's new mayo is the latest buzzy condiment to launch (Fast Company)
• Liquor hasn't led to an explosion in alcohol sales, as some feared (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• How Swig turned dirty soda into a national obsession (Bloomberg)
• Luckin coffee backer Centurium is said to be in advanced talks for Blue Bottle (Bloomberg)
• Iran conflict sparks global rush for critical fertilizers (Bloomberg)
• Why dinner never gets easier (The Atlantic)
• War in the Middle East threatens global food production (WSJ)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Parisians have given into the lunch salad (NYT)
• The allure of 'slop bowls' fades as consumers tighten spending (NYT)
• A new generation of mall rats has arrived (WSJ)
• We got hooked on fast, free shipping. Now retailers are taking it away (WSJ)
• Kroger's new CEO will focus on price, customer experiences (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• Pizza Hut takes fans on a trip to its past (NYT)
• Can Reese's have too many pieces (FT)
• Target accelerates in-store investments as part of turnaround strategy (WSJ)
• Inside the unraveling of seafood magnate John Risley's billion dollar empire (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2019): How Target became the model in U.S. retail (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• He's Reese's biggest advocate - and Hershey's biggest headache (WSJ)
• Are European supermarkets actually better and cheaper than American (Washington Post)
• Target's new CEO has a $6 billion plan to turn the tide (WSJ)
• B&M tries to win back Britain's discount shoppers (FT)
• The 13-second video that supercharged the McDonald's - Burger King rivalry (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Another eating craze is straining supplies (Bloomberg)
• Bosses ditch 'peanut butter pay' in favor of giving big raises to top talent (Bloomberg)
• Chocolate kept in anti-theft boxes as shops warn it's being stolen to order (BBC)
• Iconic retailer Roots could be for sale as it launches strategic review (Globe and Mail)
• State of grocery retail MENA 2026: Managing the growth paradox (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Jimmy Pattison taps a tax whiz to run his empire (Bloomberg)
• Consumer packaged goods: Reigniting growth with portfolio realignment (McKinsey)
• America's love of ube is straining supply in the Philippines (Bloomberg)
• Strategy's biggest blind spot: Erosion of competitive advantage (McKinsey)
• American's can't quit steak, no matter the cost (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Greg Abel's Letter to Shareholders (Berkshire Hathaway)
• The newest front in America's supermarket wars is ... Kentucky? (WSJ)
• The third-largest coffee chain in the U.S. sells very little hot coffee (WSJ)
• Ocado plans to cut 1,000 jobs and restructure technology unit (FT)
• Meat snack maker Archer gets $100 million loan as demand from women grows (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Saks owner says he saved department stores. Never mind the bankruptcy (NYT)
• The protein bar delusion (The Atlantic)
  
• The billionaires behind Japan's cultural icons (Bloomberg)
• Will Americans get over their fear of eating animal blood (NYT)
• From the archives (2002): Power steer (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Amazon takes the #1 spot on the Fortune 500, ending Walmart's 13-year run (Fortune)
• Loblaw misses quarterly revenue estimates as Canadians tighten household budgets (Globe and Mail)
• Made in Canada: Snack attack (Globe and Mail)
• Keurig Dr Pepper sales rise on higher prices (WSJ)
• Home Depot profit falls as home improvement downturn continues (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Online shopping could be AI's next victim (Bloomberg)
• Retailers court Gen Z with splurges that look good on TikTok (Bloomberg)
• Teens have doused themselves in Axe for decades. Even Axe is over it (WSJ)
• Starbucks needs you to buy an afternoon refresher (WSJ)
• Packaged foods producers turn to price cuts as sales stagnate (FT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Danone sales rise on high-protein, medical nutrition demand (Bloomberg)
• How Paris' working class dining experience is reshaping restaurant experiences in France (The Conversation)
• Egg prices collapse as once-empty shop shelves now overstuffed (Bloomberg)
• There's a reason American kids are such picky eaters (NYT)
• Walgreens cuts hundreds of jobs after private equity buyout (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Nestle unveils ice cream disposals, stresses fast formula recall (Bloomberg)
• Primark's fast fashion crown slips with shoppers lured to Shein (Bloomberg)
• The problems piling up at fast fashion giant Shein (FT)
• Some Reese's treats drop the milk chocolate. Mr. Reese disapproves (NYT)
• Etsy sells Depop, a secondhand clothing app popular with Gen Z, to eBay (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Food companies simply can't get enough of the word 'simply' (Bloomberg)
• The beef industry has a message for consumers: Get used to high prices (WSJ)
• Walmart cites worrying economic indicators in cautious forecast (Bloomberg)
• Amazon is now Amazon's biggest company. It's 17-year journey to surpass Walmart (WSJ)
• From the archives (1997): Michael Mauboussin: Competitive Advantage Period: The Neglected value driver (First Boston)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Food companies sink as executives warn of consumer stress (Bloomberg)
• General Mills cuts outlook due to weak consumer sentiment (WSJ)
• Home Depot gets stricter on bonuses amid housing market freeze (Bloomberg)
• US restaurants downsize meals to counter anti-obesity drugs and affordability crisis (FT)
• Carrefour drops in disappointing sales, overseas pullback (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• What CPG companies can learn from disruptor brands (McKinsey)
• Seattle's gig worker law was supposed to boost wages. It did at first, until orders dropped (NPR)
• Cocoa's boom and bust is re-writing long-held rules of the market (Bloomberg)
• Uber targets $1 billion boost with 2026 European expansion (Reuters)
• How blockbuster films and bingeworthy streaming hits slipped into our showers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Loblaw introducing ChatGPT integration (Globe and Mail)
• The challenges of a weight-loss economy (FT)
• Even Dollar Tree is going after rich customers now (Bloomberg)
• Farmers made a fortune on durian. Now it is piling up (NYT)
• Couche-Tard unveils new back-to-basics strategy to boost growth (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The booming business of luxury grocery stores (WSJ)
• How Jeff Bezos brought down the Washington Post (The New Yorker)
• Canada's food price misery has company south of the border (TD)
• McDonald's says its value campaign is paying off (WSJ)
• From the archives (2009): Food fighter (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Kraft Heinz pauses plan to split into two companies (WSJ)
• Fibermaxxing is a diet trend even nutritionists can love (Bloomberg)
• Toys 'R' Us filling leaves a slew of creditors in its wake (Globe and Mail)
• The HBR interview with outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (HBR)
• Coca-Cola is sticking with its pricing plan, CEO says (WSJ)

Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Target to lay off 500 workers as new CEO shakes up leadership team (WSJ)
• Pizza supreme (Slate)
• Red Lobster CEO says seafood chain needs to get smaller (WSJ)
• What fast food's downturn in the US says about the economy (FT)
• Coca-Cola rises on higher volume, prices (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The Utah mom who got the world hooked on 'dirty soda' (WSJ)
• Tainted baby milk hits billionaire clan's empire (Bloomberg)
• Ferrero wants to conquer America's breakfast tables (Bloomberg)
• Kroger names Greg Foran as its next CEO (WSJ)
• Italian olive oil farmers say flood of imports is causing price collapse (FT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• 3G Capital: Built to own (Colossus)
• America has reached peak sauce, and some people won't leave home without it (Washington Post)
• New Nestle boss plots overhaul to reignite growth (FT)
• Hershey's outlook tops estimates on price hikes, new items (Bloomberg)
• Snack inflation is biting Canadians harder than Americans (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The expensive decision Walmart's CEO made that changed everything (WSJ)
• Why is there a martini on every menu right now (Bloomberg)
• How food delivery is reshaping mealtime (NYT)
• How specialty retail is getting its groove back (BCG)
• From the archives (2019): Uber Eats opens up about the future of food delivery in Canada (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Let them eat goo (NYT)
• Food and drink companies suffer as US shopper sentiment sinks (FT)
• Nestle adds Deutsche Bank for water business stake sale (Bloomberg)
• Walmart's new CEO asks workers to air paint points in first memo (Bloomberg)
• Target's new CEO acknowledges 'lack of trust' with shoppers (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The new key to restaurant success? A simple but clever model (NYT)
• MPs agree to fast-track GST credit bill through Commons (Globe and Mail)
• PepsiCo to cut prices for Doritos and other snacks (WSJ)
• What happened to hype brands (FT)
• Walmart joins tech giants with $1 trillion market valuation (NYT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Fixing strategy (Medium)
• Lululemon blames customers again after see-through leggings fiasco (Bloomberg)
• America's convenience store conundrum (The Atlantic)
• With generic Ozempic coming to Canada, the race is on (Globe and Mail)
• Nestle's chief is in turnaround mode. He drinks eight cups of coffee a day (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Can department stores be fun again (NYT)
• Saks has to look luxury to sell luxury (Bloomberg)
• How chatbots might reshape retail (FT)
• Walmart's new CEO takes over with $1 trillion valuation within reach (Bloomberg)
• So long, frozen juice from concentrate. The once-popular canned drink leaves shelves this year (CBC)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Amazon to lay off around 16,000 corporate employees (WSJ)
• Amazon still doesn't understand brick-and-mortar retail (Bloomberg)
• Ocado's Canadian partner closes warehouse in fresh setback (Bloomberg)
• Costco is sued over preservatives in its $5 rotisserie chicken (NYT)
• From the archives (2018): The British future of grocery e-commerce is coming to Canada (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Goodwill thrives as Americans stretch their wallets (NYT)
• Americans travel the world only to end up at Costco (WSJ)
• How food inflation is making Canadians miserable (Globe and Mail)
• How the world's largest franchise restaurant operator uses AI (McKinsey)
• Starbucks says turnaround 'ahead of schedule' as sales rebound (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Amazon to shut down all Amazon Go and Amazon Frsh stores (WSJ)
• Carney unveils hike to GST credit, other measures targeting affordability (Globe and Mail)
• Daniel Kretinsky launches 'friendly' takeover bid for Fnac Darty (FT)
• BMO to replace Air Miles with Blue Rewards as Shell leaves program for Scene+ (Globe and Mail)
• What Starbucks CEO says has changed, and what he says is next on his list (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Becoming an effective strategy-led CEO advisor (Medium)
• As grocery prices soar, this German grocery store is conquering America (Washington Post)
• How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood (CBC)
• Nestle's new baby formula woes challenge CEO's revamp plan (Bloomberg)
• AI tries product development (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Gen Z rejects 'radioactive' diet sodas for zero sugar ones (Bloomberg)
• The government wants you to kick your diet soda habit (WSJ)
• Berkshire Hathaway considers selling $7.7B stake in Kraft Heinz (FT)
• Multiple Toys 'R' Us locations are closing, landlords say they are owed unpaid rent (Globe and Mail)
• P&G rises following assurances U.S. sales are bouncing back (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment overhaul (FT)
• The Americans who are going a whole month without buying anything (WSJ)
• P&G rises following assurances US sales are bouncing back (Bloomberg)
• Smithfield Foods to buy Nathan's Famous (WSJ)
• From the archives (2009): Closing the book on Gourmet (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Can a $1,699 Espresso machine help Walmart challenge Amazon (WSJ)
• Grocery prices are high, and economic morale is low (CBC)
• Amazon joins the big-box league with its largest-ever store (WSJ)
• Red Bull boosts can sales at fastest pace since pandemic (Bloomberg)
• Can water sommeliers convince us to pay more for premium H2O (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The grocery store at the center of San Francisco's latest housing battle (WSJ)
• Why the world has started stockpiling food again (FT)
• Drinks maker left with lake of unsold spirits as demand drops (FT)
• After Saks's collapse - a bitter rift with Amazon (WSJ)
• Walmart expands its gear selection in bid to lure musicians (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Heroic modes and strategy (Medium)
• Humble Hershey's gets a marketing makeover (WSJ)
• There are 29,000 people on a waitlist for beans - and it's not for the fiber (WSJ)
• Florida heads for smallest orange crop in nearly a century (Bloomberg)
• Cocoa gets cheaper but chocolate makers still holding back (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The impact of AI in retail merchandising (McKinsey)
• Walmart names new U.S. chief, group heads ahead of CEO change (Bloomberg)
• Beyond Meat tests protein beverage in bid for much-needed growth (WSJ)
• Consumers are feeling squeezed. Here's how CPG companies can adapt (BCG)
• Sauce of deals? Century-old Japanese brand gets taste for M&A (FT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Inside the mad dash to save Saks, America's last luxury retailer (WSJ)
• What does the Saks bankruptcy mean for customers (NYT)
• Bargain grocer Aldi seizes the moment in an era of higher prices (Washington Post)
• Manitoba won't increase the price of 1L cartons of milk: premier (CBC)
• From the archives (2004): Consider the lobster (Gourmet)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The reinvention of America's shopping malls (FT)
• How the MAHA era is changing grocery aisles (WSJ)
• Saks files for bankruptcy as department stores fight for survival (NYT)
• McDonald's lowering value meal prices as cash-strapped customers cut back (Globe and Mail)
• Google bets on AI-based shopping with new AI agents for retailers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Gourmet Magazine is back It's not exactly sanctioned (NYT)
• Former Neiman Marcus chief is picked to lead Saks through bankruptcy (WSJ)
• Shopify embraces agentic AI with Google, Microsoft partnerships (Globe and Mail)
• Daily Bread to cut off Scarborough food bank after reporting financial concerns to police (CBC)
• Ozempic users actually spend more dining out. Smart restaurants are adapting (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Strategy and opportunistic holdup (Medium)
• Target's stores become an ICE battleground in hometown Minneapolis (WSJ)
• Amazon is planning Walmart-style big-box store near Chicago (Bloomberg)
• Lululemon sees quarterly profit at high end after strong holiday sales (WSJ)
• Walmart expanding drone delivery to hundreds more stores (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Eric Schlosser: We still live in a fast food nation (The Guardian)
• Do you want your food made by an AI robot (Bloomberg)
• Saks closes in on bankruptcy financing package (WSJ)
• Singapore opens world's tallest vertical farm (WSJ)
• Rise of AI chatbots for online shopping boosts analyst hopes for Shopify's growth (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The curious cult of Aldi (Bloomberg)
• Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge (Bloomberg)
• Can we save wine from wildfires (The New Yorker)
• Morgan Housel: A few things I'm pretty sure about (Collaborative Fund)
• From the archives (2012): The $1.6 billion grocery flop: Tesco poised to quit the U.S. (WSJ)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Top US egg producer says avian flu still 'extremely strong' (Bloomberg)
• Albertsons narrows full year forecast as Medicare pricing changes take effect (WSJ)
• Ikea to close seven stores in China as part of new focus on smaller outlets (WSJ)
• Why every decent restaurant has a product in the grocery store now (Bloomberg)
• RFK-Jr backed dietary guidelines say to avoid processed food, double protein (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Ikea battles Amazon and Temu as market shifts bring pain (Bloomberg)
• America is falling out of love with pizza (WSJ)
• Claire's enters UK insolvency as Modella blames high street pain (Bloomberg)
• AB InBev buys back $3 billion stake in U.S. metal container facility to boost supply security(WSJ)
• Ford vows to ban Crown Royal from LCBO after plant shutdown (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The hidden where-to-play element in strategy (Medium)
• Green toothpaste tubes and the new antitrust battleground (Bloomberg)
• Luxury discounting on the rise after years of price increases bite (FT)
• How a $3 grocery bag become an international status symbol (WSJ)
• Dutch Bros is out-Starbucksing its rivals with the sugariest drinks (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The cult of Costco (The Atlantic)
• 2025 was the year of the rotisserie chicken (NYT)
• How Japanese scallops became a pawn in diplomatic tensions with China (NYT)
• How Kraft Heinz lost its lock on mac and cheese - and American shoppers (WSJ)
• Saks CEO steps down ahead of expected bankruptcy filing (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The Nordic diet can help you sleep better and live longer (National Geographic)
• How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canadians to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky (CBC)
• Ocado ends exclusivity terms after setbacks to Kroger deal (Bloomberg)
• Fast fashion, delivery apps tap India's next billion customers (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (1993): Starbucks to taste New York at last (NYT)