Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Amazon wades into India's fast delivery battleground (FT)
• How America's biggest buffet chain cracked the math on all you can eat (WSJ)
• Competition Bureau concerned that grocery deals are being kept from Canadians (Competition Bureau)
• Walmart chief rules out personalized pricing as AI transforms retail (FT)
• A letter from our CEO (Walmart)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• At age 159, Canada is finally a power on the world stage (Globe and Mail)
• Carney lays out his vision for breaking Canada's reliance on the U.S. (NYT)
• 'What could possibly go right' review: The rise of a restaurant empire (WSJ)
• Why is Danny Meyer, the happy face of hospitality, serving up regrets (NYT)
• Sealing the deal: 10 takeaways from the Canada Investment Summit (RBC)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Small brands are outgrowing big CPG companies (BCG)
• It's raining boxes: Amazon deliveries overwhelm a Texas suburb (NYT)
• Japan fights its rivals to stop rivals from copying its flawless fruit (Bloomberg)
• Jersey Mike's bets hot sandwiches will sell in U.K.'s cold and rain (FT)
• Prices have skyrocketed in Russia's supermarkets. We have the receipts (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Inside the Carbone crew's decadent bid for world domination (GQ)
• 'Sugar Coated' review: The sweetest meal of the day (NYT)
• Global ube export ban threatens end of purple patch (FT)
• How do the latest Black Sea attacks affect global food security (CSIS)
• From the archives (2012): Check, please (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Kraft Heinz looks to replicate success of clean-label ketchup (Bloomberg)
• Lidl owner among suitors circling Tesco's European business (FT)
• Red Bull sponsorship surges yields best profit growth in years (Bloomberg)
• General Mills bets on new products, marketing to drive turnaround (WSJ)
• McDonald's bets on chicken to win back diners as beef prices soar (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• New weight-loss pills curb snacking less than GLP-1 shots (Bloomberg)
• US in talks to buy potash from Belarus at lower cost than what Canada charges, Trump says (Globe and Mail)
• New Zealand opposition vows to boost grocery sector competition (Bloomberg)
• Amazon drones overwhelm a Texas suburb (NYT)
• Amazon, Swiggy among firms facing India food regulator's action (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Carney promises sweeping economic legislation, fast pace this fall at caucus meeting (Globe and Mail)
• How to build a customer-back CPG company (BCG)
• A dozen ingredients show India's mounting food inflation risk (Bloomberg)
• Hot potatoes mean higher prices and shorter fries in Europe (Bloomberg)
• Trump seeks 'Made in USA' labels on beef as import rule angers ranchers (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Mark Carney has become the heir to CD Howe (Globe and Mail)
• The highest returning stock in the last 45 years is Home Depot (WSJ)
• Hating on polyester is back in fashion (Bloomberg)
• Russia seizes control over Nestle and Auchan operations (FT)
• For food companies, shifts from GLP-1s are hard to digest (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Amazon boosts minimum pay for U.S. full-time core operations staff to $20 / hour (WSJ)
• The three dreaded words no one wants to hear: What's for dinner (WSJ)
• McDonald's is planning on revamping its value strategy to revive US sales (Bloomberg)
• Senators ask FTC to probe Walmart and Amazon over bots 'Made in America' data (WSJ)
• From the archives (2015): McDonald's seeks its fast-food soul (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Driscoll's gave China its blueberries - then China swiped the secret to growing them (WSJ)
• Starbucks Snoopy cup resells for $200, showing the power of merch drops (Bloomberg)
• New Zealand dairy farmers face profit squeeze as El Nino looms (Bloomberg)
• Alberta separation could cost up to $170 billion over five years, report estimates (Globe and Mail)
• Dollarama raises sales-growth forecast as shoppers tighten their wallets (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Canada Investment Summit Prospectus (Government of Canada)
• Carney government introduces mega-deduction tax measure to spur more investment (CBC)
• The prices of diesel is skyrocketing. Here's why Canadians may soon feel it in the grocery store (CBC)
• Want a Gucci handbag? Head to TJ Maxx (Bloomberg)
• Cereal has strayed too far (The Atlantic)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The logic of strategy arguments (Substack)
• Mark Carney seeks $1 trillion in investment amid US trade strains (Bloomberg)
• They built the world's biggest fast food chain with the Dollar General playbook (WSJ)
• Canadian agri-food industry gets $1B federal funding boost for domestic production projects (CBC)
• Inflation holds steady at 3% in August as gas and food price-growth slows (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Primark to start home delivery as sales fall ahead of split (Bloomberg)
• The perfect saleswomen behind Aritzia's success (WSJ)
• Kroger cuts sales forecast as grocery competition intensifies (Bloomberg)
• How to lure the spendy and the thrifty? Bring on the barbell (NYT)
• From Campbell's to Conagra, food makers warn of inflation (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Walmart extends restaurant delivery with Papa John's deal (Bloomberg)
• The rise of organized crime at retail stores (Bloomberg)
• It's getting harder to return things - and it's making shoppers mad (WSJ)
• Macy's bets on pricier products to win wealthy shoppers (WSJ)
• From the archives (2021): San Francisco's shoplifting surge (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Inside PepsiCo's battle to remake Gatorade for the Kennedy era (FT)
• New Lululemon CEO faces compounding pressures as she takes over top job (Globe and Mail)
• France champagne output set to halve on heat waves and drought (Bloomberg)
• The scourge of A.1 (The New Yorker)
• Inside John Lewis' secret turnaround plan (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Two provinces seek a billion-dollar investment to make Canadian food easier to move, cheaper to access (Globe and Mail)
• A crisis of authenticity: The truth about food influencers (The Guardian)
• Major food companies allege US sugar producers colluded on price (Bloomberg)
• Trump signs order to ban some Canadian products from U.S. market (WSJ)
• Aperol's maker bets Americans are ready for a pinker, sweeter, spritz (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• It's the hottest brand of the summer - and it's popping up everywhere (WSJ)
• The next generation of drinkers is breaking up with bubbly booze (Bloomberg)
• France's sacred food culture faces existential crisis (Bloomberg)
• Schwartz's deli in Montreal opts for local black cherry soda as US tariffs bite (Globe and Mail)
• Starbucks refreshed its menu. Chai fans are losing their minds (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Mac and cheese disruptor Goodles to be acquired by Barilla (WSJ)
• America's next major grocery shock is coming (Axios)
• Food security under pressure (JP Morgan)
• The online shopping trend where you buy nothing (Rest of World)
• From the archives (2024): Ina Garten and the age of abundance (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Amazon's 'secret' ad pricing system worked, according to the FTC (WSJ)
• Matt Levine: Amazon charged the first price (Bloomberg)
• Ikea cuts prices in Europe by $1.2 billion to counter cost of living crisis (FT)
• Norway vs the world's favourite chicken (FT)
• Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons launch loyalty partnership allow Triangle members to earn points on select purchases (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• GLP-1 sales in Canada on pace to set a new record this year (Globe and Mail)
• How Aperol built a $900 million global brand around the spritz (WSJ)
• Don't count Shein out just yet (WSJ)
• Chobani plans milk expansion with $1.2 billion investment (Bloomberg)
• The man who built Europe's chicken factory (FT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The cult $4.99 chicken defying inflation (FT)
• The church of Raising Cane's (Slate)
• Retailers want AI to solve online shopping's biggest problem (Bloomberg)
• Asda recovery remains elusive with ninth straight quarterly sales drop (Bloomberg)
• Companies including Walmart plow tariff refunds into price cuts, appealing to stretched customers (WSJ)