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

• ICE raids have sent Latino shoppers into hiding and big brands are hurting (WSJ)
• An interview with Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao (NYT)
• Do US consumers care about sustainable packaging in 2025 (McKinsey)
• State of Beauty 2025 (McKinsey)
• Dollarama beats estimates with first quarter profit, sales growth (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Carrefour raises offer to take Brazilian grocery unit private (Bloomberg)
• As it seeks sale, Hudson's Bay mulls fate of trove of art, artifacts, including 1670 charter (Globe and Mail)
• Dollarama CEO expects trade war with U.S. to hit discount stores (Globe and Mail)
• Where will we eat when the middle class restaurant is gone (NYT)
• A Danish supermarket hits back against U.S. tariffs (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Why are we living in the golden age of gut soda (NYT)
• Dollarama to buy Australia's largest discount retailer, The Reject Shop (Globe and Mail)
• Spaghetti science: What pasta reveals about the universe (BBC)
• Denmark considered U.S. one of its closest allies. Now many Danes are refusing to buy American (CBC)
• What Canada's 300% tariff on dairy actually means (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• CEO of the year: All hail the almighty Dollarama (Globe and Mail)
• Why everybody is drinking Guinness (NYT)
• Amazon deliveries are slower in low-income D.C. zip codes, lawsuit says (Washington Post)
• Campbell's new chief inherits strengthened business, but big challenges loom (WSJ)
• From the archives (2012): How Dollarama turns chump change into billions (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Ms. Rachel's improbable journey from toddler whisperer to holiday toy story (NYT)
• How raw milk went from hippie to MAGA (The Intelligencer)
• How Amazon delivers packages within a day (NYT)
• Dollarama expedites growth plans to 2,200 stores by 2034 (Globe and Mail)
• European nongrocery retail: Transition and transformation (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Combining fresh with grocery convenience (Deloitte)
• Lidl boosts UK sales as Asda struggles (Bloomberg)
• A TikTok fad fills grocery stores with singles (NYT)
• Asian sunscreens are all the rage, so why can't you buy them in Canada (CBC)
• Dollarama sees rise in second-quarter profits, sales as customers hunt for deals (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Dollarama sees profit jump 20% in first quarter (Globe and Mail)
• Creating a data advantage in marketing (BCG)
• State of the consumer 2024 (McKinsey)
• The end of one-stop shopping (Axios)
• From the archives (2023): As dollar stores proliferate, some communities say no (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Women lead here - but why do so many of them leave (Globe and Mail)
• Another AI target: Food waste (NYT)
• A hit brands 'one size fits most' is dividing America's teens (WSJ)
• Dollarama reports 24% profit boost in fourth quarter, hikes dividend (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2021): The hog barons (Vox)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Bernard Arnault built a luxury empire on 'desirability'. Who will inherit it (NYT)
• Dollarama posts 27-per-cent profit gain, raises sales forecast as shoppers seek relief (Globe and Mail)
• UK pub chains adopt surge pricing for pints (NYT)
• I learned the Italian tomato sauce tradition so I could enjoy summer all year long (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2005): Federated agrees to acquire May for $11 billion (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Retailers are trying to fix their supply chain forecasts (WSJ)
• A Q&A with Pizza Pizza CEO Paul Goddard (Toronto Life)
• She was the Oppenheimer of Barbie. Her invention blew up (WSJ)
• The pandemic's job market myths (NYT)
• From the archives (2014): Dollarama can't escape the winter blues (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Retailers set higher bar for free shipping as delivery costs surge (WSJ)
• Amazon dangles deeper Prime Day discounts for stressed shoppers (Globe and Mail)
• It's never been a better time for vegan ice cream (NYT)
• What Burger King's new logo says about its strategy (WSJ)
• Dollarama chief financial officer J.P. Towner stepping down in coming months (Globe and Mail)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• FTC asks Kroger for more information on Albertsons deal (WSJ)
• Dollarama hikes sales forecast as high inflation drives shoppers to seek cheaper groceries, household goods (Globe and Mail)
• Secrets of the Christmas tree trade (Curbed)
• Black Friday status dims as sales in stores fall short (WSJ)
• From the archives (1995): Dwayne's world (Mother Jones)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: My business is too fast moving for strategy (Medium)
• Couche-Tard executives outline a plan that extends beyond convenience stores (Globe and Mail)
• What's ahead for work (WSJ)
• Dollarama stores fined for inadequate sanitary measures (CBC)
• Ontario to expand big-box retail blitz amid widespread rule violations (Globe and Mail)