Stephan's Friday Picks

• Colorado sues to stop $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger (Reuters)
• Roark said to weigh IPO of Dunkin' owner Inspire Brands (Bloomberg)
• The spend, spend, spend strategy behind Temu's rapid ascent in America (WSJ)
• Canadian Tire profit falls nearly 68% as consumers remain wary amid uncertain economy (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2013): Kroger buys rival grocer Harris Teeter, citing potential for growth (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Anthony Albanese announces year-long investigation into Australian supermarket prices (The Guardian)
• Shein backers offer to sell at 30% discount as IPO prospects dim (Bloomberg)
• The curious history of Pac-Man snacks (The Guardian)
• Does negative advertising pay off for consumer brands (WSJ)
• From the archives (2013): Michael Mauboussin: Measuring the moat (Credit Suisse)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• JAB's Panera Brands files confidential IPO paperwork (FT)
• No more dry burgers: McDonald's overhauls its biggest item (WSJ)
• Unpacking the real source of rising food prices (CD Howe Institute)
• He never thought he'd rely on food hampers. But he's one of the growing number of people who do (CBC)
• The annoying - and hard to solve - problem of stolen packages (Vox)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Amazon dedicates team to train ambitious AI model codenamed 'Olympus' (Reuters)
• Indigo reports $22.4 million second quarter loss as consumers pull back (Globe and Mail)
• Shein targets up to $90 billion valuation in US IPO (Bloomberg)
• How Germany got hooked on Canadian maple syrup (Globe and Mail)
• Aldi and Lidl are now just as middle class as other UK grocers (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Trudeau announces new measures to deal with housing, grocery prices (CBC)
• Instacart was all about grocery delivery. No longer (NYT)
• BioSteel files for bankruptcy protection, parent company Canopy Growth looking for new buyer (Globe and Mail)
• France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs (BBC)
• Instacart's grocery partnerships are no free lunch (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Retailers pull back on clogged supply chains (Globe and Mail)
• Swedish supermarket ICA to go private at $12.5 billion valuation (Bloomberg)
• Panera Bread set to return to public market (WSJ)
• How Big Data turned graph theory into new dimensions (Wired)
• DoorDash to acquire food delivery company Wolt for $8 billion (Tech Crunch)