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 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 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)
