Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Magnum's mini ice creams ease fears of weight-loss drugs (FT)
• ACCC vs Woolworths may have exposed the 'magic' of supermarket discounts - but how will it change the way we shop (The Guardian)
• Lululemon's new CEO is already on the hot seat - and she hasn't even started yet (WSJ)
• Two NJ malls separated by just four miles - and very different fates (Bloomberg)
• Tesco argues equal pay claim disregards 'economic reality' (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Woolworths, Coles face $511 million hit after underpaying staff (Bloomberg)
• Patagonia changed the apparel business. Can it change food too (NYT)
• PepsiCo CEO's tall order: Win over investor calling for strategy reset (WSJ)
• New 'Got Milk' campaign tries to build on dairy milk comeback (WSJ)
• Walmart to open shops in in South Africa in push to win locals (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• What declining cardboard box sales tells us about the U.S. economy (Bloomberg)
• Online shopping may never be the same (The Atlantic)
• Here's what happens when you round up farmworkers (NYT)
• Woolworths struggles to win back 'price trust' from customers (The Guardian)
• Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire Peet's in $18 billion deal (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Hudson's Bay to choose a new owner in the next two to three weeks, court told (Globe and Mail)
• Woolworths is cutting prices. Expect more supermarket competition but not an all-out price war (The Guardian)
• Why America's 'beautiful beef' is a sore point for Europe (NYT)
• The new way bosses talk about workers (WSJ)
• Buying misfit fruits and vegetables can help reduce your grocery bill. And there's an app for that (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Hudson's Bay to begin clearance at six stores originally left out of liquidation (Globe and Mail)
• Nestle sales get boost from coffee, chocolate price hikes (WSJ)
• Starbucks opens its first 3D-printed store. Is it cheaper than the real thing (Fast Company)
• Unilever confident for 2025 amid turnaround plan, ice cream spinoff (WSJ)
• From the archives (2008): Woolworths: The rise and fall of a department store empire (The Guardian)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The Bay's downfall ensnares vendors, suppliers (Globe and Mail)
• Instant coffee is a hit with Gen Z customers looking to cut costs (Bloomberg)
• Coles, Woolworths have little reason to compete: inquiry (Bloomberg)
• Consumers, retailers change tack to counter tariff stresses (WSJ)
• AI will soon take your order at Taco Bell and Pizza Hut (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Inside the colorful, cultish world of Nerds gummy clusters (NYT)
• Amazon reportedly sets out ultra-low pricing plans for Temu rival store (Globe and Mail)
• Is the Kindle Colorsoft too late? Amazon reveals what took so long to catch up (Wired)
• Big Food is learning to love weight-loss drugs (WSJ)
• Woolworths cuts expectations for Australian food earnings (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Overcoming the integrative strategy challenge (Medium)
• Ontario grocery store operators raise concerns about requirement to take back empty alcohol containers (Globe and Mail)
• Shaking the wild banana (NYT)
• Australia supermarkets sued over fake discount claims (BBC)
• Tesco's Aldi price-matched items are not like-for-like, report says (The Guardian)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Canada's inflation rate fell to 2.9%. Here's what happens next (Globe and Mail)
• Will food prices stop rising quickly? Many companies say yes (NYT)
• We've never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change (MIT Technology Review)
• Woolworths grocery business quits amid price gouging claims (BBC)
• Walmart eases supplier delivery demands as stocking pressures recede (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• New Zealand considers breaking up grocery duopoly (The Guardian)
• Michelle Gass of Kohl's on shifting from survival to growth (McKinsey)
• We're Ben and Jerry. Men of ice cream. Men of principle (NYT)
• The Chobani story (Neckar's Notes)
• From the archives (2010): Gillette's latest innovation in razors: The 11-cent blade (WSJ)