Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Loblaw to cut prices at Shoppers Drug Mart as customers pull back (Globe and Mail)
• 7-Eleven owner receives buyout offer from founder's son (WSJ)
• Amazon launches online digital storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu (Globe and Mail)
• The case for wine with less alcohol - and fewer calories (WSJ)
• Canada's government intervenes to end port shutdowns (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The secret world of Aldi Australia (The Guardian)
• The state of fashion 2025 (McKinsey)
• Alcohol brands tap the art world to woo younger drinkers (NYT)
• Amazon targets delivery operations in bid for bigger grocery business (WSJ)
• Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds'. Just don't ask them to say for which products (AP)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• For retailers, unlocking the mysteries of cost (BCG)
• The hottest beer in America doesn't have alcohol (WSJ)
• Roger Martin on the relevance of management models (Roland Berger)
• Ottawa's bid to woo a foreign grocer is a nothingburger (Globe and Mail)
• Costco's longtime finance chief and its 'voice to Wall Street' is stepping down (WSJ)