Stephan's Friday Picks

• The growing link between microbes, mood, and mental health (Knowable Magazine)
• No, that's not Tayler Swift peddling Le Creuset cookware (NYT)
• The Stanley water bottle craze, explained (Vox)
• Where the CEO of Walmart U.S turns for advice (WSJ)
• From the archives (2008): Wal-Mart chief offers a social manifesto (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• At 40, J. Crew shakes off a midlife crisis (NYT)
• \How Walmart is leveraging AI and automation to deliver faster (WSJ)
• How healthy is your gut microbiome (NYT)
• The juicy secrets behind food styling (NYT)
• From the archives (2020): Reviving agricultural innovation in seeds and crop protection (BCG)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Beyond Meat hires marketing executive, revamps retail strategy (WSJ)
• The link between food, our gut microbiome, and depression (Washington Post)
• Panera among restaurant companies look to test IPO demand (WSJ)
• Bernard Arnault is trying to head off a succession battle at LVMH (Bloomberg)
• Amazon is shutting down Fresh and Go stores as company cuts costs (CNBC)