Stephan's Friday Picks

• Canada reports first annual population decline on record (Globe and Mail)
• Restaurants are struggling as Americans drink less (NYT)
• How Danone is reinventing FMCG operations (McKinsey)
• Looking for rotisserie chicken heaven? It's in Montreal (NYT)
• From the archives (2020): Nothing compares to yuzu (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Amazon wins court order blocking Perplexity AI shopping bots (Bloomberg)
• The suburb that won't sleep (NYT)
• In Canada's major cities, fertility rates are in steep decline. What happened? (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart-backed Flipkart said to plan to invite banks to pitch for IPO in April (Bloomberg)
• Campbell's cuts outlook as snack sales fall (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Canada reports its biggest ever population decline (Globe and Mail)
• Kraft Heinz picks new CEO ahead of split (WSJ)
• Pepsi worked to keep prices higher to protect Walmart, FTC found (WSJ)
• DoorDash brings grocery shopping to ChatGPT, rivaling Instacart (Bloomberg)
• General Mills says stressed shoppers buying more on sale (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Walmart adds home delivery for Ozempic, other refrigerated drugs (Bloomberg)
• Amazon plans to shut UK grocery stores (WSJ)
• Sushi is bigger than ever in America. Here's the reason (NYT)
• Population growth slows to near zero, driven by temporary resident outflow (Globe and Mail)
• U.S. targets Canadian mushroom growers with anti-dumping investigation (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Why rice is poised to survive better in a warming world (Bloomberg)
• What is a 'fridge cigarette' (NYT)
• Canada's population growth slows to a crawl after moves to curb immigration (Globe and Mail)
• Hudson's Bay to change its name, landlords express 'concern' over lease deal (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2011): Diet Coke wins battle in cola wars (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Hudson's Bay landlord RioCan calls CCAA filing 'disappointing', makes plans for any vacated space (Globe and Mail)
• Hudson's Bay heads back to court as talks with landlords, lenders progress (Globe and Mail)
• Couche-Tard looking at other global acquisition opportunities as pursuit of Seven & i inches forward (Globe and Mail)
• Hudson's Bay shoppers scramble for striped products as company seeks liquidation (Globe and Mail)
• Canada's temporary resident population declines for the first time in three years (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Families are shrinking as people have fewer children - or none at all (CBC)
• Boar's Head disaster shows the price of deregulation (Bloomberg)
• Behold dairy lobby's power, as Bloc holds Liberals hostage over supply management (Globe and Mail)
• How Bogg bags, the Crocs of totes, won over America's moms (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2017): The many failings of supply management are the government's problems, not the farmers' (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Nearly 1 in 10 people in B.C. are non-permanent residents (Globe and Mail)
• Taking on food emissions at their origin and consumption (NYT)
• Some 7-Eleven owners in Japan welcome foreign bid (Reuters)
• Couche-Tard's 'Cowboy Canadian' eyes his 7-Eleven prize, but the stakes are high (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2013): Canadian population passes 35 million (CBC)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Restaurant portions are about to get smaller. Are Americans ready? (NYT)
• Shein faces Italian antitrust scrutiny over environmental claims (WSJ)
• One bright spot amid the industry's gloom: Natural wine (NYT)
• How Hello Kitty took over the world (WSJ)
• Statistics Canada says the population grew 0.6% in the second quarter to 41,288,599 (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Fueling growth through moments of delight (McKinsey)
• Walmart earnings and July retail sales show consumers aren't quitting (WSJ)
• The British have finally learned to love peanut butter (NYT)
• On target: Our food and beverage journey (Target)
• From the archives (1974): Potential implications of trends in world population, food production, and climate (CIA)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The fight for AI talent (WSJ)
• Lidl US expands garden centre concept (Lidl)
• Kroger to close three Ocado fulfillment centres (Grocery Dive)
• Temporary residents jump to 2.7 million as Ottawa tries to curb migration (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (1992): Priced to go (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Larry Fink's 2024 Annual Chairman's Letter to Shareholders (BlackRock)
• Ontario College of Pharmacists seeks restrictions on exclusive deals with insurers (Globe and Mail)
• Visa and Mastercard agree to cap swipe fees in settlement (NYT)
• Lina Khan: America has a resiliency problem (Foreign Policy)
• With move to limit temporary workers, Ottawa is 'attacking the demand curve now' (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices (Washington Post)
• Amazon's new focus: Fending off rivals Temu and Shein (WSJ)
• Canada's population shock drives most of recent productivity declines (Globe and Mail)
• Unilever approaches private equity for its ice cream business (FT)
• From the archives (2000): Ben & Jerry's to Unilever, with attitude (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Newer Nordic: The next wave of Copenhagen's fine-dining revolution (FT)
• Is an all-meat diet what nature intended (The New Yorker)
• Shopping habits have shifted for good, says Aldi (BBC)
• Canada's population surges on 46% jump in temporary residents (Globe and Mail)
• Working at Dollar General is so horrible even the investors are concerned (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Balanced scorecard & Playing to Win (Medium)
• Cheaper than water. Retailers try to sell Bud Light (NYT)
• Canada welcomes largest number of immigrants in first quarter since at least 1972 (CBC)
• Retailers aren't abandoning downtowns because of crime (Bloomberg)
• How America's new favorite beer hammered the competition (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Sticking with strategy (Medium)
• As gig economy companies flee Europe, Getir is taking over (Wired)
• Canada's cities see immigration-driven population surge after pandemic lull (Globe and Mail)
• The 'buy-now, pay-later' bubble is about to burst (The Atlantic)
• Bed Bath & Beyond's collapse draws suitors for Buybuy Baby (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How the pandemic hollowed out America's biggest cities (Slate)
• Paypal CFO John Rainey leaving to join Walmart as CFO (WSJ)
• One or two days in the office is the 'sweet spot' of hybrid work (Bloomberg)
• Baby-formula shortages prompts rationing at Kroger, Target, CVS, and Walgreens (WSJ)
• From the archives (2019): Lean Cuisine's post-diet rebrand to wellness didn't really work (Vox)