Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Ambani's cola war with Coke, Pepsi spurs fridge bonanza in India (Bloomberg)
• Potato chip bags are going black and white because of the Iran war (WSJ)
• Retailers are making expensive bets that shoppers still want to go to stores (NYT)
• Dunkin' returns to Canada after ten years, with plans for hundreds of locations (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart lays off or relocates 1,000 workers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• How Swig turned dirty soda into a national obsession (Bloomberg)
• Luckin coffee backer Centurium is said to be in advanced talks for Blue Bottle (Bloomberg)
• Iran conflict sparks global rush for critical fertilizers (Bloomberg)
• Why dinner never gets easier (The Atlantic)
• War in the Middle East threatens global food production (WSJ)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The Syrian family that rebuilt a chocolate empire in Nova Scotia (NYT)
• Aldi sales soar as UK shoppers battle record inflation (CNN)
• Google and Meta's advertising dominance fades as TikTok, streamers emerge (WSJ)
• Shopify tells employees to just say no to meetings (Bloomberg)
• How Russia's war on Ukraine is worsening global starvation (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Five myths about retail media (McKinsey)
• The war in Ukraine and the rush to feed the world (BCG)
• Predicting the future of food (Bon Appetit)
• As high inflation lingers, retailers brace for a tapped out consumer (Globe and Mail)
• A plea from German brewers: Bring back your empties (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The war in Ukraine is fueling a global food crisis (Reuters)
• Now there's a sriracha shortage and chili-heads are up in arms (Bloomberg)
• Beyond the distribution center (McKinsey)
• Rising prices are affecting the ability to meet day-to-day expenses for most Canadians (Statistics Canada)
• From the archives (2000): A founding free spirit returns to re-energize The Home Depot (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Exploiting analogy (Medium)
• Asda faces legal wrangle with Waitrose over Just Essentials range (The Guardian)
• Fashion retailers race to become ad giants (BoF)
• Canada's grocers remove Russian products from shelves (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart stops selling cigarettes in some stores (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Amazon is turning grocery picking gig workers into Whole Foods employees (CNBC)
• Making Ukrainian pierogi roots me to my family tree (Washington Post)
• The gold rush for India's superapp (Fortune)
• McCain foods halts plans for Russia plant (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (1976): Entenmann's keeps focus on quality (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• New Zealand supermarkets given three years to boost competition (Bloomberg)
• How war in Ukraine drives up inflation at U.S. farms and supermarkets (WSJ)
• Kohl's plans to open smaller shops and aims to make Sephora a $2 billion business (CNBC)
• Lululemon, which grew rapidly in pandemic, will soon offer shoes (NYT)
• Amazon acquires Veeqo, a startup that helps companies manage their business online (CNBC)