Stephan's Monday Picks

• Eric Schlosser: We still live in a fast food nation (The Guardian)
• Do you want your food made by an AI robot (Bloomberg)
• Saks closes in on bankruptcy financing package (WSJ)
• Singapore opens world's tallest vertical farm (WSJ)
• Rise of AI chatbots for online shopping boosts analyst hopes for Shopify's growth (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The curious cult of Aldi (Bloomberg)
• Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge (Bloomberg)
• Can we save wine from wildfires (The New Yorker)
• Morgan Housel: A few things I'm pretty sure about (Collaborative Fund)
• From the archives (2012): The $1.6 billion grocery flop: Tesco poised to quit the U.S. (WSJ)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Top US egg producer says avian flu still 'extremely strong' (Bloomberg)
• Albertsons narrows full year forecast as Medicare pricing changes take effect (WSJ)
• Ikea to close seven stores in China as part of new focus on smaller outlets (WSJ)
• Why every decent restaurant has a product in the grocery store now (Bloomberg)
• RFK-Jr backed dietary guidelines say to avoid processed food, double protein (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Ikea battles Amazon and Temu as market shifts bring pain (Bloomberg)
• America is falling out of love with pizza (WSJ)
• Claire's enters UK insolvency as Modella blames high street pain (Bloomberg)
• AB InBev buys back $3 billion stake in U.S. metal container facility to boost supply security(WSJ)
• Ford vows to ban Crown Royal from LCBO after plant shutdown (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The hidden where-to-play element in strategy (Medium)
• Green toothpaste tubes and the new antitrust battleground (Bloomberg)
• Luxury discounting on the rise after years of price increases bite (FT)
• How a $3 grocery bag become an international status symbol (WSJ)
• Dutch Bros is out-Starbucksing its rivals with the sugariest drinks (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The cult of Costco (The Atlantic)
• 2025 was the year of the rotisserie chicken (NYT)
• How Japanese scallops became a pawn in diplomatic tensions with China (NYT)
• How Kraft Heinz lost its lock on mac and cheese - and American shoppers (WSJ)
• Saks CEO steps down ahead of expected bankruptcy filing (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The Nordic diet can help you sleep better and live longer (National Geographic)
• How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canadians to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky (CBC)
• Ocado ends exclusivity terms after setbacks to Kroger deal (Bloomberg)
• Fast fashion, delivery apps tap India's next billion customers (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (1993): Starbucks to taste New York at last (NYT)