Stephan's Monday Picks

• Why are we living in the golden age of gut soda (NYT)
• Dollarama to buy Australia's largest discount retailer, The Reject Shop (Globe and Mail)
• Spaghetti science: What pasta reveals about the universe (BBC)
• Denmark considered U.S. one of its closest allies. Now many Danes are refusing to buy American (CBC)
• What Canada's 300% tariff on dairy actually means (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Unlocking Canada's superpower potential (FT)
• Hudson's Bay lenders should not be given control over restructuring, landlords argue (Globe and Mail)
• Peppercorns are the hottest thing on menus across America (Bloomberg)
• There are two kinds of credit cards (The Atlantic)
• From the archives (2008): Metro to dump A&P, Dominion names (CBC)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion (NYT)
• Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers will get no severance (CBC)
• Kroger fights Albertsons suit over failed $24.6 billion deal (Bloomberg)
• Couche-Tard sees strong interest in U.S. stores for Seven & i deal (Bloomberg)
• Coca-Cola sites were among secret targets of EU antitrust raids (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• America is done pretending about meat (The Atlantic)
• The surprising good news for mall owners: Forever 21's bankruptcy (WSJ)
• Morrisons to close 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores (BBC)
• OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report, March 2025 (OECD)
• 7-Eleven parent says Couche-Tard is understating potential antitrust risks (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Will artificial intelligence eradicate practitioners of strategy (Medium)
• Why shoppers abroad are boycotting U.S. goods (NYT)
• DoorDash announces 'buy now, pay later' partnership with Klarna (NYT)
• Thousands of Hudson's Bay employees facing layoffs with company set to liquidate stores (Globe and Mail)
• Fast-er food: A productivity surge at U.S. restaurants (NPR)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The Bay's downfall ensnares vendors, suppliers (Globe and Mail)
• Instant coffee is a hit with Gen Z customers looking to cut costs (Bloomberg)
• Coles, Woolworths have little reason to compete: inquiry (Bloomberg)
• Consumers, retailers change tack to counter tariff stresses (WSJ)
• AI will soon take your order at Taco Bell and Pizza Hut (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Ben & Jerry's accuses parent company Unilever of firing its CEO for political reasons (NYT)
• Are we in an omakase bubble (Globe and Mail)
• P&G takes lead in 95-year rivalry with Unilever (WSJ)
• Trump's 200% alcohol tariff threat shocks European drink firms (Bloomberg) 
• From the archives (2000): Unilever buys Ben & Jerry's, SlimFast, for over $2.5 billion (WSJ)