Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How nothingness became everything we wanted (NYT)
• Why $15 minimum wage is pretty safe (Noahpinion)
• Costco is testing curbside pickup (Grocery Dive)
• Subway can proceed with $210 million defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content (CBC)
• Couche-Tard gets a lesson in French politics as it mulls next move in bid for Carrefour (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• How Couche-Tard's ambitious plan for Carrefour got cut down (FT)
• Deliveroo funding round values firm at over $7 billion (Bloomberg)
• Pizza Hut hopes drop zones can help bring done delivery to fruition (WSJ)
• Personal shopping goes mainstream, and luxury retailers rejoice (Bloomberg)
• Carrefour is left to fight Aldi and Amazon alone (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: My business is too fast moving for strategy (Medium)
• Couche-Tard executives outline a plan that extends beyond convenience stores (Globe and Mail)
• What's ahead for work (WSJ)
• Dollarama stores fined for inadequate sanitary measures (CBC)
• Ontario to expand big-box retail blitz amid widespread rule violations (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Couche-Tard drops bid to take over Carrefour (CBC)
• Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 (Edelman)
• Marc Lore is leaving Walmart to build "a city of the future" (Vox)
• The honey detectives are closing in on China's shady syrup swindlers (Wired)
• The founders of Harry's got a $1.37 billion offer. But the FTC wasn't sold (Inc)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• Inside the booming business of relaxation beverages (The Verge)
• What TV remotes tell us about the power of streaming (Protocol)
• Welcome to the fake office commute (WSJ)
• France objects to Couche-Tard's $20 billion Carrefour bid (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (1986): Safeway buyout: A success story (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Couche Tard in talks to buy Carrefour for $20 billion (Bloomberg)
• Walmart to expand grocery delivery with smart cooler pilot (Reuters)
• A better way to lead large-scale change (McKinsey)
• Tyson, Pilgrim's agree to settle some price fixing claims (WSJ)
• Ontario vows 'inspection blitz' of crowded big-box stores (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Nine keys to becoming a future-ready company (McKinsey)
• The lies we tell during job interviews (WSJ)
• The pandemic tech boom is shaping our cities (FT)
• Loblaw's points economy for private health data follows Big Tech's playbook (Globe and Mail)
• Staples offers $2.1 billion cash to buy Office Depot parent (Reuters)