Tuesday, 21 February 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Decoding the strategy choice cascade (Medium)
  • Tim Hortons parent RBI replacing CEO (Globe and Mail)
  • Sandwich chain Subway is exploring a sale (CNBC)
  • Nestle sells fewer products after increasing prices (FT)
  • Canadian Tire sales flat as inflation-weary consumers spend on essentials but cut back elsewhere (Globe and Mail)

Friday, 17 February 2023

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Inflation has come to your pets' high-end food and toys (WSJ)
  • Indigo outage nears one-week mark (Globe and Mail)
  • Container shipping costs plunge as consumer spending declines (FT)
  • How Bed Bath & Beyond avoided bankruptcy (WSJ)
  • From the archives (1991): Pattison pushes into the United States (Maclean's)

Thursday, 16 February 2023

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Amazon's chief vows to 'go big' on physical stores (FT)
  • Walmart to close three tech hubs, tells staff to return to offices (WSJ)
  • That wine you can't get enough of? These guys probably discovered it (WSJ)
  • Why are layoffs contagious (The Atlantic)
  • Visit Florida for the sun, the surf, ... and the food (WSJ)

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Can this man turn Amazon around (FT)
  • Amazon's changes at Zappos slowly dismantle Tony Hsieh's legacy (WSJ)
  • Instacart answering fewer questions than ever about puzzling drop in shoppers pay (CBC)
  • Lab-grown meat has bigger challenges than the FDA (Bloomberg)
  • Toronto's Cookin raises $17-million to build online delivery market for home-cooked meals (Globe and Mail)

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Unclogging your decision factory (Medium)
  • Tensions ramp up at Tim Hortons as franchisees voice concerns about profitability amid inflation (Globe and Mail) 
  • Big brands keep raising prices, with limited shopper resistance (NYT)
  • Five trends in China that meat executives must grasp (McKinsey)
  • When did hospitality get so hostile (NYT)

Monday, 13 February 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Canadian hiring surges in January, forcing rethink of interest rates (Globe and Mail)
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Canada going out of business, closing 54 stores (CBC)
  • Louis Vuitton's formula for world domination (WSJ)
  • Caviar as a cheaper snack, served on Doritos and cheese steaks (NYT)
  • The death of the smart shopper (The Atlantic)

Friday, 10 February 2023

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Harnessing innovation in sustainable foods (BCG)
  • China's bid to improve food production? Giant towers of pigs (NYT)
  • Consumers care about sustainability - and back it up with their wallets (McKinsey)
  • The last mustard maker in Dijon (Gastro Obscura)
  • From the archives (1986): The spread of the megastore (Maclean's)