Stephan's Friday Picks

• How 'Cage-Free' hens live (NYT)
• Why grocery stores are pushing packaged foods to the perimeter (Canadian Grocer)
• Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace (WaPo)
• Tesco fires opening salvo at Sainsbury's in Christmas toy battle (Bloomberg)
• Aldi is fixing a major weakness and coming straight for Whole Foods (Business Insider)
• Alibaba launches 'Singles Day' promotions three weeks early (Retail Dive)