Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The death of supply chain management (HBR)
• The new model for consumer goods (McKinsey)
• VCs serve up a large helping of cash to startups disrupting food (Tech Crunch)
• Holt Renfrew resizes strategy to focus on core markets, brands (Globe and Mail)
• Costco's new avocados will stay ripe for twice as long (Eater)