Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• MEC to be acquired by private U.S. investment firm (CBC)
• Stop over-engineering people management (HBR)
• Hao Noodle's Zhu Rong on reopening in China and New York (Grub Street)
• Amazon's relentless growth means more hiring, more offices (WSJ)
• Loblaw moves back into banking three years after cutting ties with CIBC (Globe and Mail)