Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The surprising upside of expensive products that don't sell (HBR)
• Spirit Halloween rises from the dead. Again and again (NYT)
• Beer can battle: Inside a war over recycling in B.C. (Globe and Mail)
• End of an era as Unilever UK shareholders back unification plan (Reuters)
• Amazon's Prime Day steals rival's Black Friday spotlight (Bloomberg)