Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The rise of Japan's loyalty point influencers (Rest of World)
• Chewy to expand pet products, explores monetizing telehealth services (WSJ)
• Uber and DoorDash to add surcharges to cover worker benefits (FT)
• Here's why it might be too late to order your holiday gifts online (CNBC)
• On the glory days of the great American trade paperback (Literary Hub)