Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The state of the sporting goods industry (McKinsey)
• Beyond Meat's PepsiCo tie-up revives animal spirits (Bloomberg)
• Television makers are pitting rival technologies against each other (The Economist)
• Beauty retailer L'Occitane files for Chapter 11 (Retail Dive)
• Belk files for Chapter 11 bankuptcy, Sycamore Partners to take control (CNBC)