Stephan's Friday Picks

• L'Occitane's boss in advanced talks on $6.5 billion buyout (Bloomberg)
• Metro reports jump in sales, profit as Toronto-area strike continues (Globe and Mail)
• A few stories about decisions (Collaborative Fund)
• Canadian Tire reports profit, revenue drop in quarter, withdraws three-year forecast (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2010): Loblaw COO leaves to head British grocer (CBC)