Stephan's Friday Picks

• A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued (Washington Post)
• The State of Fashion 2024 (McKinsey)
• How mortadella went from cold cut to hot item (NYT)
• The 'lipstick' index and the strength of beauty retail amid inflation (CBC)
• From the archives (2020): Why the Restoration Hardware catalog won't die (The Atlantic)