Stephan's Monday Picks

• 7-Eleven owner considers going private in Japan's biggest $58 billion buyout (Bloomberg)
• The 25 most influential cookbooks over the last 100 years (NYT)
• Amazon Haul is an omen (The Atlantic)
• Returns are a headache. More retailers are saying 'just keep it' (NYT)
• FedEx's new CEO is charting his own path - in the Smith family's shadow (Bloomberg)