Stephan's Friday Picks

• Aldi's passionate, cultlike following fuels its rapid expansion plan (NYT)
• Shopify again becomes Canada's most valuable company after big second quarter (Globe and Mail)
• Canadian Tire sales grow in second quarter, profit down (Globe and Mail)
• McDonald's sales return to growth, pushed by promotions (NYT)
• From the archives (2009): Aldi looks to the U.S. for growth (WSJ)