Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How an $11 billion beauty company built a suburban empire (Bloomberg)
• Discount grocery stores gaining momentum in Quebec (CBC)
• Some Canadian shoppers have switched back to U.S products, Loblaw CEO says (Globe and Mail)
• Why Build-a-Bear has been on a Nvidia-like run (Bloomberg)
• Amazon's new Echo show design is overshadowed by need for more video (Bloomberg)