Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Scientists and farmers race to save the world's banana supply (Bloomberg)
• Fast fashion giant Shein files to go public (WSJ)
• Americans love avocados. It's killing Mexico's forests (NYT)
• Scientists are turning basically everything into gluten-free pasta (The Atlantic)
• E-commerce stocks rally after Black Friday shoppers spend record online (CNBC)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The Estee Lauder family built a beauty empire. A succession rift threatens it (WSJ)
• Nitrogen wars: The Dutch farmers' revolt that turned a nation upside down (The Guardian)
• At McDonald's, a growing appetite for fashion (NYT)
• No Frills reaches deal with Unifor workers to avert strike at 17 Ontario stores (Globe and Mail)
• Bargain hunters set to drive record Black Friday (BCG)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• FTC asks Kroger for more information on Albertsons deal (WSJ)
• Dollarama hikes sales forecast as high inflation drives shoppers to seek cheaper groceries, household goods (Globe and Mail)
• Secrets of the Christmas tree trade (Curbed)
• Black Friday status dims as sales in stores fall short (WSJ)
• From the archives (1995): Dwayne's world (Mother Jones)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• How retailers are reshaping the advertising industry (FT)
• Is wine fake (Asterisk)
• Black Friday deals are extra good this year as retailers look to draw down inventory before end of holiday season (Globe and Mail)
• Bed Bath & Beyond struggles to keep its stores stocked (WSJ)
• From the archives (2014): The capitalist's dilemma (HBR)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Presenting about data to your board: 6 tips from experts (MIT Sloan)
• Howard Schultz's fight to stop a barista uprising (Washington Post)
• Retailers kick off Black Friday in October again, this time with too much stuff (WSJ)
• Are reward points over, now that retailers can charge credit card transaction fees (Globe and Mail)
• Kroger to buy Albertsons in $24.6 billion deal (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The death of the department store and the American middle class (Vox)
• 'Bleak Friday' for stores as pandemic pushes holiday shopping online (NYT)
• Philip Green loses battle to retail of 21st century (Bloomberg)
• Kohl's to open 850 Sephora beauty shops in its stores by 2023 (CNBC)
• Debenhams collapse deals another blow to struggling UK retail sector (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Agriculture ministers to examine grocery retailers' fees charged to suppliers (Globe and Mail)
• What transporting ice cream across the country teaches us about vaccine logistics (CBC)
• Black Friday hints at chaotic shopping period to come (Globe and Mail)
• HBC's big plan to survive Covid may be to go small (CBC)
• Shoppers who shun credit cards will still borrow $20 for candy (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Chipotle CEO on Coronavirus, online ordering, and delivery (Bloomberg)
• World isn't meeting biodiversity goals, UN report says (Globe and Mail)
• PepsiCo to launch drink to aid sleep as consumers struggle with stress (CNBC)
• How retailers should prepare for a weird COVID-19 Black Friday (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2016): Canadian Tire ousts CEO, reinstates predecessor in surprise move (Globe and Mail)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The great promise of China (NYT)
• What Amazon's Black Friday is like for workers (Vox)
• Loblaws cranks up self-checkout with app that scans items while you shop (CBC)
• Checking out New York's online grocery stores (WSJ)
• How restaurants use data to capture competitive advantage (BCG)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Commercial excellence in China: Lessons from top CPG companies (McKinsey)
• Bangladesh fights for future of its garment industry (Nikkei Asian Review)
• The slow, painful death of mass-market goods (Ad Age)
• Kraft to sell Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat (Reuters)
• Black Friday 2018: Consumers are eager, more digital, and willing to spend (McKinsey)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Are consumers turned off by too many choices? Not yet (Stanford)
• How Canada's zany dairy system affects life (National Post)
• Family farms navigate risk in the new economy (Bloomberg)
• How loss aversion and conformity threaten organizational change (HBR)
• Black Friday sales numbers are useless and wrong (538)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• A retailer's guide to Black Friday (Retail Dive)
• The Observer view on the power of the big four supermarkets (The Guardian)
• Blaise Pascal knew a thing or two about persuasion (Quartz)
• The end of fast fashion? The man bringing high quality basics back to the high street (The Telegraph)
• Does anyone expect to pay full price anymore? (Business of Fashion)
• J&J said to make takeover approach for drugmaker Actelion (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The hidden war over grocery shelf space (Vox)
• History is no match for Amazon in the battle for Black Friday (WSJ)
• Pusateri's U.S. expansion on hold, but Toronto food emporium still expanding (Globe and Mail)
• Why retailers could pay a price for not accepting mobile payments (K@W)
• Morrisons to revive 'much-liked' food and grocery brand (The Guardian)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• No laptop, no phone, no desk: UBS reinvents the work space (NYT)
• Walgreens sues Theranos, seeks $300 million in damages (WSJ)
• Your supermarket bill is set to go down further as grocers fight for market share (Financial Post)
• Walmart is beefing up inventory to win Black Friday (Fortune)
• The changing market for food delivery (MQ)