Stephan's Friday Picks

• Why it's a golden age for grocery shopping (Grub Street)
• Meat has a replacement but no one knows what to call it (Bloomberg)
• Canadian Tire not rushing to offer free shipping (The Globe and Mail)
• Pot is no miracle cure for what ails Big Food (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2014): Why you always seem to choose the slowest line (Wired)

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 Wednesday Picks

• Unlocking growth in CPG with AI and advanced analytics (BCG) 
• Success in the apparel industry depends on retail data analytics (McKinsey)
• Food halls are everywhere now. It's because we crave 'authenticity' (Vox)
• Dollar Tree's $9 billion problem: Family Dollar isn't paying off (WSJ)
• Jeff Raider on founding Warby Parker and Harry's (NYT)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Amazon plans to split HQ2 in two locations (NYT)
• Sainsbury's in a stew over mash-up of 'Persian' dish (The Guardian)
• Where 'Yes! to affordable groceries really' means 'No' to a soda tax (NYT)
• How a 205-year-old grain dynasty won activist victory over Bunge (Bloomberg)
• Founder Chip Wilson takes aim at Lululemon (Forbes)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Amazon in late stage talks with cities for HQ2 (WSJ)
• How America became a nation of yoga pants (Bloomberg)
• What's wrong with bananas (Nautilus)
• New Toys 'R' Us owners mull physical stores next year (Bloomberg)
• Food delivery apps a double-edged sword for Canadian restaurants looking to grow business (Globe and Mail)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• Rural America's favourite store is moving into the big city (Bloomberg)
• The LaCroix of cannabis? The beverage market bets on cannabis (Fast Company)
• Sears prepares for a big holiday season, bankruptcy and all (Bloomberg)
• On hold for 45 minutes? It might be your secret customer score (WSJ)
• From the archives (2001): Some hard lessons for online grocer Webvan (NYT)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Restaurants shrink as food delivery apps get more popular (Bloomberg)
• Four ways to pressure test strategic decisions (HBR)
• How private label candy wins with consumers (Food Dive)
• From coca to cocoa (Eater)
• Forget airline miles. Retailers pile on the perks for big spenders (WSJ)