Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Six problem-solving mindsets for very uncertain times (McKinsey)
• Fear rules: Part II (Roger Martin)
• Loblaw to resume fines on light shipments (Financial Post)
• Group of Co-op members raises funds to fight MEC's sale (Globe and Mail)
• Meat was once in short supply. Now it's on sale (Globe and Mail)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Canadian megamall developer's U.S. project on shaky ground due to pandemic (CBC)
• Couche-Tard founders to lose special voting rights (Globe and Mail)
• The high price of salmon farming (The Guardian)
• Coffee rust is going to ruin your morning (The Atlantic)
• Is Walmart letting Amazon set the rules (Retail Dive)

 Stephan's Monday PIcks

• Grocery tech star Ocado is a bet on big warehouses (WSJ)
• H-E-B jumps into micro fulfillment (Retail Dive)
• Why is everything sold out right now (The Atlantic)
• U.S. will delay TikTok app store ban as Trump supports Oracle-Walmart deal (CBC)
• How Amazon automated its work and put its people to better use (HBR)

 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

• Kraft Heinz to sell part of cheese business for $3.2 billion (WSJ)
• Why 600 books are being published on Thursday (BBC)
• Oatly said to plan 2021 IPO (Bloomberg)
• Tensions mount as Walmart starts chargin suppliers to pay for its retail revamp (Financial Post)
• MEC faces objectives to proposed deal to sell business to U.S. investment firm (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Loblaw makes $75 million investment in telemedicine provider Maple (Globe and Mail)
• Why swanky grocery stores are rare in Australia (The Guardian)
• Aldi UK trials click-and-collect grocery service (Reuters)
• How Hermes got away from LVMH - and thrived (The Economist)
• Hershey maps trick-or-treating risks in hopes Coronavirus won't scare off Halloween sales (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• MEC to be acquired by private U.S. investment firm (CBC)
• Stop over-engineering people management (HBR)
• Hao Noodle's Zhu Rong on reopening in China and New York (Grub Street)
• Amazon's relentless growth means more hiring, more offices (WSJ)
• Loblaw moves back into banking three years after cutting ties with CIBC (Globe and Mail)