Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The rise and rise of Amazon during the pandemic (The Guardian)
• Kind Bars to be acquired by Mars (NYT)
• How Covid-19 sparked an unlikely startup boom for brands (Bloomberg)
• The rise and fall of getting things done (The New Yorker)
• Metro shifting e-commerce strategy to home delivery (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Strategic choice chartering (Medium)
• Home Depot to buy back HD Supply in $8 billion deal (Reuters)
• Amazon jumps into the pharmacy business with online prescription fulfillment (CNBC)
• How the Netherlands became a plant-based protein powerhouse (Fast Company)
• Kraft Heinz to bring ketchup production back to Canada after six years(Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Walmart retreats around globe to focus on e-commerce (WSJ)
• From laudable list to how to really win (Medium)
• Retailers are pushing their employees to become Tik Tok influencers (Modern Retail)
• Winning over the holiday consumer (BCG)
• Retail chains shed stores, but it isn't good for business (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• The future of McDonald's in in the drive-thru lane (Wired)
• On Alibaba's Singles' Day in China, couriers clamor for more (NYT)
• Walmart adding 'pop-up' centers for online holiday sales (WSJ)
• Grocery shoppers trade up as Covid cases rise (CNBC)
• The big lessons from history (Collaborative Fund)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• A new Ulta beauty experience is coming to Target (Target)
• Can Supreme survive its acquisition by VF (Quartz)
• HBC staves off eviction in one legal fight with landlords (Globe and Mail)
• Masayoshi Son pulled Softbank back from the brink. This time he had help (WSJ)
• From the archives (2011): Where Wal-Mart failed, Aldi succeeds (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Allbirds became Silicon Valley's favourite sneaker (WSJ)
• Adidas bet on the rebirth of Reebok. Has it paid off? (Bloomberg)
• UK sales of scented candles soar as Covid restrictions tighten (The Guardian)
• Chipotle to open its first digital-only restaurant as online orders soar (CNBC)
• Alibaba sees $56-billion of sales as Singles Day shopping event gets into full swing (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Automats make a comeback in COVID-19 pandemic (WSJ)
• Amazon charged with antitrust violations by European regulators (NYT)
• Beyond Meat plunges as pantry loading ends (Bloomberg)
• McDonald's unveils McPlant line (CNBC)
• Premium Brands, coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations acquire Clearwater Seafoods (Globe and Mail)