Tuesday, 9 February 2021

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: The two rules that monopolists ignore at their own peril (Medium)
  • Everyone wants sushi to go, and it's saving some restaurants (WSJ)
  • Jassy's 'chop' meetings at Amazon makes sense (Bloomberg)
  • Walmart announces new vision for its media business (Walmart)
  • Walmart buys ad-tech to chase small business advertisers (WSJ)

Monday, 8 February 2021

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Uber Eats couriers say new pay system dropped wages (Globe and Mail)
  • How the Kohl's CEO is navigating the Covid-19 pandemic (WSJ)
  • The ugly secrets behind the Costco chicken (NYT)
  • The absurd logic of internet recipe hacks (The Atlantic)
  • Oatly weighing $10 billion value in U.S. IPO (Bloomberg)

Friday, 5 February 2021

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • The takeout king (Toronto Life)
  • The shocking meltdown of Brooklyn's hottest ice cream shop (Marker)
  • Unified Unilever looks to make larger deals in break with past (Bloomberg)
  • Shiseido to sell personal care business to CVC in $1.5 billion deal (CNBC)
  • From the archives (2019): Jeff Bezos' master plan (The Atlantic)

Thursday, 4 February 2021

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • The joy of watching other people clean (NYT)
  • Nestle close to deal to sell Poland Springs to buyout firm One Rock (Reuters)
  • Amazon unveils its outdoorsy new HQ2, renewing its commitment to offices (WSJ)
  • Uber buys Drizly, an alcohol delivery service, for $1.1 billion (NYT)
  • Kraft Heinz nears deal to sell Planters brand to Hormel (WSJ)

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO, to be replaced by AWS chief Andy Jassy (NYT)
  • Pets may soon be fed laboratory-grown meat (The Economist)
  • Superstar cities are in trouble (The Atlantic)
  • Chipotle drive-throughs open a window of opportunity (Bloomberg)
  • Canada's Flexiti, a buy-now-pay-later lender, sold to US firm for $155 million (Globe and Mail)

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Distinguishing how-to-win from capabilities in your strategy choice (Medium)
  • Did everyone buy a guitar during the pandemic (Rolling Stone)
  • Working from home means more than just no commute (Bloomberg)
  • Loblaw partners on test of resuable packaging in Ontario (Globe and Mail)
  • Topshop buyout by Asos will change more than the way we shop (The Guardian)

Monday, 1 February 2021

Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Cooks turned Instagram into the world's greatest takeout menu (NYT)
  • The restaurant before and after Covid (n+1)
  • Pizza Hut launches 'Detroit-style' pizza. America says 'huh?' (WSJ)
  • Why reducing your offerings pays off (HBR)
  • Amazon can make just about everything - except a good video game (Bloomberg)