Thursday, 9 December 2021

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Supreme Court rules in favour of Loblaw in matter of Glenhuron Bank (Supreme Court of Canada)
  • When same-day delivery is too slow (Bloomberg)
  • Thefts, always an issue for retailers, become more brazen (NYT)
  • How to fix Britain's failing food system (The Guardian)
  • Gift cards a popular holiday option as amid ongoing pandemic concerns and supply chain snafus (Globe and Mail)

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Lina Khan's battle to rein in Big Tech (The New Yorker)
  • Organized retail thefts continue over Thanksiving weekend (WSJ)
  • Consumer goods companies must transform their planning - from end to end (McKinsey)
  • Walmart delivers your stuff - one small item at a time (WSJ)
  • Selfridges set for £4B sale to Thai retail giant (BBC)

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Canada Goose goes viral in China for all the wrong reasons (Globe and Mail)
  • E-Commerce needs real store locations now more than ever (WSJ)
  • A tale of culinary reconciliation, beside the Eiffel Tower (NYT)
  • P&G recalls antiperspirants after cancer-causing chemical found (WSJ)
  • Port of Vancouver descends into distress as B.C. flooding severs rail lines, highways (Globe and Mail)

Monday, 6 December 2021

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Singing the data analytics blues (Medium)
  • The shifting CPG market in a diversifying Asia (McKinsey)
  • Europe went bananas for Gorillas. Then its workers rose up (Wired)
  • What humanity should eat to stay healthy and save the planet (Nature)
  • Amazon's strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving (Vox)

Friday, 3 December 2021

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Peter Buck, co-founder of the Subway sandwich chain, dies at 90 (NYT)
  • Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics (McKinsey)
  • The sensibility of Ssense (NYT)
  • How to reduce post-harvest crop losses in the agricultural supply chain (McKinsey)
  • From the archives (2015): How Big Food is using natural flavours to win consumer flavour (WSJ)

Thursday, 2 December 2021

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Rami Atallah's $5 billion online luxury fashion retailer only the coolest kids know (Globe and Mail)
  • It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - and 2019 (WSJ)
  • A diaper entrepreneur's take on when to bring in help (Bloomberg)
  • Fiestaware is cool again but the brand can't make enough for the holidays (WSJ)
  • The supply chain crisis, explained (Globe and Mail)

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Keeping Lidl's shelves stocked is harder than ever, says U.K. boss (The Guardian)
  • For some recipe apps, your personal data is gravy (Washington Post)
  • Best Buy tumbles as increased theft worsens margin squeeze (Bloomberg)
  • Rebecca McKillican took over thousands of pharmacies - just in time to help lead the vaccine rollout (Globe and Mail)
  • The great huckleberry supply crunch (Bloomberg)