Wednesday, 9 February 2022

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Unilever investors want split or new chair amid rumbling discontent (FT)
  • Guacamole prices soar ahead of Super Bowl (Bloomberg)
  • A green grape's journey through a global supply chain on edge (Financial Post)
  • Weston foundation launches innovation hub in bid to enhance food security (Globe and Mail) 
  • Gatik CEO sees future of autonomous trucking in short hauls (Washington Post)

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Are you building a strategy Tower of Babel (Medium)
  • Candy makers say expect shortages this Valentine's Day (WSJ)
  • How we broke the American supply chain (The American Prospect)
  • From toilet paper to North Sea oil, Corporate Canada holds a yard sale (Globe and Mail)
  • Top companies have vowed to fight climate change. Researchers say they have fallen short (Washington Post)

Monday, 7 February 2022

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Creating an competitive edge in omnichannel grocery fulfillment (McKinsey)
  • Supply chain woes hit a cherished commodity in Maine (Washington Post)
  • The bizarre world of online grocery store conversions (WSJ)
  • Amazon has a $31 billion a year advertising business (CNBC)
  • The rise of the $2.5 billion ugly shoe empire (Bloomberg)

Friday, 4 February 2022

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • The state of grocery retail in India (McKinsey)
  • Warehouse space is the latest thing being hoarded (NYT)
  • Fashion is just TikTok now (Vox)
  • Chocolate grilled cheese, at Chocobar Cortes NYC (The New Yorker)
  • From the archives (2000): Marks & Spencer closing ahead of schedule (CBC)

Thursday, 3 February 2022

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Instant delivery startup Jokr in talks to sell its New York City operations (The Information)
  • What is the Good Jobs Strategy (Medium)
  • Is going vegan enough to make you - and the planet - healthier (The Guardian)
  • A normal supply chain. It's unlikely in 2022 (NYT)
  • There's a vending machine for that: Why automated retail is becoming the norm (CBC)

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Mondelez mulls more price hikes for snacks as inflation eats into its profits (WSJ)
  • Tesco to close Jack's discount chain of shops (The Guardian)
  • Ruiz Foods' transformation journey (McKinsey)
  • Coffee prices rise, pushed up by bad weather and supply chain woes (WSJ)
  • Tiger leads $142 million investment in Montreal company RenoRun looking to take the Y out of DIY contractors (Globe and Mail)

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: The impossibility theorem (Medium)
  • Walmart's new redesign looks a lot like Target - with one exception (Fast Company)
  • The apple drone is finally here (Gizmodo)
  • Restaurant menus shrank 25 percent because of supply chain, data suggests (Globe and Mail)
  • Bed, Bath, and Beyond decluttered its stores and ended up frustrating shoppers (WSJ)