Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Scotiabank partners with Scotiabank and Cineplex on Scene+ loyalty program, drops Air Miles (Globe and Mail)
• Trader Joe's workers file for election to create company's first union (NYT)
• The battle for your toilet paper is on (Bloomberg)
• Navigating inflation in retail: Six actions for retailers (McKinsey)
• The pain after the gain: Grocery deliverers reshuffle after lockdown boom (Reuters)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Kohl's enters exclusive talks to be sold to Vitamin Shoppe owner (WSJ)
• Plant milk is coming for your kids (Bloomberg)
• Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the union leader is one of their biggest problems (Vox)
• Almost a quarter of Canadians report eating less than they should due to rising prices (CBC)
• Target warns profit will drop because it has too much inventory (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: How to prevent data analytics from ruining your strategy (Medium)
• Demystifying Wittington Ventures (Fire Ant)
• Carl Icahn dropping proxy fight over pig treatment at Kroger (WSJ)
• Meeting Black consumers' needs in food (McKinsey)
• Howard Schultz says Starbucks is seeking 'fresh blood' in CEO search (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Inside the corporate dash to buy up dentist's offices, veterinary clinics, and pharmacies (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon Consumer CEO, who led massive logistics expansion, resigns (WSJ)
• USDA annoucnes framework for shoring up the food supply chain and transforming the food system (USDA)
• Macy's, Gap, other clothing stores are stuck with the wrong items (WSJ)
• Some restaurants are abandoning tipping in favour of paying staff higher wages (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Plastic recycling doesn't work and never will work (The Atlantic)
• When shipping containers sink in the drink (The New Yorker)
• What is Hots, New England's vinegary, spicy condiment (Eater)
• Why you're so tempted by the premium economy upgrade (The Atlantic)
• From the archives (2015): Kraft and Mondelez: A storied history (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Of course we ended up with 15-minute delivery apps (The Atlantic)
• Retailer Simons returns from the brink of bankruptcy to resume expansion in Halifax (Globe and Mail)
• Pasta, bread, and crisps among biggest UK budget food price increases (The Guardian)
• New Zealand aims to boost competition in supermarket sector (Reuters)
• Facing inflation-weary shoppers, grocers fight price increases (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Organizational strategy & job titles (Medium)
• Tim Hortons faces scrutiny over app's tracking of customers (Globe and Mail)
• Issa Brothers, TDR may drop out of Boots race (Bloomberg)
• Unilever to add activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board (WSJ)
• Fake meat was touted as the 'future of food'. Why did it under-deliver (Globe and Mail)