Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Choosing to grow: The leader's blueprint (McKinsey)
• How Wish built (and fumbled) the dollar store for the internet (NYT)
• E-commerce hasn't killed physical retail. It's only made it more important (Fast Company)
• Why are Kroger and Starbucks investing in EV charging stations (Quartz)
• ESG is facing a political and market backlash. Will it survive (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• How are we possibly still disinfecting things  (The Atlantic)
• Food prices squeeze poorest in rich countries (WSJ)
• Tesco and Heinz reach agreement in price row (BBC)
• Is there any alcohol Gen Z won't drink (Bloomberg)
• Customer service excellence in 2022 (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• A taxonomy of East and Southeast Asian fried chicken (Eater)
• What's the best alternative to a single-use plastic bag? It depends (CBC)
• How did dry cleaning get so expensive (WSJ)
• Ben & Jerry's sues parent company Unilever over sale of Israeli business (CNBC)
• From the archives (1988): The Steinberg saga (Maclean's)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Amazon adds Grubhub delivery to Prime membership to bulk up foods business (WSJ)
• The lost glamour of the department store restaurant (Atlas Obscura)
• Shopify delays compensation overhaul, lays off 50, as fallen stock price complicates plans (Globe and Mail)
• Walmart tells suppliers new fuel and pickup fees are coming  (WSJ)
• New Zealand reluctantly pushes Canadian dairy dispute (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Roger Martin: How to compel customer action (Medium)
• Taiwanese fried chicken meets the moment (NYT)
• Glut of goods at Target, Walmart is a boon for liquidators (WSJ)
• Ontario's convenience stores push Premier Doug Ford on derailed beer pledge (Globe and Mail)
• Falling commodity prices raise hopes that inflation has peaked (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• There's no escaping soaring food prices for UK shoppers (Bloomberg)
• Why other countries have better sunscreen (The Atlantic)
• Meat, monopolies, mega farms: How the US food system fuels climate crisis (The Guardian)
• Nutrition warnings are coming to the front of some packaged foods in Canada (CBC)
• Walmart amps up cloud capabilities, reducing reliance on tech giants (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Shein's rise was nearly overnight. The backlash came just as fast (WSJ)
• Does your strategy have a spine (HBR)
• Grocery delivery companies race to compete in quick-commerce (Globe and Mail)
• Kohl's ends sale talks with Franchise Group, lowers outlook (CNBC)
• Tesco can afford to squeeze Heinz in 'Beansgate' (Bloomberg)