Tuesday, 9 May 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: A dangerous schism between strategy and statistics courses (Medium)
  • Is Temu the future of buying things (Intelligencer)
  • Tipping has come for self-checkout (WSJ)
  • Andreesen Horowitz saw the future - but did the future leave it behind (The Verge)
  • The real reason Mexico suddenly dominates global beer exports (Washington Post)

Monday, 8 May 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Amid uncertainty, AI gives retailers a path to resilience (BCG)
  • Yes, food inflation is about to simmer down (Globe and Mail)
  • Dished up by 3D printers, a new kind of fish to fry (Reuters)
  • Vicious traps (Collaborative Fund)
  • Loblaw shareholders bless Galen Weston's raise despite criticism of food price inflation (Globe and Mail)

Friday, 5 May 2023

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Inside the delirious rise of 'superfake' handbags (NYT)
  • Will AI become the new McKinsey (The New Yorker)
  • Shopify to lay off 20% of its staff (CBC)
  • Nordstrom is closing San Francisco stores as cities' retail pain grows (WSJ)
  • From the archives (2015): How Olivia Kim is teaching Nordstrom to think small (NYT)

Thursday, 4 May 2023

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Switzerland wants its children to eat less chocolate, more insects (WSJ)
  • Shein, fast fashion hit with Gen Z, tries charm to counter scrutiny (NYT)
  • Some supermarket prices should fall soon (BBC)
  • Tim Hortons parent posts profit, sales gain on increased traffic, higher prices (Globe and Mail)
  • Bud Light maker offers distributors free beer, more ad spending after Dylan Mulvaney backlash (WSJ)

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • In San Francisco, a troubled year at a Whole Foods Market reflects a city's woes (NYT)
  • Chuck E. Cheese was a kid's greatest birthday dream - or nightmare (Texas Monthly)
  • This week's tiniest social media drama is about olive oil (NYT)
  • Grocery app Getir in talks to take over German rival Flink (Reuters)
  • The eB2B opportunity for consumer packaged goods companies (McKinsey)

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Jobs to be done and playing to win (Medium)
  • The godfather of A.I. leaves Google and warns of danger ahead (NYT)
  • Amazon rebounds from post-pandemic doldrums, but says cloud growth is slowing (WSJ)
  • Meet the first outsider to lead La Maison Simons in 183 years (Globe and Mail)
  • Inflation is taking a bite out of your snack fix (CBC)

Monday, 1 May 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • World's richest man likes the view atop refurbished Tiffany (WSJ)
  • How Bed Bath & Beyond went bankrupt (WSJ)
  • Higher food prices bring bigger profits, but customers start to resist (NYT)
  • Sainsbury's and Unilever deny prices are too high (BBC)
  • Inflation is still high. What's driving it has changed (NYT)