Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Retailers set higher bar for free shipping as delivery costs surge (WSJ)
• Amazon dangles deeper Prime Day discounts for stressed shoppers (Globe and Mail)
• It's never been a better time for vegan ice cream (NYT)
• What Burger King's new logo says about its strategy (WSJ)
• Dollarama chief financial officer J.P. Towner stepping down in coming months (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• How to prepare for strategy. Less is more (Medium)
• Open your mind to unicorn meat (The Atlantic)
• Shein takes on Amazon in the business of selling everything (WSJ)
• B.C. port strike sends ripples across the Canadian economy (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon's Prime Day to test consumer demand (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Reality deflates the NDP's Big Grocery conspiracy theory (Globe and Mail)
• Meeting beauty consumers where they are - and where they're going (McKinsey)
• Cottage cheese makes a comeback (NYT)
• The supermarket aisle where prices are still soaring (WSJ)
• Why food is where energy was a year ago (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Legacy food supplier Wallace & Carey files for creditor protection amid COVID-19 supply chain hangover (Globe and Mail)
• What's a summer without Georgia peaches? Not so sweet (NYT)
• Are airline credit cards worth it (WSJ)
• Why McDonald's menu items are different prices, even in the same city (CBC)
• From the archives (1992): The Balanced Scorecard - Measures that drive performance (HBR)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Joe Mimran and partners buy retailer Kit & Ace (Globe and Mail)
• Companies with 'flat' structures rarely work. Is there a solution (NYT)
• Ontario quietly moving ahead with plan to sell beer in corner stores (Globe and Mail)
• Shein in talks with banks and exchanges about U.S. IPO (Reuters)
• Cineplex says Competition Bureau movie ticket price-dripping case should be dismissed (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Facial recognition spreads as tool to fight shoplifting (NYT)
• Revenue growth techniques for restaurants (McKinsey)
• Everyone works for Amazon now (The Atlantic)
• New Zealand bans produce bags for fresh produce in supermarkets (BBC)
• Canada is coming for H1-B visa holders (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Balanced scorecard & Playing to Win (Medium)
• Cheaper than water. Retailers try to sell Bud Light (NYT)
• Canada welcomes largest number of immigrants in first quarter since at least 1972 (CBC)
• Retailers aren't abandoning downtowns because of crime (Bloomberg)
• How America's new favorite beer hammered the competition (WSJ)