Best of Pax Westona: April 2018

• One in three families can't afford diapers. Why are they so expensive (Tampa Bay Times)
• Why aren't mothers worth anything to venture capitalists (The New Yorker)
• In fresh food retailing, quality matters more than price (McKinsey)
• Who's afraid of Amazon? Not this Canadian food retailer (CBC)
• Jeff Bezos's 2018 Letter to Shareholders (Amazon)
• Eight shifts that will take your strategy into high gear (McKinsey)
• Amazon's other Jeff steps into the spotlight (Bloomberg)
• Inside Jeff Bezos' DC life (Washingtonian)
• The Ocado way: The British future of grocery e-commerce is coming to Canada (Globe and Mail)
• Over 400 startups are trying to become the next Warby Parker. Inside the wild race to overthrow every consumer category (Inc)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Sainsbury's and Asda in merger talks (BBC)
• Person 'X' named in bread price-fixing affidavit seeks to keep identity secret (Financial Post)
• Inside Jeff Bezos' DC life (Washingtonian)
• The Ocado way: The British future of grocery e-commerce is coming to Canada (Globe and Mail)
• Over 400 startups are trying to become the next Warby Parker. Inside the wild race to overthrow every consumer category (Inc)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• Are G.M.O. foods safe (NYT)
• Loblaw squares off with CRA in $400M tax fight (CBC)
• Welcome to the new convenience store (WSJ)
• Inflation is no match for Amazon, Walmart in the grocery aisle (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2001): An American misadventure (The Guardian)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Jeff Bezos v the world: Why all companies fear 'death by Amazon' (The Guardian)
• Silicon Valley wants to cash in on fasting (Bloomberg)
• Grocery stores cashing in on digital trends to attract customers (CBC)
• Popeyes discovers everyone wants late-night fried chicken (Bloomberg)
• Restaurant Brands vows to win back customers with $700 million Tim Hortons makeover (Globe and Mail)

Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Amazon's typical worker is in a warehouse making $28.446 a year (WSJ)
• Metro says strong economy, employment offsetting promo pressure (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon to start offering in-car deliveries (WSJ)
• What does the Amazon Echo look mean for personal style (Racked)
• Instagram famous: Why grocers should make their food photo-worthy (Food Dive)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Kraft Heinz is partnering with Momofoku to stay relevant (Bloomberg)
• 3G Capital's rigorous diet of cost cutting is weighing down RBI, Kraft Heinz (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon has a top-secret plan to build home robots (Bloomberg)
• Sears CEO offers to buy Kenmore, other units (WSJ)
• Walmart sees Flipkart as key to atone for missteps in China (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Dr Ashante Reese on the loss of grocery stores and the power of choice (Epicurious)
• Is Primark's owner too big - and diverse, to fail (The Guardian)
• Walmart commits to 'zero food waste' in Canadian stores by 2025 (Globe and Mail)
• Warren Buffet heads for board exit at pivotal moment for Kraft Heinz (FT)
• Amazon's other Jeff steps into the spotlight (Bloomberg)