Stephan's Friday Picks

• New Zealand considers breaking up grocery duopoly (The Guardian)
• Michelle Gass of Kohl's on shifting from survival to growth (McKinsey)
• We're Ben and Jerry. Men of ice cream. Men of principle (NYT)
• The Chobani story (Neckar's Notes)
• From the archives (2010): Gillette's latest innovation in razors: The 11-cent blade (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How much more will your Oreos cost? Companies test price increases (WSJ)
• QR codes are here to stay. So is the tracking they allow (NYT)
• Investors commit $7 billion to Brookfield's energy transition fund (Globe and Mail)
• How asset owners can go from net zero to climate leadership (BCG)
• The boss wants you back in the office. Like, now (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The pain of the never-ending work check-in (WSJ)
• Taking a good look at the beauty industry (McKinsey)
• Just Eat Takeaway at risk of hostile takeover, says activist investor (FT)
• Meituan sheds $60 billion after China crackdown fears deepen (Bloomberg)
• Delivery startups crowd streets around the globe (NYT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Playing to win & sales (Medium)
• The Zomato IPO: A bet on big markets and platforms (Musings on Markets)
• Wittington-backed Foxtrot plans aggressive expansion (Supermarket News)
• America's taste for hard seltzer is suddenly starting to wane (Bloomberg)
• Mall maker: Retailers confront long-term challenges as pandemic restrictions are lifted (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• How live commerce is transforming the shopping experience (McKinsey)
• Crocs reports record revenue, raises full-year guidance (CNBC)
• Instant grocery startup GoPuff raises $1B at $15B valuation (Tech Crunch)
• Learning to love GMOs (NYT)
• Gap Inc. announces launch of new integrated rewards program (Gap) 

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The future of catering? Panera Bread focuses on remote workers (The Food Institute)
• UK supermarkets struggle to stock shelves as 'pingdemic' havoc spreads (The Guardian)
• Frito-Lay workers are on strike in Kansas (Vox)
• Trends that will define 2021 and beyond: Six months on (McKinsey)
• From the archives (2015): Strike hits nine Ontario stores, forces reduced services (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Food carts adjust to a changed city (NYT)
• The pandemic-induced renaissance at malls (Axios)
• Indian food delivery startup Swiggy raises $1.2 billion (Tech Crunch)
• The constant reinvention of no-recipe recipes (Eater)
• Costco pilots same-day deliver with Uber (Grocery Dive)