Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• California fast food wages would be set by government under bill set by state legislature (WSJ)
• Would you take out a loan to buy this week's groceries (NYT)
• Ottawa urged to label alcohol after report links moderate use to increased risk of cancer, other fatal illnesses (Globe and Mail)
• It's not just you - Blank Street coffee is suddenly inescapable (NYT)
• Could removing best before dates help reduce inflation and food waste (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Why planning over strategy (Medium)
  
• Behind every Trader Joe's sign is a working artist that painted it (Washington Post)
• How Canadians are coping with rising grocery bills (Globe and Mail)
• How Whole Foods has changed in the five years since Amazon took over (CNBC)
• Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India (Tech Crunch)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Strategy making in turbulent times (HBR)
• Why it may be a good time to ditch dairy (Globe and Mail)
• Dollar stores report higher sales as shoppers seek inflation relief (NYT)
• The future of private labels: Towards a smart private label strategy (Science Direct)
• Big beliefs (Collaborative Fund)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Amazon to shut down Amazon Care telehealth unit (WSJ)
• Peloton will sell fitness apparel and equipment on Amazon (NYT)
• Should your company sell on Amazon (HBR)
• The rocky road of running an ice cream truck this summer (WSJ)
• From the archives (1981): Sears to purchase Dean Witter in plan to offer financial services (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Stop undervaluing exceptional women (HBR)
• The nation that gave the world avocado toast now has too many avocados (WSJ)
• The history and future of crisis management (McKinsey)
• Bed Bath & Beyond clinches loan deal (WSJ)
• Donald Sobey's sexual assault of a young man was an open secret. Now his victim is finally telling his story (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Instacart revenue growth accelerates ahead of planned IPO (WSJ)
• Ben & Jerry's loses bid to halt sales in West Bank (Reuters)
• Meme stock's big bet on Bed Bath & Beyond (The Atlantic)
• Tip-flation has some restaurants asking for up to 30% in tips (CBC)
• Pizza? Bagels? Nope - you need Banh Mi to get employees back into the office (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: What would have to be true (Medium)
• Weak business investment threatens Canadian prosperity (CD Howe Institute)
• Amazon among bidders for Signify Health (WSJ)
• Canadian agtech Vive raises $26 million as 'farmaceutical' nanotechnology wins over growers (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon's acquisition of the Roomba is dangerous (The Atlantic)